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Paulo Martins Chan confirmed as new Macau DICJ director

Paulo Martins Chan confirmed as new Macau DICJ director

Assistant Public Prosecutor-General Paulo Martins Chan has been confirmed as the new director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, revealed on Friday. The appointment of Paulo Chan to lead the bureau has been endorsed by Chief Executive Chui Sai On and will take effect from […]
Macau lawmakers pass rent control bill

Macau lawmakers pass rent control bill

Lawmakers passed on Thursday, the outline of an amendment bill regulating rental agreements which proposes that the chief executive will be given the right to adjust a coefficient to determine maximum rent increases, based on a raft of factors such as consumer price inflation and the “real” situation of the property market. During the plenum […]
Macau public servants to work flexi-time during Grand Prix

Macau public servants to work flexi-time during Grand Prix

In an attempt to reduce traffic congestion during the 62nd Macau Grand Prix (MGP) next week, the city’s over 29,000 public servants can begin work any time between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Thursday and Friday next week. The policy secretary also said that this was the first time such a flexi-time arrangement will […]
Macau public servants to work flexi-time during Grand Prix

Macau public servants to work flexi-time during Grand Prix

In an attempt to reduce traffic congestion during the 62nd Macau Grand Prix (MGP) next week, the city’s over 29,000 public servants can begin work any time between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Thursday and Friday next week. The policy secretary also said that this was the first time such a flexi-time arrangement will […]
Macau casinos insist on smoking lounges

Macau casinos insist on smoking lounges

Lawmaker Andrew Chan Chak Mo said that the city’s six gaming operators and the Macau Gaming Junket and Entertainment Association (AMJEM) insist that the government should not ban smoking lounges in casinos. Representatives of the six operators and junket association were invited to attend a special meeting of the legislature’s 2nd Standing Committee so that […]
Macau population growth slows in 3Q

Macau population growth slows in 3Q

Macau’s population stood at 643,100 at the end of September, an increase of just 200 quarter-to-quarter, said the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) attributing the slowdown in population growth to a decrease in the number of imported workers living in Macau. Females accounted for 50.8 percent of the population. The number of imported workers stood […]
Macau population growth slows in 3Q

Macau population growth slows in 3Q

Macau’s population stood at 643,100 at the end of September, an increase of just 200 quarter-to-quarter, said the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) attributing the slowdown in population growth to a decrease in the number of imported workers living in Macau. Females accounted for 50.8 percent of the population. The number of imported workers stood […]
Sports betting seen as way to re-invigorate gaming industry in Macau

Sports betting seen as way to re-invigorate gaming industry in Macau

Underdevelopment and lack of investment in the gaming industry’s sports betting sector is a missed opportunity “that the government seems in no hurry to fix,” according to a Forbes article. Currently there aren’t sports betting lounges in local casinos. The only sports betting operator in the SAR is Macau Slot, an affiliate of Stanley Ho’s […]
Macau police launch Web service for work visa extensions

Macau police launch Web service for work visa extensions

According to a Public Security Police (PSP) statement imported non-specialist workers can now extend their work visas through a dedicated website, starting from Tuesday. The statement said as a continuous effort to simplify and modernize the work visa extension procedure, the PSP Immigration Division had prepared the Web service, which could be assessed on www.fsm.gov.mo/psp/smgesystem/, […]
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