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12 Aug 2020

Joint Hengqin checkpoint to start next week

The new Macao-mainland joint border checkpoint on Hengqin Island will come into service at 3 pm next Tuesday when Macao’s Lotus Flower checkpoint in Cotai will be relocated there, the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement last night.

12 Aug 2020

Mainland to allow law practitioners from Hong Kong, Macao to qualify, work in Guangdong

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted a decision to allow law practitioners in Hong Kong and practising lawyers in Macao to qualify and work as lawyers in nine cities of Guangdong province on a trial basis.

12 Aug 2020

Blaze in residential high-rise brought under control in 30 minutes

A fire which erupted in a flat in the Kong Fok Cheong Garden residential estate in Areia Preta district last night was brought under control within 30 minutes, Leong Iok Sam, the commissioner of the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said at the scene.

11 Aug 2020

Covid-19 cases show fall in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has reported a significant drop in the number of new Covid-19 infections, with just 33 new confirmed cases recorded on Tuesday.

11 Aug 2020

Mainland to lift quarantine for Macao arrivals from tomorrow (Update)

The central government will lift its 14-day quarantine requirement for all arrivals from Macao from tomorrow – meaning that they can enter all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the mainland without having to undergo quarantine from tomorrow.

11 Aug 2020

Baby swallows swab tip in virus testing

The government has decided that those aged below 18 will now have their samples collected under its NAT scheme only via nasopharyngeal swabs.

10 Aug 2020

Zhuhai residents allowed into Macao under IVS scheme again

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U announced today at a press conference that the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) will resume for residents of Zhuhai from Wednesday, 12 August.

10 Aug 2020

Government rebooks Regency Art Hotel as ‘quarantine hotel’

The government has rebooked the 270-room Regency Art Hotel – which is located on Taipa Island – and will be used as a government-designated hotel for quarantine starting tomorrow.

10 Aug 2020

Covid-19 impact reduces Macao population by nearly 11,000

Due to the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Macao’s population fell by 10,700 quarter-on-quarter to 685,400 at the end of the second quarter