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30 Nov 2017

Taipa LRT to be completed on time and within budget

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said he was confident that the Taipa section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project will not run further over budget – i.e. the total cost of the project will not exceed 11 billion patacas (US$1.375 billion).

30 Nov 2017

Government to consult on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)

The government will launch a 40-day public consultation on Monday about a bill to regulate assisted reproductive technology (ART) services in the city.

29 Nov 2017

Macau’s trade deficit totals US$6.391 billion between January and October

The Macau balance of trade posted a year-on-year increase of 1.512 billion patacas between January and October to 51.131 billion patacas (US$6.391 billion), the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau said.

29 Nov 2017

Government to require non-criminal record for workers from 6 countries

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said in the legislature’s hemicycle Tuesday that the government will require nationals from six countries to submit a certificate of non-criminal record when applying to work in Macau.

29 Nov 2017

Police to use body cams from Q1 next year

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said in the legislature’s hemicycle Tuesday that police officers will be assigned a number of body-worn cameras to use on a trial basis in the first quarter of next year.

28 Nov 2017

Wong stresses need for civil protection bureau

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak addressing Monday’s Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle  said there was a need for the government to set up a bureau-level entity for civil protection and emergency response coordination.

28 Nov 2017

Macau’s jobless rate falls to 2.6 pct

Macau’s unemployment rate for local residents fell 0.1 percentage point to 2.6 percent in the August-October survey period compared to the July-September period, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Monday.

27 Nov 2017

Government shuts Malo clinic for illegal services

The Health Bureau (SSM) has suspended the medical services and sealed the premises of the Taivexmalo Day Hospital at the Venetian in Cotai for a string of illegalities, according to a SSM statement on Friday.

27 Nov 2017

Local NPC deputies’ election slated for Dec 17

The Conference for Electing Deputies of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) convened its first plenary session on Friday in preparation for electing 12 local NPC deputies.