An annual survey jointly conducted by the Macau Economic Association (AEM) and the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) last month shows that residents are most dissatisfied with transport, followed by the cost of living, quality of life and the government. AEM President Joey Lao Chi Ngai said the survey asked 1,017 locals aged 18 and over […]
Politics
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said that the local police would continue discussions today with their counterparts in the mainland about details of a new entry-exit system initially only planned for the future Duck Channel checkpoint, adding that the government would ensure that the new system will be in line with the Macau Basic […]
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said on Thursday it was “not normal for there to be 80 casinos shuttle bus routes while there are only about 70 public buses routes”, vowing that the government will tackle the issue in 2016. Speaking in the Macau Assembly Rosário apologised about how to deal […]
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said he expected the Taipa section of the city’s Light Rapid Transit System (LRT) to finally start operating in 2019, adding that the government should be able to launch a public tender for the construction of the LRT station in Barra next year. Previously, the Taipa […]
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said the government would do its best to ink separate mutual legal assistance (MLA) agreements with its mainland and Hong Kong counterparts next year. Chan made the remarks after attending a seminar at Hotel Royal on the planned legal co-operation deals. Chan attended the one-day seminar […]
The government plans to further strengthen its push for breastfeeding in Macau, such as by drafting regulations which require all public places to include nursing rooms, informed Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion. Lei made the remarks during a Q&A session about Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng’s portfolio’s policy […]
The government plans to further strengthen its push for breastfeeding in Macau, such as by drafting regulations which require all public places to include nursing rooms, informed Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion. Lei made the remarks during a Q&A session about Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng’s portfolio’s policy […]
Responding to lawmaker Kou Hoi In’s criticism of the government’s perceived failure to come up with “fresh” ideas to promote tourism next year, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng insisted that his portfolio’s 2016 policy guidelines included some “quite creative and fresh ideas” to further develop the city’s leisure tourism. The […]
The police recorded 308 false imprisonment cases in the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year surge of 135.1 percent, from just 131 in the same period last year, announced the Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced. Wong said that the total number of recorded crimes, however, saw a 2.2 percent year-on-year drop, […]