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SJM executive-cum-lawmaker Angela Leong On Kei called yesterday for the establishment of a community for casino workers, saying her plan would allow them to spend more time with their families. According to The Macau Post Daily, Leong made the appeal yesterday on the sidelines of a ceremony in Kam Pek Community Centre to donate training […]

Newly-appointed Chief Executive Electoral Management Committee President Song Man Lei said Monday that the city’s 825 associations which have the right to elect representatives to vote in the upcoming chief executive election can ask from April 14 for application forms for the election of 344 of the 400-member Chief Executive Election Commission. She also said […]

The Executive Council (ExCo) has finished discussing the government’s bill on the prevention and control of noise, in which traditional percussion pile drivers will be banned on construction sites. The bill also regulates the noise produced in residential buildings, such as disturbances at night. ExCo spokesman Leong Heng Teng and Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On acknowledged in his New Year’s message on Tuesday that his government still needed to improve its governance. The Government Information Bureau (GCS) released Chui’s message  to mark New Year’s Day. Chui said in the message that the local economy and civil society had developed steadily last year. He also […]

The Macau Judiciary Police (PJ) seized 18 more bogus HK$1,000 banknotes from last Friday to Sunday bringing to 121  the total number of fake bills in Macau. According to the PJ  105 bore Bank of China designs and 16 featured HSBC designs. Both types of pirated currency are dated from 2003, and were issued during […]

The findings from a poll carried out by the Public Opinion Programme of Hong Kong University (POPHKU) show that the popularity of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai has suffered a “significant” decline, with residents’ support rating at 61.1 out of 100, a 3.4 point decrease on last year’s survey to measure Chui’s popularity rating. POPHKU, […]

President Xi Jinping Wednesday called for more efforts from the Macau government and people to maintain “consistent economic development”, Xinhua reported . Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On in Beijing where he presented his 2013 work report and 2014 policy guidelines to the central government. The […]

Macau’s Sin Meng Charity Association, headed by lawmaker Melinda Chan Mei Yi released its Macau Happiness Index 2013 Wednesday, which scored 70.4 points out of 100, a 0.8 point decrease on last year’s study to measure citizens’ overall happiness. The findings of the privately-funded index, which were released in the premises of the association, found […]

Premier Li Keqiang Tuesday met with Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On in Beijing, pledging full support for his government, Xinhua reported. According to Xinhua, Li praised the Macau government’s achievement in boosting the local economy and improving people’s livelihood as “positive”, saying that the overall situation in Macau was good. Li also said […]