Protected teahouse to be restored: govt

The owner of the listed former Lok Kok teahouse building has agreed to fully restore its exterior and partly its interior in accordance with its original appearance, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Cultural Heritage Department Chief Leong Wai Man said yesterday.Leong made the remarks during a press briefing at Sir Robert Ho Tung Library arranged by the bureau to discuss a range of hot-button cultural issues.Aside from Leong, IC President Leung Hio Ming, vice presidents Chan Peng Fai and Ieong Chi

July 4, 2017 | BY admin

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2 groups submit political platforms, final lists of candidates

Two groups, headed by lawmakers Angela Leong On Kei and Ella Lei Cheng I respectively, submitted their political platforms and final lists of candidates to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) yesterday.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17. The committee announced last month that a record 25 groups will stand in the direct election.Leong’s group is called New Macau Development Union (NUDM) while Lei’s group is called Union for

July 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Customs admit ‘negligence’ in raising national flag upside down

The Macau Customs Service admitted in a statement yesterday that its staff mistakenly raised the national flag upside down on the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal yesterday morning and that it was due to “negligence” by the officers in charge.The Customs Service apologised for the mistake, pointing out that its officers immediately rectified the incident after becoming aware of it, the statement said.According to government-owned broadcaster TDM, the national flag was raised at 7:10 a.m.,

July 4, 2017 | BY admin

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CTM fined104,000 patacas for Web botch: Govt

Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Director Lau Wai Meng said yesterday that the government has fined telecom operator CTM 104,000 patacas for a partial failure of its Internet service in April.Lau made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the launch of a new stamp collection in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), at the Macau Science Centre in Nape.A partial failure of CTM’s Internet service occurred for several hours on

July 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt to spend extra 22 million patacas on low-income subsidies

Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) President Celeste Vong Yim Mui said yesterday her bureau would provide an additional one-month subsidy in September or October for low-income households which are already receiving monthly subsidies from her bureau. The amount of the additional one-month subsidy will be equal to the officially set minimum subsistence rate, according to Vong.Vong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the launch of a stamp collection in celebration of the

July 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Coutinho sorry for ‘unsubstantiated speculation’

Lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho apologised to the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government yesterday for his comments about not having been invited to a recent dinner for representatives of the local Portuguese and Macanese communities hosted by the office recently.Customarily, the term Macanese refers to Macau’s residents of mixed Portuguese and Asian descent.The Portuguese-language newspaper Ponto Final broke the news on June 13, saying that Jorge Valente, a Macanese businessman

July 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Tourist questioned about drone near Govt Headquarters: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) took a tourist from the mainland in for questioning at the weekend after an officer saw him flying a remote-controlled camera drone near Government Headquarters, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said a PSP officer, who was on duty at Government Headquarters in Nam Van on Sunday night, saw a camera drone circling near the building. The officer then found a man controlling the drone near Nam Van Lake.According to

July 4, 2017 | BY admin

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Chui expects GBA to be ‘vibrant’ zone

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On says he expects the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area to be developed into a “vibrant” international region and a world-class metropolis.Chui made the upbeat remark in a speech during the ‘Jointly Promote the Development of [a] World-class City Cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area’ forum, which was jointly organised by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and

July 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Forum slams ‘harsh’ measures for vehicles

Panellists and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum slammed the “harsh” measures implemented recently in an attempt by the government to control the number of vehicles in the city.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterday’s forum discussed a raft of measures carried out by the Transport Bureau (DSAT), including a hike in vehicle-related charges and parking meter rates, since the beginning of this

July 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Xi praises Chui’s ‘prudent governance’

HONG KONG – President Xi Jinping on Friday met in Hong Kong with Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On who visited the city to attend celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).The Macau government has made positive and effective efforts in implementing the “one country, two systems” principle, administering prudently and safeguarding national security, said Xi.“The

July 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Group suggests free higher public education

The government should provide free public tertiary education in order to increase young people’s competitiveness, Macau Citizens Federation Chairman Sze Lee Ah said yesterday.Sze made the remarks on the sidelines of a forum held by the association’s Youth Committee at its headquarters in Iao Hon district about the difficulties young people may encounter when finding jobs.About a dozen audience members attended yesterday’s forum.Sze suggested the government provide free tertiary education

July 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Govt reviews need for gaming law changes: regulator

Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) Director Paulo Martins Chan has said that the government is reviewing whether it would need to propose amendments to the law regulating the city’s gaming industry, as part of its preparatory work for the upcoming bidding process for gaming concessions and sub-concessions – as the city’s three gaming concessions and three sub-concessions will expire between 2020 and 2022.Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Friday on the

July 3, 2017 | BY admin

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Dog-abusing cop suspended: security chief

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has decided to place the Judiciary Police (PJ) officer who abused his dog in public view in January on suspension, according to the website of the Office of the Secretary for Security (GSS).The officer, surnamed Chan, was filmed by someone kicking, beating and throwing the dog around on the verandah of a residential building in Taipa in January 17. The video quickly went viral on various social media such as Facebook. Government-owned broadcaster TDM also

July 3, 2017 | BY admin

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1st group releases final candidate list, platform

The Alliance for Change group submitted its final list of candidates and political platform yesterday to the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) for the upcoming direct legislative election.The alliance was the first of the 25 rival groups to have released its full list of candidates and political platform.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17.Lawmaker Melinda Chan Mei Yi (centre), Macau Travel Industry Council (ATIM) President Andy Wu

June 30, 2017 | BY admin

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