Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan has been President of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) since 2001.
Year: 2016
Hundreds of pre-sale buyers of Pearl Horizon flats staged a protest march on Sunday from Areia Preta district to the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Zape, urging the office to press the local government and the ill-fated residential project’s developer Polytec to hold “three-party talks” with them. Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association President […]
The Public Security Police (PSP) says they are considering a proposal to increase the detention period for people overstaying their Macau visas from 60 to 90 days. That’s despite authorities admitting there has been a drop in crimes committed by overstayers or illegal migrants. According to the PSP, there has been a decrease in the […]
The government’s Youth Business Incubation Centre is talking to its counterparts in the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) about encouraging young local people to set up shop in the zone, Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip said on Sunday. Tai spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of […]
The 2016 Macau International Dragon Boat Races wrapped up on Thursday with different teams, both local and international, competing for the top titles. The NanHai JiuJiang male and female teams, from the neighbouring Guangdong Province, won the grand final races. The Thailand National team got the second place. Last year, the Philippine Dragon Boat’s women […]
The government plans to draft a 10-year development plan for the higher education sector after its tertiary education bill is passed by the legislature, Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) Director Sou Chio Fai said on Wednesday. The higher education chief made the remarks when addressing the founding ceremony of the Macau Tertiary Education Development and […]
The National Audit Office (NAO) will intensify the auditing of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) operating in Macau, Liu Jiayi, the central government’s auditor-general, said on Tuesday. Liu, who also chairs the governing board of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), was invited by the local government to give a lecture on the National Audit […]
The Spokesperson’s Office of the Government said that there was no change in the government’s current policy that it won’t allow the import of non-resident workers to be employed as dealers (croupiers) by local casinos. This means, according to the statement, that the government’s long-standing policy which only allows local residents to work as dealers […]
Macau should make use of the Internet and big data to build itself into a data city, Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, said at University of Macau (UM) on Monday. Ma, also known as Ma Yun, made the suggestion during a public lecture hosted by the Zhejiang Chamber […]