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Tam promises schoolchildren of Macau ‘blue skies’

Tam promises schoolchildren of Macau ‘blue skies’

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said that the government will launch a so-called “Blue Sky Project” with the aim of improving the environment of the city’s schools to ensure that each school will have a playground from which the children can see the blue sky. The policy secretary said the […]
New Macau municipal body set for 2017

New Macau municipal body set for 2017

Addressing Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said she expected a non-political municipal organisation to be set up in 2017, pledging to carry out a public consultation on the matter next year. Article 95 of the Macau Basic Law states that “municipal organisations which are not […]
Macau government grants dog track 1-year extension

Macau government grants dog track 1-year extension

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has authorised Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac to sign an agreement with Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome Co. Ltd. to extent the firm’s greyhound racing concession for one year, until the end of 2016, according to the Official Gazette (BO). The current concession is due to […]
Macau inflation slows down to 4.16 percent

Macau inflation slows down to 4.16 percent

Macau’s inflation rate slowed further to 4.16 percent last month said the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC). A DSEC statement attributed the increment to higher residential rents and rising cost of eating out. The consumer price index of alcoholic beverages and tobacco rose by 34.29 percent year-on-year. The price index of education rose by 8.96 […]
New Macau municipal body set for 2017

New Macau municipal body set for 2017

Addressing Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said she expected a non-political municipal organisation to be set up in 2017, pledging to carry out a public consultation on the matter next year. Article 95 of the Macau Basic Law states that “municipal organisations which are not […]
Macau Science Centre closes after blaze

Macau Science Centre closes after blaze

In the wake of Friday’s fire, the Macau Science Centre will be closed until further notice, according to an official statement. The smoky fire broke out at the top floor of the centre in Nape. According to a report by the Chinese-language Macao Daily News on Saturday, the Fire Services (CB) initially believed a worker […]
Dog track in Macau seeks 3-year extension, pledges ‘new features’

Dog track in Macau seeks 3-year extension, pledges ‘new features’

The government should extend Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome’s greyhound racing concession for two or three years to give the firm sufficient time to improve its racetrack facilities and add “new features,” said Angela Leong On Kei, the firm’s acting chairwoman. The gaming executive-cum-lawmaker said that the operator had yet to be notified by the government […]
Macau Science Centre closes after blaze

Macau Science Centre closes after blaze

In the wake of Friday’s fire, the Macau Science Centre will be closed until further notice, according to an official statement. The smoky fire broke out at the top floor of the centre in Nape. According to a report by the Chinese-language Macao Daily News on Saturday, the Fire Services (CB) initially believed a worker […]
Bishop Lai awarded the Macau Silver Lotus medal

Bishop Lai awarded the Macau Silver Lotus medal

Roman Catholic Macau Diocese Bishop Jose Lai Hung Seng has been awarded the city’s third highest decoration of honour, the Silver Lotus. According to this year’s honours list, three former policy secretaries – Florinda Chan Lai Man, Tam Pak Yuen and Cheong Kuoc Va – and former unitary police service chief Jose Proença Branco were […]
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