Covid-19 outbreak spurs rash of illegals; unspecified reward offered to tourists and residents who supply authorities with information on immigration offences.
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Secretary for Security said the aim is to “[eliminate] the risk to Macao’s public security”.
The population of Macau increased by 10,600 people in 2015, 1.7 percent more than in 2014, totalling 646,800 people at the end of the year, reported the Statistics and Census Bureau. The Bureau also reported that 51 percent of the population was female and that the population aged over 65 years (9.0 percent of the […]
The number of illegal immigrants intercepted by Macau Customs Service sea patrols increased by 12.46 percent year-on-year from January to September, the head of Maritime Enforcement Department, Leong Wa Kan, revealed on Thursday morning in a presentation to media representatives. The total figures show that until September, the Maritime Enforcement Department registered a total of […]
The secretary for security, Wong Sio Chak, accompanied by customs officials, took a field trip Thursday morning to inspect two black spots generally understood to be an entry point for illegal migrants – Coloane’s Long Chao Kok and the University of Macau’s Hengqin campus. According to the secretary, the number of illegal migrants has surged […]