Construction worker wages down 5.5pct

According to data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), the average daily wage of construction workers has decreased from the previous quarter, marking an end to three consecutive quarters of growth. Average daily wages for the sector were down 5.5 percent quarter-to-quarter to MOP832 in the third quarter of this year. This was attributed to a weakened demand for construction workers following the completion of several large-scale entertainment facilities. The average daily wages of local construction workers and non-resident workers fell by 3.6 percent and 7.7 percent respectively to MOP1,052 and MOP715 from the previous quarter. After discounting the effect of inflation, the wage index of construction workers (107.8) for the third quarter of 2017 decreased by 4.6 percent quarter-to-quarter in real terms, and that of local construction workers (129.8) fell by 5.5 percent.

Liaison Office appoints new department heads

The Liaison Office of the Central Government in Macau appointed two new directors for its Propaganda and Culture department, and Education and Youth Affairs department.  Wan Sucheng has been appointed as director for the Propaganda and Culture department. Wan previously served in the Chinese government as deputy director of the Propaganda department of the Communist Youth League of China (CCYL). He has been a member of the standing committee of the 17th CCYL since June 2013 and has been serving in the CCYL as head of the Organization department since April 2013.  Xu Ting has been appointed head of the Department for Education and Youth Affairs. Previously, Xu served in the Liaison Office as deputy head and director of the office’s Culture and Education department.

Motorbike driver died from car accident

A motorbike driver died after being run over by a tourist bus. The accident occurred on Tuesday morning at the Avenida Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues. The deceased was a 49-year-old construction worker from mainland China. The bus, which was carrying 50 kindergarten students and three teachers, is suspected to have collided with the motorbike after attempting to overtake it. Following the impact with the bus, the motorbike collided with another car. After this, the driver fell onto the ground and was run over by the bus. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital.