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Macau Property prices ‘too high’ but no immediate action to be taken

Macau Property prices ‘too high’ but no immediate action to be taken

Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has acknowledged that the city’s property prices are “too high” but he ruled out launching immediate measures to tackle the problem. Chui made the remarks on the sidelines of a reception hosted by the Women’s General Association of Macau (commonly known as Fu Luen) on Friday to mark […]
Macau’s economy likely to shrink in first quarter of 2015

Macau’s economy likely to shrink in first quarter of 2015

Lionel Leong says Macau’s economy is likely to decline in the first quarter of 2015 if gaming revenues continue to drop. The Secretary for Economy and Finance also says the government is taking note of the steep decrease in casino revenues reported during the Chinese New Year week. Gaming revenue is estimated to have plunged […]
Macau reacts coolly to HK tripartite platform idea

Macau reacts coolly to HK tripartite platform idea

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac has reacted coolly to his Hong Kong counterpart’s proposal to set up a tripartite platform involving Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland. Responding to Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah’s suggestion on Wednesday that Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland should form a new economic […]
Macau encounters fewer flu cases than last year

Macau encounters fewer flu cases than last year

There have been fewer reported cases of influenza so far this year than a year earlier, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the bureau recorded 239 cases of flu last month, down 57.7 percent from the same month of last year when 566 cases were reported. A […]
Chinese New Year messages from Beijing and Macau

Chinese New Year messages from Beijing and Macau

Beijing’s most senior representative in Macau, Li Gang, said in his Chinese New Year message last Tuesday that the local government should face social problems head-on and save for a rainy day. He also said that his office would fully support the local government. Li heads the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in […]
Macau police log 116 breaches by rogue cabbies in 6 days

Macau police log 116 breaches by rogue cabbies in 6 days

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement on Monday there were 116 violations by rogue taxi drivers between last Tuesday and Sunday. The statement said the incidents included 69 cases of overcharging and 25 cases of refusing to pick up passengers. However, it did not reveal what the remaining 22 cases were, nor […]
Macau residential property prices rise 22 pct in 2014

Macau residential property prices rise 22 pct in 2014

The average price of residential units rose 22 percent year-on-year to 99,795 patacas per square metre of usable area last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced last Tuesday. The average price per square metre of residential units in the Macau Peninsula (95,576 patacas), Taipa (106,316) and Coloane (122,697) rose 19.8 percent, 29.6 percent […]
Macau phone scams rise 161 pct last year

Macau phone scams rise 161 pct last year

The number of reported phone scams rose 161 percent year-on-year to 282 last year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Check announced on Friday. Addressing a press conference on last year’s crime figures, Wong described the increase in phone scam cases as “serious. The policy secretary also revealed a 100 percent increase in the number of […]
52 University of Macau students support department head in open letter

52 University of Macau students support department head in open letter

A total of 52 students from the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Government and Public Administration issued an open letter on Wednesday, expressing their support of department head Wang Jianwei in the wake of recent allegations of sexual harassment against the academic. They also said in the letter that comments and messages in favour […]
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