Maritime authorities say the region’s second ferry terminal will become operational between February and May next year after follow-up arrangements in the coming months. Meanwhile, officials say ferry services will remain preferential to travelers from the Pearl River Delta in the short run even after the erection of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The new Taipa […]
Day: August 12, 2016
Macau’s population stood at 652,500 people at the end of the first half-year, up 0.5 percent or 3,400 people over the end-first-quarter figure, the Statistics and Census Service announced. The figures indicate that the female population of 332,600 accounted for 51 percent of the total. In year-on-year terms, the population counted 9,600 more people than […]
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Thursday that the four-day Wushu Masters Challenge was “widely liked” by residents and tourists alike. Macau’s first-ever Wushu Masters Challenge, hosted by the Sports Bureau and Wushu General Association of Macau, aims to promote traditional Chinese martial arts to tourists and residents, is […]