Retrenched Lisboa Palace workers re-employed

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) informed that all workers involved in the recent Lisboa Palace controversy returned to work yesterday, having signed contracts with the main contractor of Lisboa Palace. According to a statement issued by lawmaker and vice president of FOAM, Lei Cheng I, the result followed a meeting on Tuesday with the owner of the Lisboa Palace, the project’s main contractor, FAOM, and the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL).  The total of 86 Macau resident workers have all been re-employed.

Growth in prices continues to slow

The composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.65 percent year-on-year to 108.1 in August, according to new data released from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), marking a further decrease of 0.43 percentage points from the 2.08 percent year-on-year growth in the July. Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes on the general households. DSEC accredits the increment to dearer rentals for parking spaces, higher charges for eating out, as well as increases in property management fees and automobile prices

Bus accident victims and relatives meet with agency

Following a request by some of the tourists injured in the Rua da Entena accident, the Macao Government Tourist Office (MGTO) and the Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) coordinated a meeting between six affected tourists, their families and the travel agency yesterday. During the meeting, the victims’ families made their requests.  Currently, four tourists remain hospitalized and four family members remain in Macau to accompany them. 36 affected tourists have already left the MSAR. Additionally, four other family members of victims travelled to Macau and have had accommodation provided by the travel agency responsible for the bus that crashed at Rua da Entena.