Briefs | Police refute rumor of PLA killing CIA agents

The Office of the Secretary for Security released a statement yesterday refuting a rumor spread on social networks alleging that “the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Macau Garrison’s special force killed several CIA [the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency] agents and thus received first class merit.” The Office clarified that “there was absolutely no such thing, according to [its] verification and confirmation with the PLA Macau Garrison.” The Secretary, Wong Sio Chak, also responded to media on the sidelines of the CB event stating, “In Macau, even if a kitten or a puppy has an accident, our police would know, not to mention such a huge thing,” he said, finding the rumor “very funny.”

Number of non-resident workers rises 20 pct

The number of non-resident workers increased by 20 percent year-on-year in March, reaching 174,924, according to data released by the Human Resources Office. In April last year, the number of non-resident workers was recorded as 145,692. A total of 113,465 non-resident workers come from mainland China, whereas the second largest community is from the Philippines (22,422).