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Year: 2014

Xi to visit Macau in December: Radio Macau

Xi to visit Macau in December: Radio Macau

President Xi Jinping will visit Macau in December to attend the swearing-in ceremony of re-elected Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and other principal officials, the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM reported Tuesday. The report did not attribute the news to anyone, merely saying that Radio Macau had “confirmed” the visit. According to […]
Lawmakers return from summer recess

Lawmakers return from summer recess

The city’s 33 lawmakers return to work Thursday after the summer recess. The first item on the agenda to be debated and voted on in the hemicycle will be a 166.7 million pataca budget bill for the Legislative Assembly (AL) next year, according to legislature’s website. The budget bill has been drafted by the legislature’s […]
Govt conducts survey of Chinese white dolphin

Govt conducts survey of Chinese white dolphin

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou are jointly conducting a survey to collect data about the Chinese white dolphin and other marine mammals which are found in the waters off Macau, the bureau said in a statement yesterday. According to previous media report, the carcasses of a […]
‘Occupy Central’ hurts people’s interests: ex-Macau governor

‘Occupy Central’ hurts people’s interests: ex-Macau governor

Macau’s last Portuguese governor Vasco Rocha Vieira has told Xinhua that political stability is vital for Hong Kong’s development, as well as its well-being. The “Occupy Central” movement has undermined the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and seriously damaged people’s interests, Rocha Vieira said in an interview with Xinhua last week. Rocha Vieira expressed […]
Govt mulls scrapping bearer shares

Govt mulls scrapping bearer shares

The government is planning to abolish bearer shares issued by public limited companies (known as sociedades anónimas, or SA, in Portuguese), so as to be in line with the requirements of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, as part of its efforts to crack down on money laundering and […]
Chui pledges another cash handout next year

Chui pledges another cash handout next year

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday that if – as generally expected – the government will again enjoy a budget surplus, its wealth-sharing programme – popularly known as cash handout – will continue next year since he wants to “share the fruits of economic growth” with the city’s residents. Chui also said […]
More than 30 million tourists to visit Macau this year

More than 30 million tourists to visit Macau this year

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said Wednesday she estimated that Macau’s number of visitor arrivals this year will exceed 30 million. Speaking to reporters at the Fisherman’s Wharf on the sidelines of the annual Macau Grand Prix press conference, Senna Fernandes said that with such a high number of […]
Grand Prix chief says 1/3 of budget goes to safety

Grand Prix chief says 1/3 of budget goes to safety

Macau Grand Prix Committee Co-ordinator João Manuel Costa Antunes said Wednesday that the budget for this year’s motor-racing event will be about 199 to 200 million patacas, stressing that about a third of the budget will be spent on safety measures.   Antunes made the remarks during a press conference at the Macau Fishersman’s Wharf […]
Gold jewellery imports drop 29 pct in August

Gold jewellery imports drop 29 pct in August

Macau’s gold jewellery imports fell 29 percent year-on-year to 723 million patacas in August, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Tuesday. However, the import of watches – another item popular with mainland tourists – rose 30 percent to 720 million patacas. Mobile phone imports dropped 21 percent to 311 million patacas. The import of […]
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