MSAR ranked eighth best one-day trip

The Traveller section of Australian paper The Sun-Herald has elected Macau as one of the “Top 10 one-day destinations” in the world. Macau made it to eighth place, just ahead of the Vatican. “Like Hong Kong, just 65 kilometers away, the peninsula of Macau has benefited from China’s ‘one country, two systems’ policy, and is the only place in China where gambling is legal. The casinos are what draws most visitors; however, you can also spend an afternoon exploring old Portuguese cathedrals and Chinese temples,” states writer Ute Junker. The 10 tiny destinations for a one-day trip, as picked by The Sun-Herald in order of preference starting at the top, are: Liechtenstein, Curacao, San Marino, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Malta, Jersey (the largest of Britain’s Channel Islands), Monaco, Macau, the Vatican and Grenada.

Rosario refers gov’t’s land debt case to CCAC

Regarding the government’s alleged land debt resulting from a land exchange deal for the Iec Long Firecracker Factory heritage site, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo Rosario, has decided to submit the case to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) for investigation. The office of the Secretary for Transport and Public Works issued a statement yesterday, indicating that the Secretary is concerned about the Iec Long Firecracker Factory incident and that “after analyzing the materials at hand, [he] believed it should be handed over to the CCAC.” In the statement, the Secretary’s office says that, “In order to ensure public interest and social stability, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works must handle all the affairs under his jurisdiction in accordance with the law and with the Macau SAR’s interests being the priority.”

Qualifications committee for construction professionals’ established

Chief Executive Chui Sai On yesterday announced the administrative law for setting up the Committee for Architecture, Engineering and Urbanism.
The Committee will be responsible for reviewing applicants’ qualifications for internships and practice registrations, and for issuing professional certificates. It will consist of 13 members, made up of seven government representatives and six professionals from the private sector. Moreover, the members who are to be selected from private institutions must possess suitable experience in urban architecture or the urban planning field. They must be well recognized as outstanding professionals with suitable qualifications in the appropriate fields. The committee members’ term is two years, but this term has the chance to be renewed. Published in the Official Gazette, the new regulation took effect today.