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Policy secretary hints may axe LRT depot deal

Policy secretary hints may axe LRT depot deal

Responding to Top Builders International Co. Ltd., the company responsible for constructing the light rail transit (LRT) depot in Taipa which has admitted that it has fallen behind schedule due to a “soil issue” and hinted that it may take the government to court over the issue, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si […]
Taiwan official pledges easier procedures for local students to return home

Taiwan official pledges easier procedures for local students to return home

Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) chief Wang Yu-chi said Wednesday that the procedures allowing local students studying in the island’s universities will be eased very soon. Wang spoke to reporters during a visit to the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial House in Rua de Silva Mendes as he concluded his two-day visit to Macau, saying that […]
Int’l Federation of Journalists worries about Macau people’s access to TV

Int’l Federation of Journalists worries about Macau people’s access to TV

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says in a statement that is “deeply concerned that the right to receive information is being restricted in Macau, negatively affecting social diversity, after a dispute over TV transmission rights.” The Paris-based federation, which says that it represents 600,000 journalists worldwide, expressed the concern in a statement issued on […]
More 23,000 hotel rooms planned for Macau

More 23,000 hotel rooms planned for Macau

More than 6,200 hotel rooms were being built at the end of June but most will be scaled for high-end accommodation in the Cotai strip, according to  information released by the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau. By the end of the second quarter, there were 11 hotel projects being built, most of them in […]
Statistics chief vows to reveal ratio of tourism in GDP in next quarter

Statistics chief vows to reveal ratio of tourism in GDP in next quarter

Macau Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) Director Kong Pek Fong said Thursday that the bureau had studied how to calculate the ratio of the city’s tourism sector contribution to gross domestic product (GDP)and that the findings were expected to be announced for the first time in the next quarter. Kong made the remarks on the […]
Legislature’s retiring speaker says he has ‘no regrets’

Legislature’s retiring speaker says he has ‘no regrets’

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Lau Cheok Va held a press conference yesterday in the legislative chambers to sum up the legislature’s achievements since last October, when the last year of its four-year term had started, saying that looking back at his three-decade long career as a lawmaker and unionist he had “no regrets.” Lau also […]
Govt raises annual subsidy for seniors to 6,600 patacas

Govt raises annual subsidy for seniors to 6,600 patacas

The government said Monday that its annual subsidy paid to the city’s senior citizens aged at least 65 will increase from 6,000 to 6,600 patacas this year, a 10 percent increase from last year. The government made the announcement in the Official Gazette (BO). The payment of the adjusted old-age subsidy took effect Monday. To […]
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