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Macau government sees no need to restrict Individual Visit Scheme

Macau government sees no need to restrict Individual Visit Scheme

The government’s top tourism official said Thursday she believed that the mainland’s Individual Visit Scheme would continue to benefit the development of tourism in the city. Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes made the remark on the sidelines of a public activity to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Taipa […]
36 new hotels being built or awaiting building permit

36 new hotels being built or awaiting building permit

There are currently 11 hotels under construction and another 25 hotel projects are awaiting official building permits, involving a total of 25,500 guestrooms and 17,200 parking spaces, the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) says in a statement cited by The Macau Post Daily today. The number would nearly double the number of existing […]
Lawmakers pass Macau’s first-ever urban planning bill

Lawmakers pass Macau’s first-ever urban planning bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) Tuesday passed the outline of  the city’s first-ever urban planning bill with votes of 19 lawmakers, while two abstained. During the  plenary meeting, lawmakers discussed the government-initiated bill, which was introduced to the legislature by several senior government representatives including Secretary for Transport and Public Work Lau Si Io and Lands, […]
After much criticism, lawmakers pass Macau land bill

After much criticism, lawmakers pass Macau land bill

After much criticism, lawmakers Tuesday passed the outline of a government-initiated amendment bill on the usage of Macau’s scarce land resources. Macau’s land area amounts to just about 30 square kilometres. A total of 22 lawmakers voted in favour of the bill while two – Au Kam San and Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong, both members […]
Seven local newcomers join nation’s top advisory body

Seven local newcomers join nation’s top advisory body

Thirty nine people have been chosen as Macau members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), including seven newcomers one of whom is Melco Crown Entertainment Co-chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, a son of nonagenarian gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung Sun, The Macau Post Daily reports today, […]
Tourism bureau to host New Year parade to lengthen stays

Tourism bureau to host New Year parade to lengthen stays

A parade and exhibition of floats with 1,000 performers, a stage show and a fireworks display are some of the things that the government is organising for the Lunar New Year celebrations in a bid to attract tourists to stay longer over the festive season, Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna […]
Macau, Guangdong leaders vow to tighten ties

Macau, Guangdong leaders vow to tighten ties

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On and newly elected Guangdong Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee General Secretary Hu Chunhua vowed Tuesday to further strengthen co-operation between the two places, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS). The two regional leaders made the pledge during a meeting in Guangzhou. Chui paid […]
Priority registration to buy baby formula starts today

Priority registration to buy baby formula starts today

The government’s registration process, which gives local parents or guardians of babies aged below one priority to purchase seven popular brands of baby formula of up to five tins per month, will start today. Only babies holding a local ID card will benefit from the scheme. The government promised on Friday it will guarantee that […]
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