The government will try its best to preserve Macau’s cultural heritage for every generation, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On pledged in an audio message released on his official website on Tuesday, admitting that there was room for improvement in revitalizing the city’s historic buildings. This year is the 10th anniversary of the inscription of […]
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The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau’s (DSEJ) Youth Department Chief Un Hoi Cheng said yesterday the government was planning to extend art education to include P6, as well as to strengthen co-operation with art museums. Un made the remarks after a meeting of the Youth Affairs Committee at the bureau on Tuesday. She is a […]
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau’s (DSEJ) Youth Department Chief Un Hoi Cheng said yesterday the government was planning to extend art education to include P6, as well as to strengthen co-operation with art museums. Un made the remarks after a meeting of the Youth Affairs Committee at the bureau on Tuesday. She is a […]
The government will try its best to preserve Macau’s cultural heritage for every generation, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On pledged in an audio message released on his official website on Tuesday, admitting that there was room for improvement in revitalizing the city’s historic buildings. This year is the 10th anniversary of the inscription of […]
The Macau government’s receipts dropped 32.3 percent year-on-year to 72.7 billion patacas in the first eight months of the year, the Finance Services Bureau (DSF) announced on Monday. The government’s income from direct gaming taxes fell 35.5 percent to 58.58 billion patacas. Gaming tax payments accounted for 80.6 percent of the government’s total revenue between […]
Hotel sector revenues amounted to MOP27.87 billion in 2014, up by 10.2 percent year-on-year, according to an annual survey released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Analyzed by subsector, room sales increased by 14.3 percent year-on-year to MOP13.65 billion, accounting for 49 percent of the total. Receipts from food & beverages increased marginally by […]
Cinematheque Passion, an art house and film archive run by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (ICM), will start its long-awaited trial run today, according a statement from the bureau on Sunday. The trial will end on December 31. The cinematheque is located in Travessa da Paixão next to the Ruins of Saint Paul’s Church. The name […]
The new real estate mortgage loans (RMLs) approved by Macau banks decreased 23.9 percent year-on-year in July, according to figures released by the Monetary Authority of Macau. New RMLs increased 6.6 percent month-on-month, reaching MOP4.2 billion in value, and 96.6 percent of them were granted to residents. In terms of value, new RMLs to residents […]
A high-powered group of international celebrities has written to Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai-on calling for the closure of the Canidrome greyhound racing track when its lease expires soon. The celebrities – including actors Peter Egan and Shannon Elizabeth, Olympic gold-medal-winning hurdler Sally Pearson and baseball star Dave Borkowski – said the facility is […]