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Macau blue card holders rise 16 pct to 180,523 in June

Macau blue card holders rise 16 pct to 180,523 in June

The number of non-resident workers, commonly known as blue card holders, rose 16.2 percent year-on-year to 180,523 at the end of June, the Human Resources Office (GRH) announced on Monday. The number increased by 1,107 between May and last month. Mainlanders accounted for 65 percent of all imported labour. Other major segments were hired from […]
Macau to maintain judicial autonomy

Macau to maintain judicial autonomy

Court of Final Appeal (TUI) President Sam Hou Fai said on Monday that the local government would maintain the judiciary’s autonomy as it has done since the city’s change in administration in 1999. Sam made the remark while addressing the opening ceremony of a closed-door forum with mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and local judiciary officials, […]
Leong doesn’t expect July’s casino revenue to top 18 billion patacas

Leong doesn’t expect July’s casino revenue to top 18 billion patacas

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Saturday that while the statistics for July’s gross gaming revenue are not available yet, he estimated that the figure will not exceed 18.355 billion patacas ( US$ 2.294 billion), the so-called “red line” set by the government for austerity measures to be put in […]
Macau Exco gives green light to IACM’s reshuffle

Macau Exco gives green light to IACM’s reshuffle

The Executive Council (ExCo) has concluded discussions on the ongoing restructuring and reshuffling of Macau’s Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), and its new functions. Under the reshuffle, some of IACM’s duties and functions will be reassigned to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Sports Development Board (ID). Two hundred IACM employees will then […]
Full smoking ban could lead to 25 pct casino revenue loss: Macau MGM chief

Full smoking ban could lead to 25 pct casino revenue loss: Macau MGM chief

A 15 to 25 percent loss in gaming revenue was possible if a blanket smoking ban would be imposed on casinos, as had been the case in other gaming jurisdictions, MGM Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Grant Bowie said Thursday. Bowie made the gloomy prediction after attending a graduation ceremony of the gaming operator’s […]
ANIMA pledges to find greyhounds new homes if racetrack is closed

ANIMA pledges to find greyhounds new homes if racetrack is closed

Macau Society for the Protection of Animals (ANIMA) President Albano Martins said Thursday that once the Yat Yuen Canidrome is closed, his group had a plan to work with its international counterparts to find the about 700 greyhounds new homes. ANIMA held an International Roundtable on Greyhounds  at the Grand Coloane hotel, with representatives of […]
Macau’s tourist arrivals in June see worst number in 32 months

Macau’s tourist arrivals in June see worst number in 32 months

Macau’s visitor arrivals in June recorded a 7.6 percent year-on-year and 11.8 percent month-to- month decline to 2.24 million, the worst number since September 2012, the city’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) said Thursday in the latest press release. Visitors from the mainland who accounted for over 60 percent of the total decreased by 10.1 […]
Closer trade ties expected between Guangdong FTZ, HK and Macau

Closer trade ties expected between Guangdong FTZ, HK and Macau

Efforts are well underway to create even closer economic ties between China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and Hong Kong and Macau. “Cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau has always been what distinguishes Guangdong free trade zone from China’s three other free trade zones,” said He Li, deputy director of the Guangdong sub-administration of China […]
Online consultation on Macau’s anti-smoking bill to start on Aug 1

Online consultation on Macau’s anti-smoking bill to start on Aug 1

The Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee President Chan Chak Mo said Wednesday his committee had decided to hold a two-month online consultation about the government-drafted anti-smoking bill, starting at the beginning of next month. The committee met Wednesday to discuss the controversial Tobacco Control and Prevention Law amendment bill. The bill proposes four main […]
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