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Year: 2016

Macau’s gaming revenue grows 8 per cent in October

Macau’s gaming revenue grows 8 per cent in October

Macau posted an 8.8 per cent growth in gambling revenue in October, the third consecutive monthly rise, according to the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). Gaming revenue was MOP 21.8 billion (US$2.73 billion), government data showed on Tuesday. The growth reversed a 26-month fall of revenues of the 38 Macau casinos.  In the first 9 months of […]
Hotel guests in Macau rise 20 per cent in September

Hotel guests in Macau rise 20 per cent in September

Macau’s 107 hotels and guesthouses recorded 1.02 million guests in September, up 20.2 perc ent year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Monday. Guests from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan accounted for 62.8 per cent, 12.2 per cent and 4.6 per cent respectively, up 20.9 per  cent, 12.5 per cent and 40.6 […]
New vehicle registrations fall 32 per cent in Jan-Sept 

New vehicle registrations fall 32 per cent in Jan-Sept 

The number of new registrations of motor vehicles dropped 31.7 per cent year-on-year to 10,078 in the first nine months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Monday. The number of new registrations of motorcycles fell 25.3 per cent to 5,785, while the number of new registrations of light automobiles decreased 41.9 […]
Macau vehicle imports fall 55 per cent in January – September

Macau vehicle imports fall 55 per cent in January – September

Macau’s motor car and motorbike imports fell 55.6 per cent year-on-year to 911 million patacas in the first nine months of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Sunday. Mobile phone imports fell 44.9 per cent to 3.06 billion patacas. Watch imports dropped 31.9 per cent to 3.3 billion patacas. Gold jewellery […]
Taxi draft bill to be completed soon in Macau

Taxi draft bill to be completed soon in Macau

The government’s draft bill on the taxi industry will be completed soon so that it can be submitted to the Executive Council, Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San told reporters on the sidelines of a Road Safety Carnival in Praça do Tap Seac on Sunday. Lam said his bureau was finishing the draft, which […]
Carlos Marreiros

Carlos Marreiros

Carlos Marreiros – architect and city planner – is also a university professor, painter, writer, poet, and government consultant for the city’s heritage preservation and urban planning committees.
Macau lawmakers criticised budget and location of new central library

Macau lawmakers criticised budget and location of new central library

Lawmakers criticised the budget and location of the new central library on Thursday after a briefing on the project held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) at the Legislative Assembly (AL). Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said last month that the government had already made up its mind to build the […]
Laws lag behind need for financial development says Macau Financial Employees Association

Laws lag behind need for financial development says Macau Financial Employees Association

Domingos Savio Chang, who heads the Macau Financial Employees Association, said on Thursday that the city’s outdated laws and rules regulating the financial sector, as well as the insufficient number of qualified professionals, were hindering the development of the sector in Macau. Chang made the comments during a press conference about an upcoming event to provide […]
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