Democratic Party chairwoman Emily Lau was turned away from Macau by the police on the 2nd of January on the grounds that she might pose a threat to local public safety, despite having no political agenda for her trip. Emily Lau Wai-hing was the latest among Hong Kong politicians and activists shut out of Macau, […]
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Macau’s import of handbags and wallets in November 2014 fell 25 percent year-on-year to 242 million patacas, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Handbags and wallets are popular with shoppers from the mainland. In the first nine months of last year, the import of handbags and wallets dropped six percent. Gold jewelry imports […]
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said in a statement on the 4th of January that the government would try to minimise any adverse impact resulting from economic fluctuations on the market and residents’ livelihoods. The newly-appointed policy secretary also said that to diversify the city’s economy the government would be “proactive […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On pledged on the 31st December 2014 that his government will strengthen the study of President Xi Jinping’s “four hopes”, which Chui described as vital guidelines for Macau’s future development and government measures. Chui made the promise in this 2015 New Year’s message. Xi expressed the “four hopes” during his […]
Macau started the new year of 2015 with a smoking ban, which will be imposed in bars, dancehalls saunas and massage parlours after the buffer period of three years has passed. The Tobacco Control Office says if multiple violations are found in a venue, the venue will be added to a watch list, which is […]
A free-trade zone destined for Guangdong will play a major role in deepening cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau, Xinhua news agency reported Monday. The State Council gave the go-ahead earlier this month for Guangdong, Tianjin and Fujian to set up free-trade zones in their jurisdictions, a little over a year after it gave green […]
The Secretary for Economy and Finance Leong Vai Tac has said that his cabinet is looking at Macau’s economic development in the coming years with both caution and optimism. He believes the city’s economy will continue to develop favorably, but recalled the central government’s advice that Macau’s top officials should be prepared to face the […]
The Judiciary Police (PJ) picked up five men from Hubei province on Monday on suspicion of pimping and human trafficking involving a minor. PJ spokesman Choi Iat Peng said at a special press conference on Monday, while patrolling in Cotai, Public Security Police (PSP) officers came across a 14-year-old mainland girl they believed to be […]
Macau Special Olympics chief Hetzer Siu Yu Hong said on Tuesday that since the city’s disabled people tended to change jobs frequently many of them missed out on stable career development prospects. Siu urged the disabled, including the mentally handicapped, to develop their occupational skills. He also encouraged them to take up sport. He pointed […]