Briefs | Human bones found at A-Ma Temple

A plastic bag containing human bones has been found at the A-Ma Temple, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported last Friday. According to the PJ investigation, the bag of bones was found on Thursday afternoon by an employee of the A-Ma Temple. Upon discovering the bag, the employee informed the person in charge of the A-Ma Temple, who reported it to the police authority. Upon inspection, a stone monument, an ash container, an incomplete skull without a jawbone and another piece of suspected human bone were found in the bag. The human bone has been weathered and the tibia is believed to be at least 10 years old. The incident, which was listed as a human remains discovery case, has been referred to the investigation department of the PJ.

60 immigration applications contained irregularities

More than 60 immigration applications concerning technical immigration and major investments were found to contain irregularities, according to a report by TDM. The director of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion (IPIM), Irene Lau, said that these cases were already referred to the judicial department for a follow-up. Last year, in July, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) published a report condemning IPIM’s immigration application assessment measures for having loopholes. Lau claimed that, in the aftermath of the CCAC’s report, IPIM has already reviewed more than 1,600 major investment immigration application archives received from 2017 until 2019. Regarding the SAR government’s plan to the amend the immigration law, Lau said that IPIM has already consulted more than 20 organizations and research groups.

Chui pledges to reopen housing application by December

During the press conference at the open day of the government headquarters, Chief Executive Chui Sai On mentioned that he will restart the applications for government housing before his term ends. His successor, Ho Iat Seng, will take office on December 20. To justify the act, Chui stressed that he had already “sufficiently discussed” with Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, who is pressing his team to reactivate the application before the Handover Anniversary Day. Chui emphasized that his promise to restart applications is crucial to Macau. Government housing is an inevitable responsibility of the government, he said.