Briefs | DSAJ notes increase in marriages and divorces

The latest data from the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) shows an increasing number of appointments for marriage registration, TDM reported. DSAJ also indicated that the city’s divorce rate has been growing consistently over recent years. Couples requesting a divorce correspond to 30 percent of the marriage registries filed in the same year. Most couples who request a divorce do it after living together for between six to ten years. Among the newly registered couples, so-called “regional marriages” accounted for 30 percent of the total, primarily between mainland people and people from Macau. In 2015, 3,719 couples registered their marriage, and 1,168 put an end to their relationship. Over the past ten years, both marriages and divorces grew at a stable rate, with an occasional slight decline.

N6 route commenced operations last night

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) launched a new route (N6) last night that operates between the University of Macau’s Hengqin Campus and Taipa Village in a circular route that has stops in Taipa’s main streets, such as Av de Guimarães, Av Dr Sun Yat-sen and Av Wai Long. The N6 route is serviced by a medium-size bus with departures every 20 minutes between midnight and 6 a.m. In addition to this new route, several alterations were made to the N5 route in order to improve its service. The route will now depart from Seac Pai Van.

Bus drivers to protest on Labor Day

The Macau Federation of Transportation will organize a demonstration on May 1, in what is considered to be an appeal to the government to protect the welfare of public transportation drivers, Journal Va Kio reported. The group is requesting that the government controls the number of vehicles to ease the pressure that is currently placed on drivers. It also pleaded with the authorities to modify the retirement policies, especially the central provident fund, indicating that 60 percent of the drivers are older than 50, and are contemplating retirement. The drivers hope that the government can attract new people into the industry. Finally, they want the government to keep its promise not to import foreign workers into the industry.