Macau, China, 02 Mar – The new head of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (ICM) Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said Monday that culture is an important component of Macau’s sense of belonging and identity. Ung Vai Meng, that substitute Heidi Ho Lai Chun da Luz, was sworn in Monday in a cerimony attended by Secretary for […]
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Macau, China, 01 Mar – Macau and Sichuan signed the third phase reconstruction agreement in the Chinese province on Saturday with an estimated budget of 1.03 billion patacas ( US$ 125 million). Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and chairman of the Macau supporting committee for the reconstruction work in Sichuan, Cheong U, led an […]
Beijing, China, 01 Mar – The Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) chose Sunday former Macau chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah as a member of the advisory body. The Macau Post Daily writes today that Edmund Ho, 54 years, is in line to be promoted to […]
Macau, China 26 Feb. – Macau’s second public hospital will be built near the Macau Dome in Cotai in the second half of next year, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U said Thursday. Cheong made the announcement on the sidelines of his site visit to an area near the Macau Dome where the […]
Macau recorded 2.04 million visitor arrivals in January, an increase of 6.8 percent on the same month of 2009, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) announced Wednesday. Month-to-month, the number of visitor arrivals was up 0.5 percent. The daily average of visitor arrivals stood at 66,018. Mainlanders accounted for 55.3 percent of all arrivals. The […]
Macau, China, 25 Feb – Alexis Tam Chon Weng, chief-of-cabinet of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, has been appointed as top government spokesperson, according to the Official Gazette (BO) promulgated Wednesday. The executive order also announced that Victor Chan Chi Peng, director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), has become the assistant spokesperson. The […]
Macau, China, 24 Feb – The Macau government plans to revitalize the surrounding area of the Ruins of St. Paul to give to tourists new attractions and improve the quality of life of residents in the area. The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), the Transport Bureau (DSAT), the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) […]
Macau, China, 11 Feb – The Macau government signed Wednesday a bilateral air service agreement with Japan, under which local carrier Air Macau will launch a new route to Tokyo in March. The agreement was signed by Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io and Consul-General of Japan to Hong Kong and Macau […]
Macau, China, 11 Feb – The government said yesterday that following a damaging report by the Committee of Audit (CA) it decided to fire Finance Services Bureau (DSF) Director Orieta Lau Ioc Ip for having "damaged the prestige of the Public Administration" and the public’s confidence placed in her. According to an order signed by […]