The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has rejected an appeal by ex-chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng to disqualify TUI President Sam Ho Fai from his upcoming trial because the latter allowed the city’s graft busters access to the income and assets declarations of Ho and his wife when they were investigating the case.
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Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said in the legislature on Monday that the increase in the number of registered motor vehicles was expected to be less than one per cent this year. Rosario made the remarks on the first of a two-day Q&A session about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year.
Approximately 50 local and foreign groups took part in the “Parade through Macao, Latin City” that spanned several streets of Macau on Sunday.
The graft trial of former chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng, which had been scheduled to start at the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) on Monday morning, has been postponed by the court sine die because of an appeal by the defence against the participation of the president of the court, Sam Hou Fai, in the trial.
A male suspect who works for the Public Security Forces was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in bogus credit card fraud amounting to 12,000 patacas, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special press briefing on Thursday.
Traffic Consultative Council member Kou Kun Pang, who also heads the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Macau (UM), said yesterday that building a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system on the peninsula was the only way to tackle the city’s traffic woes.
Macau International Airport (MIA) celebrated a record-breaking milestone yesterday when it welcomed its six millionth traveler from mainland China. The local airport has brought in a number of passengers equal to ten times the city’s population.
Public Security Police (PSP) Commissioner Leong Man Cheong said in the legislature on Tuesday that the city’s ‘Tourist Police’ unit was expected to provide assistance to tourists in Taipa and Cotai next year.
Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) Director Cheng Fong Meng told lawmakers on Tuesday that the city’s prison in Coloane is 82.81 per cent full, adding that his bureau was ready to change the facilities in the penitentiary to raise its capacity.