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Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho warns of difficult times ahead

Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho warns of difficult times ahead

Macau, China, 15 Aug – Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho called Thursday for local companies to refrain from firing staff and hiking prices, despite rising inflation and the fragile international business climate. Speaking in the annual questions and answers session in Macau’s Legislative Assembly, Ho said inflation would persist for some time, announcing the government […]
Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong to fund Pearl River bridge

Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong to fund Pearl River bridge

Guangzhou, China, 6 Aug – Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong have agreed to jointly fund the building of a bridge to link the three regions with mainland China bearing the brunt of the project, estimated at 3.7 billion euros. Following a meeting in Guangzhou, Donald Tsang, chief executive of Hong Kong, said the bridge will […]
Macau receives almost 15 million visitors in the first half

Macau receives almost 15 million visitors in the first half

Macau, China, 22 July – Macau received 14.92 million visitors in the first half of 2008, which was a rise of 18.1 percent against the same period of 2007, the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau said Monday in Macau. The number of visitors from mainland China was 8.77 million, or a rise of 27.1 percent […]
Govt curbs mainland China transit traveller´s stay in Macau

Govt curbs mainland China transit traveller´s stay in Macau

  Macau, China, 16 Jul – The Public Security Police (PSP) announced yesterday a string of measures to restrict the stay of transit travellers from mainland China in Macau. According with the announcemnt, the new measures are meant to render ” more efficient” he control of mainland passport holders transiting through Macau to a third […]
Govt to spend US$ 100 million to cushion most vulnerable from inflation

Govt to spend US$ 100 million to cushion most vulnerable from inflation

Macau, China, 12 March – The Macau government announced on Tuesday that it is making available 814 million patacas (US$ 101 million) for a string of financial support measures to alleviate the impact of inflation among the territory’s most needy citizens. Inflation in Macau hit 8.3 percent in January, the highest level recorded since 1999. […]
Macau International Fireworks Contest will he held in September with 10 participants

Macau International Fireworks Contest will he held in September with 10 participants

Macau, China, 14 Jul – The 20th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest will be held on September with ten national teams, announced Monday Joao Manuel Costa Antunes, director of Macau Government Tourism Office. Costa Antunes said that the contest will be held on September 1,14,20 and 27 as well on Chinese National Day on October 1st. […]
Macau and Hong Kong to make cross-border travel by residents easier

Macau and Hong Kong to make cross-border travel by residents easier

Macau, China, 1 July – The residents fo Macau and Hong Kong will be able to move between their borders with greater ease in the short term, the Macau secretary for the Economy and Finance said Monday. He said that there was a bilateral consensus, “on the procedures and ease of entry and exit of […]
Macau tourism focuses on Heritage

Macau tourism focuses on Heritage

acau, China, 26 June – The Historical Centre of Macau, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will continue to be one of the most important aspects to attract tourists to the territory, according to Macau’s marketing strategy for 2008. João Costa Antunes, Macau’s director for tourism said, at a meeting with Macau’s 16 tourism […]
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