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Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak maintained on Wednesday that the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras is meant to boost public security and to help the police solve crimes, adding that the installation of the public surveillance cameras follows the guidelines laid out by the Personal Data Protection Office (GPDP). He also indicated that […]

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) will hold a public session on June 23 to announce the successful bidders for 200 new taxi licences, according a statement from the bureau on Wednesday. The bureau also said in the statement that 230 taxi licences will expire later this year or next year. The 200 new taxi licences will […]

Macau has climbed one place to become the ninth-most competitive city out of a total of 294 Chinese cities in the rankings resulting from the latest research carried out by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Despite ranking the city first in terms of comprehensive efficient competitiveness, the report also suggested that the gaming-based economy […]

The Audit Commission (CA) said in a report on Monday that the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) had failed to liaise with other bureaus while overseeing the Taipa Central Park construction project, resulting in repeated delays, frequent design changes and additional construction so that the project’s total cost increased by 11.1 percent, or […]

Lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the outline of the governments External Trade amendment bill on Monday. The bill will now by reviewed by a standing committee before it will return to another plenary session for an article-by-article vote. Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said the objective of the bill was for the benefit […]

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo Arrais do Rosario repeatedly apologised Thursday for the delays and budget woes afflicting the government’s light rail transit (LRT) system. “Since it’s impossible to justify the unjustifiable, I can only offer my sincere apologies to the population,” the policy secretary told lawmakers. Rosario made the formal apology during […]

The Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) said in an email to the Macau Post Daily on Thursday that the pilot of an Air Macau flight from Taipei to Macau made two attempts to land the plane at the local airport on March 3, but was unsuccessful and was diverted to Hong Kong. The aviation regulator […]

The Macau Women’s General Association Thursday urged the government to improve its legal framework on family policies by introducing family-friendly measures including flexible working hours, a five-day working week and paid paternity leave. Representatives of the association including its president Lam Un Mui and vice-president Wong Kit Cheng hosted a press conference at the association’s […]