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Macau’s gaming sector is regionally competitive said Chief Executive 

Macau’s gaming sector is regionally competitive said Chief Executive 

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday that the local gaming sector was still competitive and a leading player in the region despite its two-year downturn. Chui, nevertheless, pledged that the government would always ensure that the industry remain competitive. Chui made the remarks when answering a question from lawmaker-cum-building contractor Mak Soi Kun in a […]
Government vows to build ‘temporary’ housing to start urban renewal

Government vows to build ‘temporary’ housing to start urban renewal

In an attempt to get urban renewal projects finally off the ground, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday the government would build temporary housing for affected residents when the urban renewal projects are being implemented. Chui also said the government would draft a series of bills to support the city’s urban renewal projects such […]
Macaus’s Chief Executive urges young people to develop international perspective

Macaus’s Chief Executive urges young people to develop international perspective

Addressing Wednesday’s Q&A session in the legislature, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On encouraged young people to broaden their horizons and develop an international perspective. Responding to lawmaker-cum-developer Lau Veng Seng’s question on talent development and how the government has been providing young people with opportunities and helped them develop an international perspective, Chui said the choice […]
Sands hopes to get more gaming tables for Parisian in Macau

Sands hopes to get more gaming tables for Parisian in Macau

Sands China President Wilfred Wong Ying Wai said Tuesday he hopes the government will give the company more gaming tables for The Parisian resort considering how much it has invested in the non-gaming elements there. Wong made the comments while speaking to reporters after announcing at the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower in Cotai that The […]
Macau’s panda twins grow well

Macau’s panda twins grow well

Local panda carer Chio Chong Kuan said Tuesday that Macau’s first locally born panda babies –Tai Pou and Sio Pou – were in good health, growing well and putting on weight. Chio said that Tai Pou, the elder cub, weighed over 1,000 grammes on Tuesday, an increase of 14 times over his birth weight, while Sio Pou, […]
Macau Chief Executive to visit Portugal in September

Macau Chief Executive to visit Portugal in September

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will pay an official visit to Portugal in the second half of September, the Portuguese radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM reported Monday. The unsourced report said that Chui was expected to meet Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Antonio Costa during the visit, Chui’s second to […]
Macau prepares to propose new heritage sites to UNESCO

Macau prepares to propose new heritage sites to UNESCO

The Macau government is preparing new heritage site in the to be presented to UNESCO with a view to including them on the world heritage list, the President of the Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (ICM) told newspaper Hoje Macau. Ung Vai Meng also said that by December this year three sections of the ancient walls […]
IPIM to organize Franchise Expo and Guangdong Products Fair this weekend in Macau

IPIM to organize Franchise Expo and Guangdong Products Fair this weekend in Macau

Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Executive Director Irene Lau On Monday, Kuan Va said the joint budget for this week’s 2016 Macau Franchise Expo (MFE) and 2016 Guangdong & Macau Branded Products Fair (GMBPF) will be about 16 million patacas. Lau made the remarks during a press conference about the two fairs. The […]
Hotel’s closure won’t affect Macau’s image said government

Hotel’s closure won’t affect Macau’s image said government

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said Sunday that the temporary closure of Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel in Taipa won’t have a negative impact on Macau’s image as an international tourist destination. Tam said the hotel’s six-month closure by the government on Friday was necessary as the condition of the property constituted a public safety […]
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