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Gaming-related crimes in Macau rise 38 pct in 2015

Gaming-related crimes in Macau rise 38 pct in 2015

The Judiciary Police (PJ) recorded 1,553 gaming-related crimes in 2015, a year-on-year increase of 38 percent, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced on Monday. Addressing a press conference at his office in Cotai to announce last year’s crime figures, the policy secretary said that last year’s total number of crimes dropped 2.6 percent year-on-year […]
Property prices in Macau drop 13 percent in 2015

Property prices in Macau drop 13 percent in 2015

The average price of residential units in 2015 dropped by 13 percent year-on-year to 86,826 patacas per square metre of usable area, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Wednesday. The average price per square metre of usable area of pre-sale residential units fell by 23.5 percent to 119,526 patacas, while the average price […]
Macau reserves swell to 345 billion patacas in 2015

Macau reserves swell to 345 billion patacas in 2015

The financial reserves and other asset values of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) rose by 2.4 billion patacas to 345 billion patacas last year, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced on Wednesday. According to the announcement published in the Official Gazette (BO), the MSAR’s “basic reserves” amounted to 131.88 billion patacas and its “extraordinary […]
Catholic university in Macau expects to move to new campus next term

Catholic university in Macau expects to move to new campus next term

University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Rector Peter Stilwell said on Monday that the university’s new campus in Ilha Verde was expected to become operational in the first term of the 2016/2017 academic year if the construction goes smoothly. Stilwell made the remarks after a signing ceremony of a co-operation agreement between the university, which is […]
186 pets adopted from ANIMA Macau in 2015

186 pets adopted from ANIMA Macau in 2015

A total of 186 dogs and cats from the Macau Society for the Protection of Animals’ (ANIMA) shelter in Coloane were adopted last year, a number similar to that of 2014, Kiko Ieong Im Fai, an administrative staff member of the group, said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters at the society’s animal adoption booth near […]
Police bust 21 drivers in Macau for illegal passenger services

Police bust 21 drivers in Macau for illegal passenger services

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement that during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period from February 6 to Saturday their officers busted 21 drivers for providing passenger transport services without a taxi licence. Among the 21 cases, two were found to have used an app to find their clients. The statement did […]
Police bust illegal casino, nab 15 in Areia Preta, Macau

Police bust illegal casino, nab 15 in Areia Preta, Macau

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested 15 people, aged between 22 and 35, in a Tuesday night raid on an underground casino in a residential flat in Areia Preta, PSP spokesperson Lei Tak Fai said yesterday, adding that the police seized over three million patacas worth of gaming chips and 16 computers. Acting on a […]
Trade between Macau and Zhongshan increases by 13.9 percent in 2015

Trade between Macau and Zhongshan increases by 13.9 percent in 2015

Trade between Macau and the city of Zhongshan in 2015 increased 13.9 percent over the previous year and reached US$230 million, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said Monday. The announcement was made after a meeting in Macau between a delegation from Zhongshan headed by the vice president of the Chinese municipality Yang […]
Macau’s gaming revenue drops 21.4 percent in January

Macau’s gaming revenue drops 21.4 percent in January

Macau’s gross gambling revenues in January dropped 21.4 percent on yearly basis to 18.67 billion patacas (about 2.33 billion U.S. dollars), according to figures released by Macao Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on Monday. Gaming industry of Macau kept its downturn trend from the start of 2016, marking the 20th consecutive monthly decline, but the […]
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