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Macau to provide financial support to rebuild Sichuan sooner

Macau to provide financial support to rebuild Sichuan sooner

Macau, China, 19 Jan – The government of Macau said on Sunday that the US$625 million (five billion patacas) it made available to rebuild the Chinese province of Sichuan, devastated by an earthquake in 2008, will be invested in the next three years. The announcement was made by Chui Sai On, the secretary for Macau […]
Macau receives 30 million visitors in 2008

Macau receives 30 million visitors in 2008

Macau, China, 15 Jan – More than 30 million visitors travelled to Macau in 2008, which represented an increase of 11 percent against 2007, Joao Costa Antunes, director of the Macau Tourism Office, said on Wednesday. Antunes said that in 2008 a total of 30.18 million people visited Macau and of this amount, 17.5 million […]
Macau´s airport passengers drop 7 percent to 5 million in 2008

Macau´s airport passengers drop 7 percent to 5 million in 2008

Macau, China, 07 Jan – Macau International Airport recorded a passenger movement of  5,097,802 last year, a drop of seven percent on 2007, the airport management company ADA announced Tuesday. In 2007 Macau airport received 5,5 miilion passengers. The number of passengers in December 2008 fell 24 percent year-on-year to 354,253. Month-on-month, December movement was […]
Businessman Ho Iat Seng does not plan to compete for Macau Chief Executive

Businessman Ho Iat Seng does not plan to compete for Macau Chief Executive

Macau, China, 6 Jan – Businessman Ho Iat Seng, who has been mentioned as one of the potential candidates for the Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region of Macau from 20 December 2009, said he does not plan to compete for the position, Tuesday’s edition of Hoje Macau reported. The newspaper reported that 51-year […]
New Taipa Ferry Terminal to be completed only in 2012 due to major redesign

New Taipa Ferry Terminal to be completed only in 2012 due to major redesign

Macau, China, 29 Dec – Another major redesign of Macau’s second permanent ferry terminal located in Taipa island means the project will not be completed until 2012, three years behind schedule. A source from Macau’s Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) told MacauNews the redesign was necessary due to the continual increase in the number of people […]
President Hu meets chief executive of Macau in Beiing

President Hu meets chief executive of Macau in Beiing

Beijing, China, 23 Dec – China’s president Hu Jintao met Macau Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On in Beijing Wednesday during a visit to report his work to central authorities. Accordint to Xinhua News Agency during the meeting with Chui, Hu spoke highly of the Macau government’s work in 2010. Macau’s economy […]
Macau government finalises defence and security bill proposal

Macau government finalises defence and security bill proposal

Macau, China, 17 Dec – Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah said Tuesday that a proposal for a national defence and security bill, which includes a 25-year prison sentence for treason against China, has already been submitted to the Executive Council, and will then go to the Legislative Assembly. The bill proposal, which has […]
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