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Day: January 16, 2014

Tourist prices rise 6.8 pct in 2013

Tourist prices rise 6.8 pct in 2013

Macau’s tourist price index (TPI) rose 6.80 percent year-on-year in 2013, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Wednesday. A DSEC statement attributed the growth to a “marked increase” in the price indices of clothing and footwear (+10.50 percent); accommodation (+9.68 percent); and food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco (+9.15 percent). According to the statement, the […]
Govt expects solar power by-law to take effect this year

Govt expects solar power by-law to take effect this year

The government’s Energy Sector Development Office (GDSE) said Wednesday that it has completed drafting a by-law regulating the installation of photovoltaic facilities to generate electricity and that it expected the by-law to be promulgated later this year According to The Macau Post Daily, GDSE Director Arnaldo Ernesto dos Santos made the remarks to the media […]
Ao Man-long planned for Hong Kong tycoons to win Macau land sale bid

Ao Man-long planned for Hong Kong tycoons to win Macau land sale bid

Graft trial prosecutor says former works chief used Macau government projects to pursue his own interests with Hong Kong businessmen, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) today. It was Macau’s former public works chief Ao Man-long’s “precise design” that allowed a Hong Kong tycoon and businessman to buy the land involved in a […]