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 […]
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Macau, China, 08 Feb – Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen said Friday in Guangzhou the Macau government will push forward this year regional cooperation with Guangdong and Hong Kong. Speaking during the Third Liaison and Coordinating Meeting of "The Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl […]
Macau, China, 05 Feb – The number of crimes reported in Macau in 2009 stood at 12,406, down by 1,458 or 10.5 percent compared to 2008, said Thursday the Secretary for Security Cheong Kuoc Va. The secretary said in a press conference that overall crime rate dropped by 10.5 percent including significant decreases in violent […]
Macau, China, 02 Feb – The director of the Department of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs under the Ministry of Commerce, Tang Wei said Monday that the last two years of activities of the Macau Forum for Economic and Commercial Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries were a success. "We review the Forum […]
Macau, China 29 Jan – The Judiciary Police (PJ) hopes to increase its number of employees to about 1,600, which is almost double its current number of staff, PJ Director Wong Sio Chak said Thursday. According to Wong, the Judiciary Police currently employs 835 people. He stressed that the PJ staff numbers have been increased […]
Macau, China 29 Jan – A total of 101,298 people in Macau – nearly one fifth of the population – had been inoculated against swine flu until Thursday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced. At the end of the third quarter of last year, Macau had 541,200 inhabitants – the latest available demographics. Since June 18 […]
Macau, China, 27 Jan – Cheong Chou Weng was appointed today as president of the Board of Directors of Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) replacing Lee Peng Hong that headed the institute since 1999. The appointment was gazetted today and will take effect from 1st February. Cheng Chou Weng, alias Jackson Chang, is […]
Macau, China, 27 Jan – More then 50 representatives of the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) around the world started Tuesday a meeting in Macau to discuss "strategies and tactics" to promote the Special Administrative Region abroad and attract more visitors. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U said in a meeting with […]
Macau, China 25 Jan – Macau receive 21.7 million visitors last year, a decrease of 5.1 percent on 2008, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has announced. Mainlanders, Hongkongers and Taiwanese accounted for 50.5 percent, 30.9 percent and 5.9 percent of all visitor arrivals last year, respectively. The number of Hong Kong visitor arrivals – […]
Macau, China, 22 Jan – The Macao Science Center (MSC) designed by famous US-Chinese architect Ieoh Ming Pei and his two sons’ Pei Partnership Architects will be open next Monday after more than 4 years of work. At a cost of 337 million patacas (US$ 42.13 million) the MSC is located at the waterfront next […]
Macau, China, 20 Jan – Budget airline Viva Macau received a government bailout loan package of 200 million patacas (US$ 25 million) to ensure their operations in the wake of last year financial crisis. The loan facility was issued by the government’s Industry Development Fund and is secured against the airline’s shares and assets, Secretary […]
Macau, China, 19 Jan – Macau’s state-of-the-art panda pavilion in Seac Pai Van Park in Coloane island open its doors Tuesday, but the general public will have to keep waiting for a little longer before they can get a glimpse of the panda pair Hoi Hoi and Sum Sum. Sichuan-born panda male Hoi Hoi and […]