Seventy percent of the city’s phone scam victims are young people 35 years old or younger, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ). Until now, local victims have lost some MOP30 million to phone scams in total, the police informed. Nearly 50 percent of the victims are holders of a university degree. This year, a large number of phone scams have been reported, especially in March and from the beginning of July until now. From July 20 to August 22, the PJ, the Customs Service, and the Public Security Police Force received a total of 2,931 reports and inquiries from the public regarding phone scams.
Scholar highlights role of youth in election
Kwong Kam Kwan, Associate Professor from the Department of Government and Public Administration of the University of Macau, said that the Legislative Assembly election’s first-time voters have relatively little desire to vote in the election. Kwong noted that these first-time voters registered for voting at the end of last year, and that after nine months since the closing of said registration, their interest might have already faded away. He also stated that the sense of citizenship of people within Macau is relatively lower than in neighboring regions. In Kwong’s opinion, tapping into the youth vote and encouraging young people to participate in the election should be a key element of any election candidate’s strategy.
