Macau, China, 9 May – The Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) will offer a new Bachelor’s degree programme in Tourism Retail and Marketing Management in September, for the academic 2009/10 year, to meet the demand for human resources from the sector. "With the openings of several large-scale shopping arcades in Macau, the industry will […]
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Macau, China, 6 Apr – The Macau secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam Pak Yuen, said that the Chinese Special Administrative Region is not a tax haven and complies with current legislation regarding tax issues, helping international efforts in combating money laundering. The statements made by Francis Tam, disclosed by the Macau Government Information […]
Macau, China, 06 Apr – Daytrippers accounted for 53.7 percent of all visitor arrivals during 2008, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has announced. The number of daytrippers reached 12.3 million in 2008. Package-tour visitors (4.9 million) accounted for 21 percent of all visitor arrivals in 2008. The total number of visitor arrivals last year […]
Bill boosting Macau Commission Against Corruption powers narrowly passed vote in Legislative Assembl
Macau, China, 04 Apr – The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed Thursday the general outline of a governmentdrafted bill that will extend the investigative powers of the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) from the public to the private sector . The draft law was narrowly passed with 15 votes , two nays and 10 abstentions. Lawyer Leonel […]
Macau, China, 31 Mar – The Macau International Airport Company (CAM) recorded a net loss of US$ 10 million (80.2 million patacas) in 2008 an 81.6 percent increase on 2007, Deng Jun, chairman of the board of directors and executive committee said Monday. Deng made the remark at a press conference that took place on […]
Macau, China 31 Mar- Ho Chio Meng, the Chief Procurator of the Special Administrative Region of Macau, received support from the Chinese Communist Youth League to become the future Chief Executive of the territory, reported Ponto Final newspaper in an article published last week. The Portuguese-language newspaper cited a report in China Profiles, which was […]
Macau, China, 30 Mar – Macau’s GDP fell 7.6 percent year-on-year in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2008, the first year-on-year negative growth over the past five year, according to figures released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) on Friday. For the whole of last year, GDP reached a record US$ 21,483 […]
Macau, China, 27 Mar – In 2008 Air Macau posted a loss of more than the 109 million patacas (US$13.6 million) posted in 2007, said the airline’s chairman Zhao Xiaohang at the end of a board of directors meeting that took place on Thursday to discuss the company’s financial situation. Zhao Xiaohang also said that […]
Macau, China, 26 Mar – The government of Macau plans to reduce imported labour by at least a half to ensure work for Macau residents, according to a statement from the Government Information Bureau. The number of non-resident workers in Macau currently stands at 89,331 people, 15,000 less when compared to September, 2008. The Macau […]
Macau, China, 23 Mar – Businessman Ho Iat Seng, who has been mentioned as one of the potential candidates for the Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region of Macau from 20 December 2009, said Monday that he was “not a candidate for the post.” Speaking to television station, Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) Ho Iat […]
Macau, China, 20 Mar – Macau’s government accumulated fiscal reserves reached US$ 6.55 billion (52.43 billion patacas) at the end of 2007, the latest year available for the data, Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen told the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. Francis Tam revealed the figure during a report on the government’s […]
Macau, China, 19 Mar – Macau’s former Secretary of State for Transport and Public Works, Ao Man Long, apologised in court for the negative effects his behaviour had on the region’s image while he was a member of the government. In the final allegations of his second trail, which took place on Wednesday, Ao Man […]