Briefs | One local arrested for phone scam
A local man has been arrested for providing aid to criminals responsible for the recent wave of phone scams. The 28-year-old taxi driver provided his personal bank account information to groups involved in the phone scams for criminal use. The man, now under arrest, admitted that he could get MOP500 for each successful transaction the fraud group completed. The Judiciary Police (PJ) stated that the bureau has already frozen all mainland and Macau bank accounts belonging to the man, who had savings amounting to MOP240,000. The PJ believes the man’s accounts were used in several phone scam cases.
ID will not extend sports facilities’ operation hours
The Sports Bureau (ID) indicated that it is currently not considering extending the operation time of Macau’s public sports facilities. Joe Ho, Chief of the Sports Facility Management Department of ID, said during yesterday’s TDM radio show that the operation hours of certain sports fields will remain at 17 hours per day. He noted that this is already a relatively long period. He also said that the bureau must conduct more investigation into the possibility of further extending operation hours. According to Ho, the public mainly uses the sports facilities during off-work and off-school times.
IC accepting applications for fashion design subsidy
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has launched the “2017 Subsidy Program for Fashion Design on Sample Making.” The program has been implemented three times previously and works to comprehensively bolster Macau’s fashion design industry. The program has two main goals; to encourage Macau-based fashion designers to present practical and optimized business plans to the industry and to initiate their involvement in commercial activities as well as their participation in Macau and international fashion marketing opportunities. These are all actions that will enhance the popularity and market competitiveness of the Macau fashion industry and will spur on the steady development of the Macau design community. All eligible applicants will be granted subsidies up to MOP160,000 each for sample production and promotional materials. Submission for applications will end on August 14.
