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Lawmaker calls for 12,000 patacas cash handout to Macau residents

Lawmaker calls for 12,000 patacas cash handout to Macau residents

The government should increase its annual cash handout to 12,000 patacas for permanent residents and 6,000 patacas for non-permanent residents next year, legislator Jose Pereira Coutinho, who heads the Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM), said on Monday after a meeting with Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On at Government Headquarters. According to the Official Gazette […]
Sharp decline in MICE events in Macau

Sharp decline in MICE events in Macau

A total of 191 MICE events were held in the first quarter of 2016, down by 20 per cent year-on-year. Information released on Monday by the Statistics and Census Service indicates that the total number of participants and attendees decreased by 50.4 per cent to 124,960. There were 187 meetings and conferences held in the […]
Tourist arrivals in Macau grew 10.44 per cent during dragon boat festival

Tourist arrivals in Macau grew 10.44 per cent during dragon boat festival

Immigration authorities recorded a total of 1,838,717 crossings at the checkpoints of Macau during the Dragon Boat Festival (between 9 and 12 June), Public Security Police Force (PSP) revealed on Monday. The total number of arrivals stood at 920,027, with 626,996 tourists arriving to Macau, representing a 10.44 per cent growth. Regarding the total number […]
Fanny Vong

Fanny Vong

Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan has been President of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) since 2001.
Pearl Horizon protesters want “three-party talks” in Macau

Pearl Horizon protesters want “three-party talks” in Macau

Hundreds of pre-sale buyers of Pearl Horizon flats staged a protest march on Sunday from Areia Preta district to the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Zape, urging the office to press the local government and the ill-fated residential project’s developer Polytec to hold “three-party talks” with them. Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association President […]
Police considers longer detention for visa overstayers in Macau

Police considers longer detention for visa overstayers in Macau

The Public Security Police (PSP) says they are considering a proposal to increase the detention period for people overstaying their Macau visas from 60 to 90 days. That’s despite authorities admitting there has been a drop in crimes committed by overstayers or illegal migrants. According to the PSP, there has been a decrease in the […]
Government hopes Macau youngsters will set up shop in Guangdong

Government hopes Macau youngsters will set up shop in Guangdong

The government’s Youth Business Incubation Centre is talking to its counterparts in the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) about encouraging young local people to set up shop in the zone, Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip said on Sunday. Tai spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of […]
Nanhai JiuJiang male and female teams won 2016 Macau Dragon Boat Races

Nanhai JiuJiang male and female teams won 2016 Macau Dragon Boat Races

The 2016 Macau International Dragon Boat Races wrapped up on Thursday with different teams, both local and international, competing for the top titles. The NanHai JiuJiang male and female teams, from the neighbouring Guangdong Province, won the grand final races. The Thailand National team got the second place. Last year, the Philippine Dragon Boat’s women […]
Government mulls 10-year-plan for higher education

Government mulls 10-year-plan for higher education

The government plans to draft a 10-year development plan for the higher education sector after its tertiary education bill is passed by the legislature, Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) Director Sou Chio Fai said on Wednesday. The higher education chief made the remarks when addressing the founding ceremony of the Macau Tertiary Education Development and […]
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