Macao’s Catholic Cathedral will close next month for about nine months for renovation.
Community
The government’s urban development plans for the next 20 years were unveiled on Thursday when the public consultation document was presented by the interdepartmental group in charge of the Urban Master Plan.
The government launches a two-month public consultation today about its plan to build the “East” section of the Light Rail Transit, according to which a one-way journey will only take 15 minutes.
The Macao Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Thursday that between the beginning of this year and the end of last month, its officials paid 136 inspections to different construction sites, resulting in the punishment of 27 construction sites for illicitly discharging unfiltered wastewater into public sewers.
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced on Thursday that nucleic acid tests (NATs) for the city’s about 50,000 restaurant workers will start tomorrow.
The zebra crossings on two junctions in the busy Avenida do Coronel Mesquita will be replaced by traffic light-controlled crossings from Saturday, with the aim of ensuring the safety of pedestrians, schoolchildren in particular.
The public University of Macau (UM) said in a statement on Wednesday that in-person classes will resume on Monday, adding that “courses scheduled for the first semester of the new academic year will be mainly conducted face-to-face”.
Ho Kuai Seng, a member of the Central District Community Service Consultative Council, said on Wednesday he deplored the government’s belated announcement about some of the back-to-school arrangements, adding that it caused parents and pupils unnecessary stress.
Hong Kong recorded today its lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in almost two months.