The Macau government has confirmed that it has received a request on behalf of ex-secretary for transport and public works Ao Man Long to serve the remainder of his 29-year prison sentence in Portugal, the Portuguese-language daily Hoje Macau (“Today Macau”) reported on Tuesday.
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The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three police officers on Saturday on suspicion of running an illegal entry and exit scheme for mainlanders barred from Macau or overstaying in the city.
Six Public Security Police (PSP) officers were sentenced to between 21 months and 15 years in prison on Friday for a range of crimes such as offering banned travellers illegal entries, stays and exits in Macau for cash.
Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) Director Cheng Fong Meng told lawmakers on Tuesday that the city’s prison in Coloane is 82.81 per cent full, adding that his bureau was ready to change the facilities in the penitentiary to raise its capacity.
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On promised to tackle Macau’s four notoriously overdue public projects – the light rail transit (LRT) system, the new prison in Coloane, the new ferry terminal in Taipa, and a fourth Macau-Taipa link – next year. Chui said he was happy to be able to announce that Secretary for Transports […]