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Macau’s gaming tax not only factor for casinos’ competitiveness says Lionel Leong

Macau’s gaming tax not only factor for casinos’ competitiveness says Lionel Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Tuesday that the gaming tax rate was not the only factor in determining the local gaming industry’s competitiveness. Leong made the remarks on the sidelines of a press conference at the Macau Chamber of Commerce about local gaming operators’ procurement partnerships with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Macau lawmakers pass Soares condolence motion

Macau lawmakers pass Soares condolence motion

Lawmakers passed on Tuesday a motion by lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Pereira Coutinho to express the legislature’s deep sorrow over the demise of former Portuguese president Mário Soares who passed away in Lisbon on January 7, aged 92.
Macau casino taxes may face revision says DICJ director

Macau casino taxes may face revision says DICJ director

Discussion over gaming tax rates in Macau has prompted the director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) to announce the possibility of amending existing casino taxation laws. Such an amendment would occur before the casino license renewal period due in the next decade.
Transformation of Macau into a smart city is lagging behind says group

Transformation of Macau into a smart city is lagging behind says group

Local think tank Collective Wisdom Policy Centre on Monday slammed the government for failing to come up with plans and concrete measures to achieve its objective of transforming Macau into a smart city. The government laid out a string of plans and measures aiming to convert Macau into a smart city in the long term, in its first-ever Five-Year Development Plan, which was released in September last year.
Macau’s drug-dealing cases surge 43 per cent last year

Macau’s drug-dealing cases surge 43 per cent last year

Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Chau Wai Kuong said on Monday that drug-dealing cases recorded by his criminal investigation force rose to 122 last year from 85 in 2015, an increase of 43.5 per cent. Chau revealed the figure during a Chinese New Year gathering and lunch for the media at the PJ headquarters in Zape.
Owners plan to re-apply for Macau Imperial Palace license

Owners plan to re-apply for Macau Imperial Palace license

The owners of Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel said in a statement on Friday that they would return the licence to run the hotel in Taipa to the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), because they could not finish the necessary work required to meet the building’s necessary fire safety regulations before the deadline – January 22 – set by the government – six months after the government announced the temporary closure of the hotel in July.
Macau lawmaker calls for timetable to amend labour law

Macau lawmaker calls for timetable to amend labour law

The government should come up with a timetable to amend the Labour Relations Law concerning employees’ holiday entitlements and paternity leave, lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I said on Sunday. Lei made the remarks on the sidelines of a two-month 2017 Union Day campaign, which started on sunday, organised by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, at Macau Kung Luen Vocational & Technical Middle School.
Macau’s first animal abuse suspect caught under new law

Macau’s first animal abuse suspect caught under new law

A non-resident worker from Vietnam was caught on January 4 for abusing a cat, the first case under the city’s first-ever animal protection law with took effect on September 1 last year, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson has announced.
Jay Chun

Jay Chun

Jay Chun is Chairman of Paradise Entertainment Limited. He speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English and has lived all over the world, including Canada, China, the United States, Hong Kong and Macao.
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