The collection process for government-issued consumption subsidy smartcards kicked off yesterday, and by 6 p.m. over 25,000 residents had collected their cards. The process was carried out in a “good order”.
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The deadline for the pick-up of the consumption subsidy smartcards has been extended to July 17.
All those who have registered for the government’s consumption subsidy scheme will be able to pick up their 3,000-pataca smartcards from today until April 30.
The “Golden Bus” shuttle service, that link Hong Kong to Macau through the bridge will be suspended from 6 a.m. Sunday, the bus operator announced Saturday.
The registration for government-issued smartcards will end next Wednesday and all work related to the collection of the smartcards has been completed.
Macau gaming operator Melco International said in a statement on Tuesday that its 2019 profit rose 10.5 per cent to HK$1.8 billion.
Gaming revenue in Macau plunged 79.7% in March compared with the same period in 2019.
Last week, an order from Portugal for 500 Chinese ventilators was threatened by an offer from another country but was saved “in extremis” by BNU Macau.
Macau’s 115 hotels and guesthouses welcomed 157,000 guests last month, a year-on-year decline of 85.4%.