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Day: June 14, 2016

Macau government wants 100,000 workers on non-mandatory providence fund

Macau government wants 100,000 workers on non-mandatory providence fund

Having 100,000 workers adhering to the non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund scheme is for now the government’s benchmark. “Our aim is to implement this scheme as soon as possible as to guarantee the rights of retired workers. Given that this is a non-mandatory scheme, it’s hard to make a forecast in terms of the number of […]
Lawmaker calls for 12,000 patacas cash handout to Macau residents

Lawmaker calls for 12,000 patacas cash handout to Macau residents

The government should increase its annual cash handout to 12,000 patacas for permanent residents and 6,000 patacas for non-permanent residents next year, legislator Jose Pereira Coutinho, who heads the Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM), said on Monday after a meeting with Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On at Government Headquarters. According to the Official Gazette […]
Sharp decline in MICE events in Macau

Sharp decline in MICE events in Macau

A total of 191 MICE events were held in the first quarter of 2016, down by 20 per cent year-on-year. Information released on Monday by the Statistics and Census Service indicates that the total number of participants and attendees decreased by 50.4 per cent to 124,960. There were 187 meetings and conferences held in the […]
Tourist arrivals in Macau grew 10.44 per cent during dragon boat festival

Tourist arrivals in Macau grew 10.44 per cent during dragon boat festival

Immigration authorities recorded a total of 1,838,717 crossings at the checkpoints of Macau during the Dragon Boat Festival (between 9 and 12 June), Public Security Police Force (PSP) revealed on Monday. The total number of arrivals stood at 920,027, with 626,996 tourists arriving to Macau, representing a 10.44 per cent growth. Regarding the total number […]