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Macau Government submits Iec Long land swap to graft busters

Macau Government submits Iec Long land swap to graft busters

A land swap case involving the site of the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory in Taipa has been submitted to the Commission against Corruption (CCAC), Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, said on Monday. Rosário talked to reporters on the sidelines of a Q&A plenary session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). “I […]
Macau’s population hits 642,900 which 180,523 are non-resident workers

Macau’s population hits 642,900 which 180,523 are non-resident workers

The local population climbed to 642,900 at the end of June, rising from 640,700 in March, according to the latest demographic figures from the Statistics and Census Service released on Monday. Females accounted for 50.6 percent of the region’s population, which equates to 325,400 in total. The number of newborn infants slipped 2.9 percent in […]
Macau Government pledges tourism quality over quantity

Macau Government pledges tourism quality over quantity

The government will choose quality over quantity for its tourism development plans and will not be “blindly chasing” tourist numbers, the Office of the Government Spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. Legislator-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang and New Macau Association (NMA) President Scott Chiang MengHin separately criticized the government on Tuesday for its response to […]
Macau urban planner suggests plan B for Zone B

Macau urban planner suggests plan B for Zone B

Legislator-cum-urban planner Jose Chui Sai Peng suggested on Sunday the government could perhaps come up with some alternative plans for the hotly debated Zone B. Chui made the suggestions during an urban planning colloquium at Macau Science Centre, where local and Hong Kong’s urban planners and developers discussed the government’s New Reclaimed Lands Master Plan […]
Sunday recorded as the hottest day in Macau in 58 years

Sunday recorded as the hottest day in Macau in 58 years

Typhoon Soudelor not only brought Taiwan and Fujian province torrential and destructive rain over the weekend, on Sunday it also broke Macau’s record for the highest temperature of the year. According to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau, the highest temperature recorded by the meteorological station on the Taipa Grande over the past two days was […]
Macau population estimate is not official target

Macau population estimate is not official target

Policy Research Centre (GEP) Director Lau Pun Lap said on Wednesday that his centre’s estimate for Macau’s population in 2025 to be 750,000 was not the government’s target, adding that Macau’s population development was closely linked to the city’s economy. Lau was a guest on a phone-in programme of TDM’s Chinese-language radio station Ou Mun […]
Macau Special Olympics delegation brings home 87 medals

Macau Special Olympics delegation brings home 87 medals

The local delegation participating in this year’s Special Olympics in Los Angeles has claimed a total of 87 medals, including 35 gold, 24 silver and 28 bronze medals. Macau’s athletes excelled in bocce, tennis, bowling, badminton, racing, aquatics, and running, among other sports. A delegation won 40 medals four years ago at the Special Olympics […]
New Macau-Vietnam routes to be launched

New Macau-Vietnam routes to be launched

The Macau International Airport (MIA) has recorded an increase in both passenger traffic volume and aircraft movement for the month of July, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. New routes are in preparation, but the only one specified in the statement was the resumption of Jetstar Pacific’s route between Macau and Ho Chi […]
Austerity measures averted in Macau for now

Austerity measures averted in Macau for now

Considering that the city’s average monthly gross gaming revenue continues to exceed the 20 billion patacas threshold stipulated by the 2015 Budget Amendment Law, there is no need for the implementation of austerity measures for the time being, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said in a written statement released by his […]
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