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Macau top judge warns more gaming crimes extend beyond casinos

Macau top judge warns more gaming crimes extend beyond casinos

  Court of Final Appeal (TUI) President Sam Hou Fai warned that a rising number of gaming-related crimes appeared to extend beyond casinos, pointing out that there have been several cases in which gamblers died while they were being held against their will by loan sharks. Sam made the remarks on Wednesday when delivering a speech […]
Exhibition organizer says recession affects sales in Macau

Exhibition organizer says recession affects sales in Macau

One of organisers of the annual car, yacht and business aviation exhibitions said on Wednesday that the city’s economic downturn would certainly affect the fair’s sales, adding that the exhibitions would focus on promoting exchanges among exhibitors this year. According to a statement of the exhibitions’ organisers, the 6th China (Macau) International Automobile Exposition, 6th China […]
21st Macau International Trade and Investment debuts partner country and city 

21st Macau International Trade and Investment debuts partner country and city 

The 21st Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) announced on Tuesday that it will have a partner country and a partner city for the first time, which will be Portugal and Beijing respectively. The annual event, once again themed “Co-operation – Key to Business Opportunities”, will be held from tomorrow until Saturday at the Venetian in Cotai. There will be around 1,600 […]
Lawmakers urge Macau government to axe Light Rail peninsula plan

Lawmakers urge Macau government to axe Light Rail peninsula plan

Three lawmakers yesterday urged the government to dump its plan to build a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system on the peninsula. The trio said they were worried that the construction of the project on the peninsula would cause severe traffic jams. Indirectly lawmakers Kou Hoi In, Cheang Chi Keong and Chui Sai Cheong suggested that […]
Property sales in Macau double in September

Property sales in Macau double in September

The number of flats sold last month rose 100 per cent year-on-year to 934, according to official statistics released by the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) on Tuesday. In September last year, 466 units changed hands. Month-on-month, the number of flats sold rose 25.4 per cent. The average price per square metre fell 2.2 per cent […]
Spending on Sino-Lusophone culture week cut by 9 per cent

Spending on Sino-Lusophone culture week cut by 9 per cent

The budget for the 8th China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Cultural Week opening next week is around 8 million patacas, about 9 per cent lower than the previous year, in response to the government’s policy to cut-back on public spending, according to one of the officials preparing the annual event. The event will last from October 24 […]
Ex-Macau Transport Bureau official gets 12 and a half years for graft 

Ex-Macau Transport Bureau official gets 12 and a half years for graft 

  The former chief of the Transport Bureau’s (DSAT) Division of Transport Management, Lou Ngai Wa, was sentenced on Monday to 12 and half years in prison, with a 36,000 patacas fine for his involvement in a public car park management corruption case which took place between 2012 and 2015. Lou was convicted of corruption, abuse […]
Guy Lesquoy

Guy Lesquoy

Guy Lesquoy is Director of Entertainment at The Parisian Macao’s Streetmosphere and has been working for Sands China Ltd. for the past decade.
Mainland tourists seek local experiences says expert

Mainland tourists seek local experiences says expert

Mainland tourists are looking for local experiences beyond the usual tourist trail in Macau, China Tourism Academy (CTA) President Dai Bin said during a panel discussion of the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) on Sunday. Aside from visiting the Ruins of St Paul’s and other popular tourist attractions, Dai said that tourists were looking for additional […]
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