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Solving flooding issue most fundamental issue: forum

Solving flooding issue most fundamental issue: forum

Guest speakers and members of the audience at Sunday’s Macau Forum said that while the government properly carried out its tasks in responding to Super Typhoon Mangkhut that pummelled on September 16, the government will need to carry out additional measures with the aim of fundamentally solving the long-standing flooding issue in the city’s low-lying areas when storm surges hit the city during typhoons.
Elderly submit petition to CE over greyhounds near their home

Elderly submit petition to CE over greyhounds near their home

Seven senior citizens – several with walking aids and a couple in wheelchairs, from the Asilo Vila Madalena retirement home, submitted a petition Thursday addressed to Chief Executive Chui Sai On, urging him to stop Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome from moving over 500 greyhounds to a plot of land just a few metres away from their dormitories due to hygiene and noise concerns.
Macau Union calls for casinos’ mandatory typhoon shutdown

Macau Union calls for casinos’ mandatory typhoon shutdown

Members of the New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union Thursday petitioned the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), urging the government to set up a specific legal framework for the mandatory shutdown of all local casinos when a typhoon hits the city, starting with the No. 8 signal.
Invaluable experience gained from Mangkhut response: Chui

Invaluable experience gained from Mangkhut response: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Tuesday that the local government will need to carry out a large number of measures with the aim of constantly improving Macau’s ability to tackle typhoons and other major natural disasters.
Response to Mangkhut a ‘relatively ideal’ achievement: Wong

Response to Mangkhut a ‘relatively ideal’ achievement: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said Monday that the various tasks to respond to typhoons and other disasters that the government has prepared since last year have enabled the authorities to obtain a “relatively ideal” achievement in its tackling of Super Typhoon Mangkhut that pummelled Macau on Sunday.
Some households still without power Monday night

Some households still without power Monday night

A number of households in the city’s flood-hit neighbourhoods following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Mangkhut were still without power Monday night due to flood-damaged electricity-supply components in their buildings.
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