The government has allowed the construction of the new Macau-Zhuhai border checkpoint project at Ilha Verde to be carried out from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, by issuing an exemption to the statutory restrictions on the period allowed for construction work to be carried out.
Business
Up to Thursday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) had contacted 32 victims in a suspected cryptocurrency investment scam, with total losses amounting to at least HK$12.4 million, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular news briefing in Zape Thursday.
Vice-Premier Han Zheng and head of the leading group for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), said Wednesday that the 11 GBA cities needed to fully utilise the area’s “comprehensive” advantages to build a vibrant and internationally competitive area.
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement Wednesday that it has launched a tender for a company licence to operate up to 200 special radio taxis and that the winning bidder will have to buy hybrids or other environmentally-friendly cabs.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will attend the first meeting of the Leading Group for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) in Beijing Wednesday.
Casino resorts owner Galaxy Entertainment reported an interim net profit of HK$7.2 billion (US$917.2 million) , up 56 percent on-year, driven by strong mass and VIP business.
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) told local media Wednesday that it had received a complaint earlier in the day about the ongoing process of looking after the greyhounds left behind at the closed Canidrome and their relocation.
The government said Wednesday it will not obey a ruling by the city’s top court according to which it would need to reassess the rival quotations submitted by seven bidders in a public tender for the construction of the depot of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system.
The number of personal credit cards issued by local banks rose 10.4 percent year on year and 2.2 percent quarter on quarter to 1.24 million at the end of June, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said.