Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac pledged on Thursday that the government will further promote the development of the convention and exhibition industry, with priority being given to the organisation of conferences.
Leong also vowed that the government will strive to bring more “good quality” international conventions and exhibitions to the city.
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A 72-year-old local woman tested positive for the H7N9 avian influenza, Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said on Thursday during a special press conference at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre late last night.
Lei said it was the first confirmed imported case of H7N9 avian influenza in Macau.
The first locally contracted case of H7N9 was reported last month. That patient has made a full recovery.
The government of Macau will give new impetus to the integration of the service platform for trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries in the “One Belt, One Road,” initiative said the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Leong Vai Tac.
Echo Chan Keng Hong, the re-appointed deputy secretary-general of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs), said on Tuesday she was glad that she has been re-appointed to the post after she resigned in late 2015.
Chan said her important tasks would include pushing for the implementation of the various support measures announced by the central government last year.
Praveen Choudhary, managing director and head of Hong Kong Property, Hong Kong/China Conglomerates and Asia Gaming Research at Morgan Stanley, said on Tuesday it was very difficult for Macau to massively increase its non-gaming revenue per centage due to the city’s limited land resources.
Choudhary made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference at Galaxy Macau about the upcoming 11th G2E Asia gaming expo, where he was one of the main speakers.
The New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union organised a protest march on Monday, urging the government to push the city’s six gaming operators to raise their workers’ wages by at least five per cent.
A survey conducted by the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) found that Macau’s consumer confidence dropped slightly in the fourth quarter last year, with buying a flat recording a score of 54.89 (out of 200), down from 59.27 in the previous quarter.
Protesters Sunday afternoon marched against what they described as the “brutal” increase in the government’s vehicle-related fees and charges.
Wendy Chan is founder and clinic director of PhysioOne Centre. Born in Macao in 1975, she moved with her family to Toronto, Canada at the age of 13. In high school, she volunteered in hospitals and nursing homes which paved the path to her future career.