Briefs | Two local men arrested for shooting air guns in the streets

Two local men were arrested for being in possession of multiple air guns, knives and other weapons, including a samurai sword, mountaineers and a rubber mace. The two suspects are aged 21 and 22 years old. Last month, the Judiciary Police (PJ) received reports of people using converted air guns to shoot trees and cars driving on the road at multiple locations around Coloane. The PJ has arrested five suspects, including the abovementioned duo. The three other suspects are also local male residents, aged 19, 20 and 21 years old. One is still a student.

Central Library exhibition attracts 900 visitors

The exhibition of the planned New Central Library, which is being held at the old court building, has attracted approximately 900 visitors since its opening on October 31, according to a statement released by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). More than 20 groups, including schools and associations, have requested guides when visiting the exhibition. With 400 participants, these groups represent almost half of all visitors to date. The IC is arranging introductory sessions to the Library in local middle and primary schools. The exhibition will run until December.

Locals defeated in Macau Open Badminton

All local badminton players who competed in the first two days of the Macau Open 2016 lost to their competitors. According to the latest official results, 12 Macau athletes have already played, on November 29 and yesterday. One of Macau’s leaders in women’s badminton, Ng Weng Chi, ended her journey in this competition with a 1-2 loss to Indonesian player Debora Rumete Vehrenica. In the first round, she had beaten the Indonesia player by four points, with a final score of 21 to 17 for Ng. The last two rounds were 19 to 21 and 15 to 21.

Shenzhen, Macau to pursue financial cooperation

The local government is planning to explore further cooperation opportunities in the field of financial services with the city of Shenzhen. The Shenzhen-Macau Cooperation Conference was held yesterday at the government headquarters (pictured). On the sidelines of the event, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, told reporters that the cooperation with Shenzhen would aid Macau in achieving its goal of developing specialized financial services. The Secretary also noted the previous support that Shenzhen has offered Macau in terms of the latter’s establishment of system regarding the clearance of patacas and renminbi. Leong further promised that the two cities would continue to push forward cooperation in the MICE, financial services, tourism, education and cultural affairs sector. However, the next phase of the cooperation conference will focus on the development of a logistics hub in coastal areas of Guangdong Province.

Catarina Domingues wins local journalism award

Catarina Domingues has won the Fundação Oriente (Orient Foundation) Journalism Award 2016 for a report aired by TDM’s Canal Macau last year. The report is focused on the challenges faced by breastfeeding mothers in Macau. The accolade, which includes a MOP50,000 cash prize, will be presented at the Orient Foundation delegation in Macau (Casa Garden) on December 14 at 6.30 p.m.