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Day: May 26, 2014

Protest against ‘golden handshake’ bill draws record crowd

Protest against ‘golden handshake’ bill draws record crowd

Thousands of protesters took to the streets Sunday to voice their opposition to the government’s controversial “golden handshake” bill on generous compensation packages for the chief executive and other principal officials, with Macau Conscience – one of the organisers – saying that about 20,000 people took part. Several independent observers estimated the number of protesters […]
Visitors rise 9 percent to 10.3 million in the first four months of the year

Visitors rise 9 percent to 10.3 million in the first four months of the year

Macau recorded 10.3 million visitors arrivals in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year growth of nine percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. According to the DSEC in April Macau recorded 2.63 million visitor arrivals, a year-on-year growth of 10 percent, The bureau attributed the two-digit rise to the Easter […]