Briefs | Lei calls for better supervision of property sale fraud

Lawmaker Lei Cheng I urged the government to improve the city’s notary regime in regard to property sales matters.  In her written inquiry to the government, Lei pointed out that many residents fell victim to fraud, where third parties pretended to be house owners selling properties. Lei proposed that Macau’s legal affairs authority and police authority work with private notary professionals, real estate professionals and banking professionals to prevent that type of fraud. She also wants the government to disclose the amendment progress concerning the property registration law.

Mobile application of ‘Cadastral Information Website’ launched

The Cartography and Cadastre Bureau launched the mobile application of “Cadastral Information Website” (https://cadastre.gis.gov.mo) which provides the public with a service platform suitable for use on smartphones or tablets (iOS or Android). According to the bureau, the new site is an integrated land information platform on land and buildings from various departments, where users can enquire about land, urban planning, cultural heritage and property registration. The total number of users in the Chinese and Portuguese versions has exceeded 1.04 million since it was launched.

Wong proposes use of pepper spray instead of guns

The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, has said that he has already petitioned the director of the Public Security Police Force to equip the police officers stationed in casinos with pepper spray. Following last week’s gunshot case at the entrance of Galaxy resort, Wong noted that it is not a trivial matter in Macau to shoot a gun. He proposed  that the PSP avoid the use of guns. The Secretary also noted that the police officers stationed in the casino were equipped with pepper spray, rather than guns, seven years ago. Regarding last week’s case, Wong said that police force support mechanism should be reviewed. However, he defended the officer action, saying that he was “very brave and there isn’t any reason to suspend him.”

Woman died in illegal hostel from gas poisoning 

A 68-year-old mainland woman was found dead from breathing a high concentration of carbon monoxide at a suspected illegal guesthouse. The woman’s body was discovered by her daughter on Sunday morning. The woman was sleeping in the kitchen of a guesthouse, where an LP Gas Water Heater was installed. The Fire Services found both the kitchen window and door closed. A fire fighter explained that in such conditions, the LP Gas Water Heater releases carbon monoxide at a gradually increasing concentration, which led to the woman’s death. The suspected accommodation is located in the ZAPE area. According to the Judiciary Police, no suspicious injuries were spotted on the body of the deceased.

Each mailman delivers 4,000 letters daily

On a daily basis, each of Macau’s mail carriers delivers 4,000 non-registered letters, according to a report by TDM. The Post, Telegraph and Telephones Office (CTT) said that they handled a total of approximately 40 million packages in 2018, including 100,000 express services. During the year, the peak of mail delivery occurred in July, August, September and December, with mail during that time being mainly associated with the government’s cash handout and taxes, commercial purposes, and the delivery of online purchased products. Currently, CTT has a team of 100 carriers aged 30 years old on average. The team provides sufficient human resources for its services.