The Legislative Assembly (AL) Tuesday passed the outline of the city’s first-ever urban planning bill with votes of 19 lawmakers, while two abstained. During the plenary meeting, lawmakers discussed the government-initiated bill, which was introduced to the legislature by several senior government representatives including Secretary for Transport and Public Work Lau Si Io and Lands, […]
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After much criticism, lawmakers Tuesday passed the outline of a government-initiated amendment bill on the usage of Macau’s scarce land resources. Macau’s land area amounts to just about 30 square kilometres. A total of 22 lawmakers voted in favour of the bill while two – Au Kam San and Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong, both members […]
Public Security Police (PSP) Barrier Gate Commissioner Ku Keng Hin said Monday that police expect a rise of up to eight percent in the number of travellers using the checkpoint during Chinese New Year holidays, as he predicted that many would take advantage of the newly opened Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway link to Zhuhai and travel […]
Thirty nine people have been chosen as Macau members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), including seven newcomers one of whom is Melco Crown Entertainment Co-chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, a son of nonagenarian gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung Sun, The Macau Post Daily reports today, […]
A parade and exhibition of floats with 1,000 performers, a stage show and a fireworks display are some of the things that the government is organising for the Lunar New Year celebrations in a bid to attract tourists to stay longer over the festive season, Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and newly elected Guangdong Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee General Secretary Hu Chunhua vowed Tuesday to further strengthen co-operation between the two places, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS). The two regional leaders made the pledge during a meeting in Guangzhou. Chui paid […]
The government’s registration process, which gives local parents or guardians of babies aged below one priority to purchase seven popular brands of baby formula of up to five tins per month, will start today. Only babies holding a local ID card will benefit from the scheme. The government promised on Friday it will guarantee that […]
More visitors from Guangdong than from Hong Kong visited Macau in 2012, according to official data cited by The Macau Post Daily today. Some 7.93 million visitors arrived from Guangdong last year, down 3.2 percent year-on-year. The number of Hong Kong visitors fell 6.6 percent to 7.08 million last year. Guangdong visitors accounted for 46.9 […]
The Venetian Macao announced yesterday that China’s top amateur boxer Zou Shiming will make his professional debut at the CotaiArena in April. No further details of the match were revealed. According to the announcement, the 32-year old two-time Olympic gold medallist and three-time World Amateur Champion signed with Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum’s […]