This year Macau will have two major environmental protection plans – the treatment of waste materials and that of waste cars, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works said in a recent interview with Exmoo News. “Last year a mountain of waste in Shenzhen collapsed, causing a tragedy. In Macau, we only have one dump […]
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Housing prices dropped 22 percent last year and without anything expected to stimulate the local economy, the local office of Hong Kong estate agency Centaline Property said that it hoped the drop in property prices won’t exceed 20 percent this year. Centaline (Macau) Property Agency Director Jacky Shek Pou Tak and Senior Regional Sales Director […]
A total of six Public Security Police (PSP) officers have been arrested on suspicion of organised crime activities, informed the Judiciary Police (PJ). The statement said the PJ officers apprehended the six law enforcement officers, one of whom had just retired, in co-operation with the Public Security Police. Speaking to The Macau Post Daily separately […]
A survey conducted by the Bosco Youth Service Network (BYS) between September and December last year shows that 34.3 percent of the surveyed youths aged 14 to 21 gambled last year, down from 48 percent a year ago. The survey also reveals that 1.5 percent of local youths display symptoms of gambling disorders, a 1.5 […]
Responding to a resident’s comment that “gambling is 90 percent a scam”, newly appointed Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) Director Paulo Martins Chan said that the government would do its best to minimise any possible negative impact that the gaming industry may have on civil society. The director, who took up his position last […]
The Macau Government has released a plan to improve its digital services by 2019. The government wants to create a single platform across government to integrate data on human resources, finance and property management. This would allow citizens to more easily access government services online, like submitting applications, getting updates on their status, and paying […]
The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff Association and two newly established unions submitted a joint petition to the city’s six casino operators yesterday morning, calling for a pay rise for gaming workers, Kelvin Choi Kam Fu, who heads the association, said on Tuesday afternoon. Choi made the remarks on the sidelines of a press conference at […]
e-Research & Solutions (Macau) Co. Ltd Survey Director Angus Cheong Weng Hin said yesterday that based on two separate surveys conducted by his firm last year, 82.7 percent of the respondents supported the government’s plan to redevelop Hotel Estoril, but 81.5 percent were undecided about whether to preserve the building or not. Cheong announced the […]
Macau should restart a domestic ferry service to reduce traffic congestion, Macau Economic Development Promotion Association Chairman Ieong Tou Hong said on Monday. Ieong, a member of the government-appointed Urban Planning Council and a former legislator, made the remarks on the sidelines of a seminar at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), […]