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Wynn Macau to move 250 gaming tables from Nape to Cotai

Wynn Macau to move 250 gaming tables from Nape to Cotai

Wynn Macau announced on Monday that it has got permission from the Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) to transfer 250 gaming tables from its casino-hotel complex in Nape to Wynn Palace in Cotai. The US gaming company headed by Steve Wynn made the announcement in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. According […]
Chan clarifies ‘foreign’ lawmakers rule for elections in Macau

Chan clarifies ‘foreign’ lawmakers rule for elections in Macau

Asked by reporters on Friday whether local residents who are – hypothetically – lawmakers in Taiwan or Hong Kong could also run in local elections, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said, “Yes, they can” – due to the fact that both aren’t foreign jurisdictions but integral parts of China. Chan made […]
New Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau takes office

New Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macau takes office

The new Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macau) took office on Thursday. Xu Yingzhen served for several years as Commercial Counsellor of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce of China (equivalent to Director-General level). Xu replaced Chang […]
Taipa (Macau) Ferry Terminal operational in February the earliest

Taipa (Macau) Ferry Terminal operational in February the earliest

Maritime authorities say the region’s second ferry terminal will become operational between February and May next year after follow-up arrangements in the coming months. Meanwhile, officials say ferry services will remain preferential to travelers from the Pearl River Delta in the short run even after the erection of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The new Taipa […]
Macau’s population over 652,000 in first half-year

Macau’s population over 652,000 in first half-year

Macau’s population stood at 652,500 people at the end of the first half-year, up 0.5 percent or 3,400 people over the end-first-quarter figure, the Statistics and Census Service announced. The figures indicate that the female population of 332,600 accounted for 51 percent of the total. In year-on-year terms, the population counted 9,600 more people than […]
Wushu Masters Challenge widely liked in Macau

Wushu Masters Challenge widely liked in Macau

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Thursday that the four-day Wushu Masters Challenge was “widely liked” by residents and tourists alike. Macau’s first-ever Wushu Masters Challenge, hosted by the Sports Bureau and Wushu General Association of Macau, aims to promote traditional Chinese martial arts to tourists and residents, is […]
Wushu Masters Challenge set to start on Thursday in Macau

Wushu Masters Challenge set to start on Thursday in Macau

After torrential rain early on Wednesday morning, a blessing ceremony was held in Praça do Tap Seac in the afternoon for this week’s Wushu Masters Challenge. Aimed at promoting traditional Chinese martial arts, the Wushu Master Challenge, to be held from today to Sundaycomprises a string of activities that will be held at several locations […]
So says Grand Lisboa Palace to open in 2018 in Macau

So says Grand Lisboa Palace to open in 2018 in Macau

SJM Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai said that the construction of Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai was expected to be completed by the end of next year, ready for its official opening in 2018. So made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of attending the gaming company’s annual scholarship awards event, which […]
Macau lawmakers pass legislative election bill

Macau lawmakers pass legislative election bill

The outline of a government-initiated bill to amend the Legislative Assembly Election Law was passed in its first reading during a plenary session of the legislature on Tuesday, with four lawmakers voting against and 28 lawmakers voting for the bill. A total of 32 lawmakers cast their votes. As is customary, the speaker of the […]
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