Macao gaming magnate Stanley Ho Hung Sun passed away in Hong Kong at the age of 98 today, his family announced outside Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital.
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Stanley Ho Hung-sun, chairman of Shun Tak Holdings, has died today at age 98.
Macau has moved up 23 places to 48th among international convention cities worldwide, according to the “International Meetings Market 2019 Report” recently published by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).
The average earnings – excluding bonuses – of the banking sector’s full-time employees rose 5.2% year-on-year to 30,460 patacas in March.
Macau’s value of retail sales fell 45.1% year-on-year to MOP 11.2 billion in the first quarter.
Sands China will maintain its plans for the near future and promises to invest MOP 17.5 billion (US$2.2 billion) between this year and the next.
The number of property units sold last month fell 43.7% year-on-year to 443.
Telecom operator CTM has completed the construction of the core network for its 5G service, vowing to invest another MOP 2 billion (US$251 million) in the network for five years to continuously optimise the network.
The newspaper Bangkok Post said Saturday that the Thai government “has extended its ban on passenger flights for another month to June 30”.