Macau, China, 25 Nov – Macau’s number of visitor arrivals rose 5.2 percent year-on-year to 1.95 million in October, one of the highest monthly arrival numbers on record, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has announced. Month-on-month, the number of arrivals in October was up 15.2 percent. Mainlanders accounted for 54.1 percent of all visitor […]
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Macau, China, 25 Nov – The incoming government’s new team of principal officials share the same values and commitment in governing and serving Macau, Chief Executive-designate Fernando Chui Sai On said Tuesday. Chui met the press after the State Council announced the appointment of the principal officials and Public Prosecutor-General nominated by him. Six principal […]
Macau, China, 24 Nov – The State Council on Monday appointed several principal officials in the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), according to a statement released through Xinhua yesterday. The appointments were made in accordance with the Basic Law of the Macau SAR and based on nominations by Fernando Chui Sai On, […]
Macau, China, 16 Nov – From December Macau permanent residents will no longer need to fill in a declaration form when entering Hong Kong. The Hong Kong and Macau governments will announce more details regarding the mutual immigration convenience measures shortly, according to Macao Daily News. The immigration officials of the two places had said […]
– Macau will receive around 200,000 doses of A/H1N1 flu vaccines later this month, to start inoculating local people, the Macau Health Bureau (SSM) announced on Wednesday. The 200,000 doses were the first batch of such vaccines purchased by the Macau government, the other 500,000 doses were scheduled to be delivered to Macau in January […]
Macau, China, 12 Nov – The Angolan Consulate-General in Macau will present proposals in Beijing to widen its jurisdiction to the neighboring province of Guangdong to respond to interest from Chinese companies in investing in Angola, a diplomat said Wednesday. Angolan Consul General Rodrigo Pedro Rodrigues said on the margins of celebrations marking Angola’s 34th […]
Macau, China, 11 Nov – Fifty London taxis have been driving around in London since October, and will do so until the end of the year, covered in photographs of Macau. The move aims to put Macau at the top of the list of main destinations for British tourists. After Turismo de Portugal decorated the […]
Macau, China, 10 Nov – All local households will get a 50 patacas (US$ 6.25) rebate on their water bill if they reduce their water use between this month and the end of next February by at least 10 percent from the same period from last year. The water-saving measures to tackle this year’s salt […]
Macau, China, 09 Nov – Macau’s Commissioner Against Corruption Cheong U is expected to become the next government’s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, according to The Macau Post Daily. The position of Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture has been vacant since Fernando Chui Sai On resigned from the post in May so that […]
Macau, China 4 Nov – The Macau government is set to restrict entry of citizens from Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nigeria and Bangladesh until the end of the year, in order to reduce illegal immigration in the territory, according to an official source quoted by Portuguese news agency Lusa. According to the source from […]
Beijing, China, 3 Nov – China’s State Council on Wednesday approves a feasibility report on the construction of a bridge linking Hong Kong, Macao and a mainland city Zhuhai, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The construction of the bridge will forge stronger economic and social ties between the west bank of the Pearl River […]
Hong Kong, China, 30 Oct – Officials of the central and Guangdong governments unveiled an ambitious plan Thursday to transform a sleepy island next to Macau into an international tourist destination and hi-tech centre, according to the South China Morning Post. It aims to turn Hengqin , which has three times the land area of […]