Briefs | MGTO did not send gaming promotion message

The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) has denied claims that the office distributed promotional material for online gaming, as some mobile users claim to have received messages encouraging them to participate in online gaming as part of the MGTO’s theme, “Experience Macau.” The content encouraged users to join an online casino in exchange for cash rewards. The bureau clarified that the messages did not originate from the organization. MGTO has reported the case to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination bureau, the Judiciary Police and the Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation.

Suspected fire causes workers’ evacuation at Lisboa Palace

More than 10 construction workers were evacuated after a fire broke out at the Lisboa Palace construction site in Cotai on Saturday morning.  The Fire Services Bureau has revealed that it suspects the fire to be a case of arson, while the Judiciary Police say they are investigating the case. The bureau clarified that the timber framing on the construction site had caught fire, but no dangerous goods were involved. “We received the report this morning at [6 a.m]. We found timber framing which is 20 meters wide, 40 meters long, and 10 meters high when we arrived at the construction site. It’s big timber framing and the structure was a little bit complicated, so we tried to put out the fire from different directions,” explained Chan Chi Man from the Fire Services Bureau, as cited by  TDM. The bureau added that it took a total of 48 firemen to extinguish the flames.

New night bus route to link Seac Pai Van to ZAPE

From December 1, a new night bus route will connect the Seac Pai Van (Coloane) and ZAPE areas. Named the N5, the route will operate between 12am and 6am, with a departure frequency of about 15 minutes. The route will start at Seac Pai Van and stop at the Cotai Border, MUST-Hospital, Airport, Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal, Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal, and Macau Cultural Center; the return route will stop at similar locations. The route, as explained in a statement issued by the Transport Bureau, will improve the commute of Seac Pai Van residents who have expressed a need for better nighttime transportation to the border points and the hospital.

Raymond Tam

Sonia Chan expects Raymond Tam to return to work

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, hopes that the former president and vice-president of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, Raymond Tam and Lei Wai Nong, will “return to work later this year.” The comments made yesterday come after the Court of Second Instance upheld the decision of the Court of First Instance last week, which had acquitted Raymond Tam, Lei Wai Nong and another two defendants of a malfeasance crime regarding a delay in the delivery of documents to the prosecutor about ten graves in the cemetery of S Miguel Arcanjo. Ms Chan said she was “satisfied” with a “fair judgment.” The decision is final and not subject to further appeal.