Taobao adopts mPay payment method

Local payment service provider MPay has announced that an agreement had been made with Chinese internet multinational company Alibaba’s shopping site Taobao to allow Macau shoppers to settle their bills using MPay. The local company elaborated that non-mainland users of MPay with 3A and 3B-level credentials will be allowed to pay on Taobao with MPay. Moreover, shoppers will enjoy zero handling charge and a MOP30 discount on purchases of MOP200 or more when paying with MPay. The special offer will be available from 8 p.m., October 31 to midnight, November 3 and from 8 p.m., November 10 to midnight, November 11.

Professional tax payment due end-October

Professional taxpayers should pay their tax no later than the last day of October, the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) warned in a statement yesterday. Late payment will incur a fine and interest, the DSF added. There are two channels through which tax payers can settle their accounts: online or offline. Online payments can be made on the DSF’s mobile app, Macau Tax, or on online banking channels offered by participating local banks. Alternatively, taxpayers can pay the tax at counters of participating banks or at DSF’s Praia Grande or NAPE offices, or the Areia Preta and Taipa counters.

Lawmaker asks about maintenance and renovation of old buildings

Lawmaker Leong Hong Sai has asked in his recent written inquiry whether the government will adopt a pilot subsidy scheme, similar to that of Hong Kong, to fund elderly and poorer residents to revamp their apartment buildings. The Hong Kong pilot scheme also helps organize volunteers to carry out less major work. In addition, Leong asks whether the government has data on all buildings with structural issues in the city, and how the government intends to handle the problem. He also asks whether, besides repairing old buildings, the government has plans to continue working with the cultural industry to beautify local streets and roads.