Local construction workers whose contracts were not renewed after completing Galaxy Entertainment Group’s (GEG) Phase 3 project claimed yesterday that their non-local peers from Phase 3 have been transferred to work on the Phase 4 project but not the locals, a claim that Galaxy categorically denied in a statement on Monday night.
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The Macao government said in a statement today that more than 100 million facemasks have been sold since 23 January, when it launched its official mask-selling programme.
From 12 pm on 13 July, all passengers entering Macao via the HZMB from Hong Kong must present a nucleic acid test certificate proving they are COVID-19 negative and must be issued within the last 7 days.
With effect from 6 am tomorrow, all air and ferry passengers departing from Macao must present a nucleic acid test (NAT) certificate confirming that they have tested negative for COVID-19 within the past seven days.
65% of local respondents have had to take unpaid leave or half-paid leave, became underemployed, had to accept a pay cut or even became unemployed due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local economy.
The Public Security Police (PSP) have announced that last week they busted an illegal food processing “factory” in a residential flat in Taipa where they caught three mainlanders who were working there.
A number of residents reported to the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) on Saturday that they had received calls or voice messages from people claiming to be DSEJ officials to discuss scholarship matters or conduct surveys.
Former Macao chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah will stay at a “special place” for 14 days of quarantine after attending today’s funeral of Macao gaming magnate Stanley Ho Hung Sun as one of the pallbearers.
Ho Hau Wah and Lei Wai Nong will both be undergoing mandatory quarantine for 14 days when they return from Hong Kong where they attended the late Stanley Ho’s funeral ceremonies.