The police arrested 110 men and women from the mainland at several casino-hotel resorts in Cotai between Friday and Sunday for illegally engaging in currency-exchange activities and various other illegal activities.
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The government will start to distribute its annual “wealth-sharing” cash handouts to residents from early July, Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced Thursday.
The government says that the city’s first-ever typhoon drill named “Crystal Fish” succeeded in testing its recently drafted evacuation plan and its also recently designed command platform for emergency response.
A mainlander has been arrested as his company allegedly scammed a financial institution on the mainland out of US$5 million (about 40 million patacas), the Judiciary Police (PJ) have announced at a special press conference at their headquarters.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said Thursday that the government was proposing a new category of crime for fake marriages in its possible amendments to the city’s immigration laws and regulations.
The Health Bureau (SSM) announced Thursday that for its annual medical subsidy programme – informally known as health vouchers – this year, eligible residents will be issued “digital” medical vouchers instead – they can use the medical subsidy with their ID card (BIR) when receiving medical services at participating entities.
The typhoon drill to be held between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday would imitate a storm surge, and residents in the high-risk flooding areas will be evacuated.
The Macau Customs Service will upgrade its equipment and introduce new technology to enhance security on the sea, the Customs Service said in a statement Monday.
The Macau Customs Service said in a statement Thursday that its officers busted an illegal immigration case in which a mainlander tried to smuggle a compatriot hidden inside a suitcase through the Barrier Gate border checkpoint on Wednesday.