Govt to release Hato-probe report after translation: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the government is still translating – from the Chinese language into Portuguese – an investigative report drafted by a special commission tasked with probing whether any government entities or officials were at fault in their response to deadly Super Typhoon Hato.Chui made the remarks when answering questions from several lawmakers during a Q&A plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday afternoon. The session was

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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It is getting more difficult to win: Rutter

Eight-time Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix winner and two-wheel “King of Macau” Michael Rutter said yesterday that winning in Macau was getting more difficult.Rutter made the remarks in an interview on the sidelines of an event during which dozens of drivers and riders “competed” with some local pupils, not on the Guia Circuit, but on the football field of the Olympic Sports Centre in Taipa.The British rider, who couldn’t count how many times he has participated in the city’s Grand

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Chapas Sínicas: from historical facts to ‘Memory of the World’

About 3,600 official documents known as “Chapas Sínicas” written during the Qing Dynasty giving orders to Macau’s then municipal administration (“Leal Senado”) that have recently been added to UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” will enrich the city’s history and provide a source of inspiration for the creative world, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leung Hio Meng has told The Macau Post Daily.Leung and Archives of Macau Director Lau Fong met The Macau Post Daily earlier

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui vows to review number of imported workers

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On pledged yesterday that the government will review the percentage of non-resident workers in relation to the total number of employees working in Macau.Chui also vowed that the government will strive to ensure that at least 85 percent of medium- and high-ranking management members employed by the city’s six gaming operators will continue to be local residents.Chui made the remarks when answering indirectly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Lam Lon Wai’s

November 16, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui vows to enhance disaster prevention

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in his 2018 Policy Address yesterday that the government will establish a long-term mechanism for disaster prevention and mitigation, in the wake of Super Typhoon Hato, the strongest typhoon to hit the city in over six decades, and roll out a raft of flood-prevention projects in the city’s low-lying areas.Chui also said the government would continue its annual “wealth-sharing” handout scheme next year, by paying 9,000 patacas to permanent and

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Speaker asks court to postpone lawmaker’s trial

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that he had requested the Court of First Instance (TJB) to postpone the date of the trial of directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou for alleged aggravated disobedience.Ho spoke to reporters after Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On presented his 2018 Policy Address in a plenary session yesterday.Ho said in a statement on Monday that the House Rules Committee would study and announce its decision by Monday on a request by the

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui pledges new round of HOS applications before end of his term

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday his government aims to launch a new round of applications for subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats before his term ends in December 2019.Chui made the remarks during a post-policy address press conference at Government Headquarters.The government’s public housing programme comprises HOS flats and social rental housing units.HOS flats are much cheaper than their counterparts in the private property market. Social housing rents are

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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SJM Theodore Racing Team eyes another title

SJM Theodore Racing Team Principal Teddy Yip Jr. underlined yesterday that his team had its record eighth victory at the Macau Grand Prix in 2015, adding he believed his team was in good shape to reclaim the title on Sunday.Yip made the remarks during the team’s press conference yesterday at SJM’s Grand Lisboa Hotel.During the press conference, Yip also presented the four young drivers competing in his team this year. They are Maximilian Günther, Callum Ilott, Zhou Guanyu and Mick

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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So says no new ‘satellite casinos’ once Grand Lisboa Palace opens

SJM Chairman of the Board of Directors Ambrose So Shu Fai said yesterday that the gaming company would not add more “satellite casinos” to its operation once its Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai opens.So made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending the company’s press conference to present its Theodore Racing Team for the 64th Macau Grand Prix taking place between tomorrow and Sunday.So also said the recent sale of Landmark Hotel would not affect the number of SJM’s

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Mainlander robs jewellery shop: police

A man from the mainland was arrested yesterday for robbing a jewellery shop in Toi San district, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape.According to Choi, the male suspect, surnamed Chen, is a 43-year-old unemployed man from the mainland.The spokesman said that on the evening of September 21, Chen entered a jewellery shop in Rua do Canal das Hortas, with a sales assistant and the owner inside. Chen

November 15, 2017 | BY admin

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Police bust scam gang – 2 victims lose over HK$10 million

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a gang of four men and four women suspected of running two separate scams in which they cheated two victims out of more than HK$10 million.In one of the scams, the gang told the victim that they could help her to get money back that had been seized by the court. The money in question was related to another scam case that occurred last year. The victim in this case was also the victim of the last year’s scam case.PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai announced the

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Legislature to mull suspension of lawmaker facing trial

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said in a statement yesterday that the House Rules Committee will study and announce its decision by next Monday on a request by the Court of First Instance (TJB) to suspend directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou from the legislature so that he can be tried by the court for alleged aggravated disobedience. The trial is slated to begin on November 28, according to the statement.Sou’s suspension would allow the trial to go ahead.Ho’s

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Group suggests 4 elected municipal consultative committees

The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) said yesterday that elections for the members of the government-proposed consultative committee of Macau’s non-political municipal organisation would fully comply with the spirit of the related articles of the Macau Basic Law.The NMA activists also proposed the setting up of four elected district-level consultative committees.The group also slammed the government for ruling out the possibility of the consultative committee’s members being elected

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui delivers 2018 Policy Address today

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will deliver his 2018 Policy Address in the legislature’s hemicycle today. Chui will give a press conference at Government Headquarters about the policy address shortly after delivering it.Chui will answer lawmakers’ prepared questions about his policy address tomorrow.The government’s five policy secretaries will separately present their respective 2018 portfolio guidelines to the legislature from Tuesday next week to December 6, according to the

November 14, 2017 | BY admin

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