Prosecutor alleges Chau caused Macao to lose HK$8.26 billion in tax revenue; 48-year-old former CEO points finger of blame at fellow defendant, Cheong Chi Kin.
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Travel restrictions during virus outbreak barred many potential passengers from boarding; traffic accidents reduced due to strengthened safety management.
New travel restriction put in effect at dawn today; Zhuhai health authorities say decision in line with latest Covid-19 developments.
Anyone who needs to take NAT within three months of discharge will have to pay MOP 150 – thrice normal cost – for individual-sample test.
Gaming and catering industries especially hard hit; many say they can barely cover living expenses, savings likely to run out soon, plead for border reopening.
Boutique property joins Grand Coloane as upmarket alternative to government quarantine hotels; Sheraton Grand Macao’s last day as quarantine hotel is 16 September.
Lifting restrictions is another small step toward normalisation of travel, after granting citizens of 41 countries permission to enter at beginning of September; all visitors must still undergo 7-day quarantine.
Chan charged with illegal gambling, criminal association and money laundering; gaming concessionaires including MGM, Wynn and Venetian Macau claim compensation for losses caused by junket.
Police say restaurants and other businesses in Macao have suffered after being tricked into ordering goods from fake suppliers.