Macau’s annual Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia exhibition has been postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time to December 1-3.
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Government-initiated bill implementing statutory minimum wage for all workers, except domestic helpers and employees with disabilities, has been passed.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) to drop 29.6% in real terms this year.
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”.
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.