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Day: February 24, 2015

Macau government wants to limit the number of tourists arriving from China

Macau government wants to limit the number of tourists arriving from China

The Macau government will negotiate with the Central Government a limit to the number of tourists arriving from China, said the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam on Thursday. According to Lusa – the Portuguese news agency, the Secretary said that the high numbers of tourists, a majority of them being from China […]
Chinese New Year messages from Beijing and Macau

Chinese New Year messages from Beijing and Macau

Beijing’s most senior representative in Macau, Li Gang, said in his Chinese New Year message last Tuesday that the local government should face social problems head-on and save for a rainy day. He also said that his office would fully support the local government. Li heads the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in […]
Macau visitors up 3.4 pct in first 3 days of CNY

Macau visitors up 3.4 pct in first 3 days of CNY

A total of 434,549 visitor arrivals were recorded during the first three days of the Chinese New Year (CNY), up 3.4 percent on the same period of last year, the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) told government broadcaster TDM on Monday. According to TDM, the number included 308,089 mainlanders, accounting for almost 71 percent of […]
Macau police log 116 breaches by rogue cabbies in 6 days

Macau police log 116 breaches by rogue cabbies in 6 days

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement on Monday there were 116 violations by rogue taxi drivers between last Tuesday and Sunday. The statement said the incidents included 69 cases of overcharging and 25 cases of refusing to pick up passengers. However, it did not reveal what the remaining 22 cases were, nor […]
Macau residential property prices rise 22 pct in 2014

Macau residential property prices rise 22 pct in 2014

The average price of residential units rose 22 percent year-on-year to 99,795 patacas per square metre of usable area last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced last Tuesday. The average price per square metre of residential units in the Macau Peninsula (95,576 patacas), Taipa (106,316) and Coloane (122,697) rose 19.8 percent, 29.6 percent […]