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Year: 2016

US$2.7 billion Parisian resort opens as Macau recovery beckons

US$2.7 billion Parisian resort opens as Macau recovery beckons

U.S. casino mogul Sheldon Adelson will open his fifth resort in Macau today, as signs emerge of a turnaround in the territory’s fortunes after two years of falling revenues cast doubt on the wisdom of new developments. Sands China, a subsidiary of Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands, will open the doors of the US$2.7 billion (MOP21.6 […]
Gaming recovery in Macau helps imports

Gaming recovery in Macau helps imports

Lawmaker Dominic Sio Chi Wai said on Monday that he believed that the recovery of gaming revenues will help boost Macau’s imports. Sio made these remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the general meeting of the Macau Importers and Exporters Association on its premises in the city centre. Sio, who chairs the […]
Macau Chief Executive starts visit to Portugal

Macau Chief Executive starts visit to Portugal

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On arrived on Sunday for a five-day official visit to Portugal at the invitation of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), Chui will also meet Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa and co-chair a meeting of the Macau-Portugal Joint Commission with […]
Macau government orders removal of ‘carcinogenic’ mooncakes

Macau government orders removal of ‘carcinogenic’ mooncakes

Samples of mooncakes from a local hotel and a Hong Kong-based bakery were found to have excessive levels of a carcinogenic chemical, according to a statement released by the government on Friday. The statement said that 8.43 microgrammes per kilo of the carcinogenic chemical aflatoxin B1 were found in a sample of mooncakes from Pousada […]
Govt presents its first 5-Year Development Plan

Govt presents its first 5-Year Development Plan

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Thursday he was “very confident” that the government’s supply of public housing units will be able to meet public demand, when addressing a press conference on the final version of the government’s first ever Five-Year Development Plan. Chui, his five policy secretaries and other senior officials attended the […]
Sands giving locals discounts to mark Parisian opening

Sands giving locals discounts to mark Parisian opening

Sands China is giving local residents two weeks of discounts at its non-gaming facilities across its seven hotel resorts to mark the opening of The Parisian on Tuesday. Sands China President Wilfred Wong Ying Wai made the announcement during a press conference Thursday at The Venetian, where he also announced a pyrotechnic and light show […]
Macau security forces to axe term ‘militarised’

Macau security forces to axe term ‘militarised’

  Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said on Wednesday that the proposed amendments to the personnel regulations of the Macau Public Security Forces will no longer refer to their staff members as “militarised” personnel. Wong made the remarks on the sidelines of the swearing-in of Cheng Fong Meng as the new director of the Correctional […]
Macau casinos want 73 more smoking lounges

Macau casinos want 73 more smoking lounges

Local gaming operators have applied for 73 more smoking lounges in 21 casinos, the Health Bureau (SSM) says in a written reply to an interpellation about the matter by lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng. The bureau’s response was made public on Wednesday. According to the bureau, the current number of casino smoking lounges stands at 86. […]
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