Hengqin authorities say they have basically completed drafting the management plans and details for Macau vehicles to access the neighbouring Hengqin island. However, a timetable for implementation of the measure is yet to be set by the Macau and Guangdong authorities. Niu Jing, director of the Hengqin New Area’s Administrative Committee said: “Plans and details […]
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Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff Association Director Kelvin Choi Kam Fu urged the government on Wednesday to mandate employees’ holiday entitlement in its next revision of the Labour Relations Law. Choi made the plea during a press conference at the Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ headquarters. Choi said many gaming employees had told his group that their […]
Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) Director Kou Peng Kuan says in a reply to a written interpellation by directly elected legislator Si Ka Lon that the government plans to set up an information platform from which the public can receive answers to their questions about the government’s policies. Si, a local Fujianese community […]
The 20th Channel [V] China Music Awards and Asian Influential Power Grand Ceremony returned to The Venetian Macao on Friday for the fifth consecutive year, holding the award ceremony at its Cotai Arena. A press release issued by Sands China described how The Venetian’s main lobby was the location for hundreds of fans as they […]
About 2,000 Pearl Horizon homeowners staged a street protest on Sunday, hoping to meet with the Chief Executive to find a way out for the suspended Areia Preta residential project. An owners association says a short-term assistance program introduced by the developer is no solution. Some 2,000 Pearl Horizon homeowners took to the streets to […]
In recent years, China’s e-commerce and online payment markets are getting mature and popular. Smartphone payments tools like Alipay and Wechat are now inseparable from public life. Yet, these markets are still at the beginning stage in Macau. An e-commerce expert from Guangdong suggested the two places to build together an online payment platform, or […]
Wynn Resorts Macau Executive Director Linda Chen told reporters yesterday she expects gaming industry revenue to stabilise this year and hopes that there will be a slight rebound by the end of the year. Chen made the comments at Wynn Macau where she attended the opening of a business matching session with local small- and […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast Macau SAR’s economy to contract 7.2% for 2016 and to resume a positive growth of 0.7% for 2017 informed the Monetary Authority of Macau on Wednesday. The international organisation indicated that Macau SAR’s inflation to linger around 3.0% and its unemployment rate to stay at a low level of […]
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) is concerned about “rather serious” collusion between business people and government officials, according to an annual report released by the graft buster on Wednesday. The report also singles out the shocking case of two Public Security Police (PSP) officers suspected of fabricating evidence. The commission says in the report its […]