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Macau releases five-year plan for digital services

Macau releases five-year plan for digital services

The Macau Government has released a plan to improve its digital services by 2019. The government wants to create a single platform across government to integrate data on human resources, finance and property management. This would allow citizens to more easily access government services online, like submitting applications, getting updates on their status, and paying […]
Macau unions call for pay rise for gaming workers

Macau unions call for pay rise for gaming workers

The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff Association and two newly established unions submitted a joint petition to the city’s six casino operators yesterday morning, calling for a pay rise for gaming workers, Kelvin Choi Kam Fu, who heads the association, said on Tuesday afternoon. Choi made the remarks on the sidelines of a press conference at […]
82.7 percent support Macau government plan for Hotel Estoril

82.7 percent support Macau government plan for Hotel Estoril

e-Research & Solutions (Macau) Co. Ltd Survey Director Angus Cheong Weng Hin said yesterday that based on two separate surveys conducted by his firm last year, 82.7 percent of the respondents supported the government’s plan to redevelop Hotel Estoril, but 81.5 percent were undecided about whether to preserve the building or not. Cheong announced the […]
Scholar calls for Macau domestic ferry routes to reduce traffic jams

Scholar calls for Macau domestic ferry routes to reduce traffic jams

Macau should restart a domestic ferry service to reduce traffic congestion, Macau Economic Development Promotion Association Chairman Ieong Tou Hong said on Monday. Ieong, a member of the government-appointed Urban Planning Council and a former legislator, made the remarks on the sidelines of a seminar at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), […]
Macau government to boost ‘shipyards tourism’ in Coloane

Macau government to boost ‘shipyards tourism’ in Coloane

The government is keen to co-operate with the local shipbuilding sector to boost tourism in Coloane’s Lei Chi Vun Village where a number of traditional shipyards are located, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Sunday. Tam made the remarks when speaking to young people at the opening of the […]
Macau court rejects closed-door trial of hotel pimping suspects

Macau court rejects closed-door trial of hotel pimping suspects

The Court of First Instance (TJB) has rejected a request by prominent lawyer Jorge Neto Valente to hold the high-profile trial of six pimping suspects behind closed doors. Valente, who heads the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), made the request on Friday, the first day of the trial, on behalf of his client Alan Ho Yau […]
More Macau locals identify as Chinese citizens

More Macau locals identify as Chinese citizens

Local residents’ identity rating as Chinese citizens has increased significantly compared to a year ago, according to an annual survey conducted in December by the Public Opinion Programme (POP) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The results of the second part of the survey were released on its website on Thursday. The survey was […]
Macau International Airport received record of 5.8 million passengers in 2015

Macau International Airport received record of 5.8 million passengers in 2015

Driven by the tourism market of Southeast and North Asia, Macau International Airport (MIA) achieved record-breaking passenger volume in 2015. During the year, MIA passenger count surpassed 5.8 million, representing an annual increase of 6.4 per cent, which is a new record for MIA. Meanwhile, the aircraft movement reached over 55,000 and recorded a 6 […]
Macau Health Bureau pledges to support cancer-stricken girl

Macau Health Bureau pledges to support cancer-stricken girl

The Health Service Bureau (SSM) said in a statement last night that it would provide the appropriate medical treatment to a female primary school pupil struck with cancer. The bureau received a new treatment plan on Christmas Day from Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital, where the girl, surnamed Chao, has been receiving treatment for several […]
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