Over 620,000 residents had picked up their government consumption subsidy smartcards before late last week’s deadline, or 95 per cent of those who had registered, the Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced.
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The Macao government has lifted its 14-day quarantine requirement for all non-resident workers from the mainland.
According to data from the Macao Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), at the end of May the number of non-resident workers stood at 189,274, of whom 115,941 were mainlanders or 61.3 per cent of the total.
“Sacred Magnate” won Sunday’s SJM Macau Derby at the racecourse in Taipa, the gaming operator said in a statement.
A local man and a local woman were arrested in two separate cases on Friday for attempting to smuggle 900 and 1,100 cigarettes respectively into Macao from the mainland, the Macao Customs Service said in a statement on Saturday.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that COVID situation is now “really critical” as the government announced a series of tough measures.
The surging coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong claimed one more victim tokay as health officials reported 58 new cases.
Macao’s 46th confirmed novel coronavirus patient was discharged today and transferred to Centro Clínico de Saúde Pública for a 14-day recovery isolation period.
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon said on Thursday that the Macao government believes that there is a need to improve the city’s legal framework for safeguarding national society.