Macau saw the total spending of visitors (excluding gaming expenses) reached 14.5 billion patacas (1.81 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2013, up 10 percent year-on-year, according to figures released on Friday by the city’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). In the first quarter of 2013, per-capita spending of visitors was 2,046 patacas […]
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The government said Sunday that it has not yet decided whether or not to impose a plastic carrier bag tax, admitting that it has the responsibility to reduce the number of plastic carrier bags used in the city but declining say whether it will come up with anyspecific measures to lower the amount. Talking to […]
Macau Health Promotion Association (APSM) Vice President Leong Man Kin said Sunday he estimated that a third of local residents suffering from coronary disease are smokers. Leong added that while he noticed more locals have decided to quit lighting up after the city’s anti-smoking law came into effect last year, it was easy for them […]
The long-established Progress Promotion Union (UPP), a group consisting of community leaders and members of the Macau General Association of Neighbourhood Unions (UGAMM; commonly known as Kai Fong) and the Macau Women’s General Association (AGMM; commonly known as Fu Luen), submitted 500 signatures Thursday to the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), in the […]
A drop in the number of visitors from Hong Kong is largely because of a lack of new attractions, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, the director of Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO). “Pure and simple, the [Hong Kong] visitors only come to Macau when there’s something new, like a new hotel or resort. Hong Kong […]
The influential Macau Federation of Trade Union (commonly known as Gung Luen) Tuesday described the government as “timid” after officials found that some gaming operators had failed to comply with regulations to implement measures regarding the setting-up of smoking areas in the city’s casinos The union also urged the government to amend the anti-tobacco law […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Monday that the possible granting of work permits to local universities’ non-local graduates would only be a stop-gap solution meant to tackle the city’s human resources shortage in certain sectors and would not grant them the right of abode. Most non-local tertiary education students are from the mainland. […]
The influential General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong) Monday urged the government to come up with measures to tackle the city’s idle land, claiming that empty plots of land caused hygiene problems to nearby residents. Several Kai Fong representative including Cheang Iok, who heads the Kai Fong office for Taipa and […]
Macau suffered 73 days of acid rain last year, according to official environmental statistics cited by The Macau Post Daily today. Acid rain occurs when the pH value of rainwater is lower than 5.6. Last year, the ultraviolet index stood at “low” to “moderate” on 335 days, two days less than in 2011. Macau’s mean […]
The Public Administration and Civic Service Bureau (SAPF) said in a statement yesterday that it would start the procedure to confirm the nomination committees for September’s direct and indirect elections. The bureau said that it would verify that any applications contain all the required documents, which it has to receive no later than June 18, […]
Macau and Guangdong police jointly cracked a crime syndicate, that had reportedly collected over RMB 100 billion in illegal soccer bets, and arrested the top leaders of the group active on both the mainland and in Macau. According to The Macau Daily times the Macau Judiciary Police (PJ) announced Sunday the details of the illegal […]
Macau logged 9.47 million visitor arrivals in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year increase of just 1.6 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Thursday. According to a DSEC statement, same-day visitors accounted for 51.9 percent of the total number. Mainlanders and Hongkongers accounted for 62.8 percent and 23.9 percent of […]