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Think tank says co-op between govt, civic groups ‘important’

Think tank says co-op between govt, civic groups ‘important’

Macau Development Strategy Research Centre (CPEDM) President Lionel Leong Vai Tac said Sunday that the government’s co-operation with civic associations was important to Macau’s development, adding that there was a need for administrative reform. Leong made the remarks on the sidelines of the think tank’s annual conference in which civic leaders in various fields were […]
Officials clamp down on stagnant water to fight dengue

Officials clamp down on stagnant water to fight dengue

The government has started a survey to collect data about breeding sites for Aedes aegypti, the dengue fever carrying mosquito, and warned that a number of public areas in residential buildings have been found to contain stagnant water, which is the main breeding site for the insect. Lam Chong, a doctor who heads the Health […]
Hotel guests drop 4 pct in June

Hotel guests drop 4 pct in June

The number of hotel guests dropped four percent year-on-year to 863,000 in June, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Wednesday. Some 59 percent of all guests stayed at 5-star hotels. Guests’ average length of stay remained unchanged at just 1.3 nights. The average occupancy rate of hotels and guesthouses rose four percentage points year-on-year […]
Macau and Zhongshan to establish ‘co-operation pilot zone’

Macau and Zhongshan to establish ‘co-operation pilot zone’

The Macau government Wednesday signed a framework agreement with Zhongshan city to establish the “Guangdong-Macau Co-operation Pilot Zone” in Cuiheng district, Guangdong province. The signing ceremony took place after the annual joint meeting of co-operation between Guangdong and Macau, which was held in the Four Seasons Hotel Macau in Cotai. The agreement was signed by […]
Macau’s forex reserves reach $15.76 bln in June

Macau’s forex reserves reach $15.76 bln in June

The preliminary estimate of the Macau Special Administrative Region’s foreign exchange reserves reached to 125.9 billion patacas (15.76 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of June 2014, according to the figures released on Tuesday by the Monetary Authority of Macao. The reserves for June increased by 2.6 percent over the revised value of 122.7 billion […]
Chui’s manifesto focuses on people’s livelihood

Chui’s manifesto focuses on people’s livelihood

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said in his re-election manifesto Tuesday that he will give “priority to issues concerning people’s livelihoods, such as housing, transport, environmental protection, social security and human resources.” The 57-year-old public health expert made the pledge during a press conference about his re-election bid at the Macau World Trade Centre […]
61st Macau Grand Prix to be held on Nov 13-16

61st Macau Grand Prix to be held on Nov 13-16

The government-appointed Macau Grand Prix Committee (MGPC) announced Tuesday that the 61st Macau Grand Prix will be held on November 13-16 with an overall budget of about 190 million patacas. MGPC Co-ordinator Joao Manuel Costa Antunes made the announcement at a press conference to reveal details of the annual motor-racing contest. After the press conference […]
Govt vows to study tobacco tax hike

Govt vows to study tobacco tax hike

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said Monday that his bureau would discuss with the Economic Services Bureau (DSE) a possible increase in the tobacco tax. Lei made the remarks during the legislature’s question-and-answer session in which lawmakers raised a range of hot-button issues. Lawmakers said that more and more of the city’s teenagers […]
Chui to announce re-election bid today

Chui to announce re-election bid today

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will announce this morning that he will seek re-election, veteran  lawmaker Vong Hin Fai said Monday. Chui has chosen Vong as his “mandatary” once again. In a Portuguese-style election process, a “mandatary” is the legal representative of a candidate. He said that Chui, 57, and his campaign team would […]
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