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17th Lusofonia Festival kicks off on October 17

17th Lusofonia Festival kicks off on October 17

The 17th Lusofonia Festival co-organised by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and the Macau Government Tourist Office will kick off on October 17 and last for three days, costing the government about 2.4 million patacas, a 41 percent increase from the 1.7 million patacas spent last year. IACM Administration Council member Ma Kam […]
Police readies crowd control during Golden Week

Police readies crowd control during Golden Week

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that pedestrian traffic flow control measures will be implemented in the city centre – namely Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro (San Ma Lou) – and at the Barrier Gate checkpoint during the Golden Week holiday period if too many people are thronging the areas.   The […]
Graft busters collar subsidy cheat

Graft busters collar subsidy cheat

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) announced Thursday that acting on a tip-off it discovered a case of subsidy fraud amounting to about 1.04 million patacas. According to a CCAC statement, the case was transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) yesterday. While the CCAC has the power to investigate and detain suspects, it does not […]
Cross-delta bridge to open end of 2016: authority

Cross-delta bridge to open end of 2016: authority

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Authority Executive Director Wei Dongqing said Wednesday that construction of the cross-delta bridge was proceeding as scheduled and expected to open to traffic at the end of 2016 as originally planned. Wei also said the authority had set up a working group to study how much to charge at the tolls and […]
New walking routes get ‘moderate’ support: survey

New walking routes get ‘moderate’ support: survey

The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) announced Wednesday the findings of a survey about its proposed four new walking-tour routes. The findings showed that support among residents and shop owners along the proposed routes was “moderately high” for the four routes. A press conference about the survey’s results, presided over by MGTO Deputy Director Cheng […]
Chui upbeat about longer border crossing hours this year

Chui upbeat about longer border crossing hours this year

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Tuesday he was “very optimistic” that the issue of longer opening hours for the Macau-Zhuhai border checkpoints will be resolved soon, adding he hopes that the opening hours of the Barrier Gate and Hengqin checkpoints will be the first to be extended still during his outgoing first term. […]
Record 3.08 million visitors in August

Record 3.08 million visitors in August

A record 3.086 million tourists visited Macau in August, up seven percent year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Tuesday. The bureau attributed the monthly record figure to the summer holidays. The daily average of visitor arrivals reached 99,557 last month. Macau’s population stood at 624,000 at the end of June, the bureau said […]
Inflation rate his 6.07 pct in August

Inflation rate his 6.07 pct in August

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.07 percent year-on-year last month, namely due to higher housing rents and the rising cost of eating out, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said on Monday. According to a DSEC statement, last month saw notable increases in the price indices of housing and fuels (+12.0-4 percent), and […]
Xi says Macau must be better prepared for adversities

Xi says Macau must be better prepared for adversities

President Xi Jinping told re-elected Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On in Beijing Monday  that Macau must be more forward-looking and be better prepared for any adversities. Xi received Chui at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, just several hours after Chui was appointed Macau’s fourth-term chief executive. National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing […]
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