Impassable streets and roads jammed with tour buses have aroused the ire of some neighbourhood associations, reports say.
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The government has now raked in a fifth of the total it hopes to raise from casino operations during this year.
The government says the scheme is intended to boost tourism and business travel to the country, one of the fastest growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The new protocols have been issued as the city grapples with a major wave of flu-like illnesses and come in the wake of amended mask guidelines.
Speaking at a Labour Day function, Lei Wai Nong also talked up the government’s record on workers’ rights despite international criticism.
A Municipal Affairs Bureau initiative aims to replace many of the trees damaged in recent years by disease and severe weather.
The extended Labour Day break is the first long holiday in mainland China since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The concessionaire’s first quarter results add weight to analysts’ predictions that it will be the first casino operator in Macao to match or exceed its pre-Covid performance.
The new facility will be located in Chongoene and will handle shipments of so-called ‘heavy sands’ to China, the biggest market for Mozambique’s minerals.
Although GGR is still down on pre-pandemic averages, some analysts are predicting that the gaming sector will recover fully as early as next year.
The new carrier is looking to take on low-cost rivals HK Express and Hong Kong Airlines as well as established players like Cathay Pacific.
Local hotels and tour operators are counting on a big surge in visitor numbers over the Labour Day holiday to add fresh impetus to Macao’s emergence from the pandemic.