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Mainland-Macau trade up 23 per cent in first 10 months of 2015

Mainland-Macau trade up 23 per cent in first 10 months of 2015

According to figures from the Ministry of Commerce, trade between mainland China and Macau has increased by 32 percent year on year to reach USD3.95 billion for the first ten months of 2015. The mainland’s exports to Macau rose by 34.6 percent year on year to USD3.79 billion during the January–October period. Macau’s exports to […]
Macau casinos don’t use Alipay said Leong Vai Tac

Macau casinos don’t use Alipay said Leong Vai Tac

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said that no casinos are using Alipay, a third-party on-line payment platform affiliated to Alibaba Group. The policy secretary also said the government would ensure that all transactions through Alipay be dealt with in line with official regulations. Leong made the remarks on the sidelines of […]
No mainland law enforcement on Macau side

No mainland law enforcement on Macau side

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said that the local police would continue discussions today with their counterparts in the mainland about details of a new entry-exit system initially only planned for the future Duck Channel checkpoint, adding that the government would ensure that the new system will be in line with the Macau Basic […]
Macau and Taiwan sign airline double taxation deal

Macau and Taiwan sign airline double taxation deal

The local and Taiwan governments signed an agreement on Thursday to grant airline companies from either region a reciprocal tax exemption. Representatives from the two regions signed the double taxation avoidance agreement at the Macau Art Museum (MAM) in Nape. Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Department of Hong Kong […]
Construction budget for Macau Pac On Terminal on leash

Construction budget for Macau Pac On Terminal on leash

The construction budget for the new Pac On Terminal in Taipa is to be controlled at below MOP3.8 billion, the head of the Infrastructure Development Office, Chau Vai Man told the Assembly. This updated price tag quoted by the Office has ballooned compared to the total construction of MOP 3.28 billion estimated in 2014. Chau […]
Macau Canidrome Chief vet reveals importing of dogs in “death trade”

Macau Canidrome Chief vet reveals importing of dogs in “death trade”

A covertly recorded interview with the chief vet of the Canidrome has revealed how Australian greyhounds are being sourced and imported to Macau, in what ABC has termed a “death trade” in the latest of a series of investigations aired through the broadcaster’s news program entitled “The 7:30 Report”. After being deemed uncompetitive on Australia’s […]
Macau Light Rail Train in Taipa to start operating in 2019

Macau Light Rail Train in Taipa to start operating in 2019

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said he expected the Taipa section of the city’s Light Rapid Transit System (LRT) to finally start operating in 2019, adding that the government should be able to launch a public tender for the construction of the LRT station in Barra next year. Previously, the Taipa […]
Macau government expects legal assistance deals with HK, mainland next year

Macau government expects legal assistance deals with HK, mainland next year

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said the government would do its best to ink separate mutual legal assistance (MLA) agreements with its mainland and Hong Kong counterparts next year. Chan made the remarks after attending a seminar at Hotel Royal on the planned legal co-operation deals. Chan attended the one-day seminar […]
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