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Macau lawmaker calls for measures to tackle income gap

Macau lawmaker calls for measures to tackle income gap

Grassroots lawmaker Ho Ion Sang has urged the government to come up with measures to reduce the impact of the increasing inequality of residents’ income. Ho, one of 14 vice-chairmen of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, makes the appeal in a written interpellation submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Monday. Ho, who […]
Macau lawmaker asks about fate of consumer rights bill

Macau lawmaker asks about fate of consumer rights bill

Lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang has asked the government to give the public an explanation as to why its bill on protecting consumer rights has not been submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) as scheduled. The veteran lawmaker also says she worries that lawmakers may not be able to finish debating and reviewing the bill within […]
Over 1,000 protest in Macau over Jinan University donation

Over 1,000 protest in Macau over Jinan University donation

A total of 17 groups protested on Sunday with the aim of putting pressure on the public Macau Foundation (FM) to withdraw its controversial decision to donate 100 million yuan (123 million patacas) to Jinan University in Guangzhou. The 17 grassroots groups comprised two ad-hoc alliances. A 15-group alliance included Love Macau People Power, New […]
21st Macau International Fair to invite Portugal as ‘partner country’

21st Macau International Fair to invite Portugal as ‘partner country’

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will invite Portugal to become the partner country at this year’s 21st Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), IPIM Executive Director Gloria Batalha Ung said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar themed “Ideas from Europe, Ideas from Macau” at Macau Tower, […]
Macau gaming expo to put more focus on non-gaming

Macau gaming expo to put more focus on non-gaming

A gaming expo taking place next week will put more emphasis on non-gaming entertainment to offer gaming operators an alternative way of increasing revenue amidst the challenges they’re facing with gaming revenue, expo organiser Reed Exhibition’s Senior Vice President Josephine Lee Nga Yee said on Thursday. Lee made the comments while speaking to reporters prior […]
Macau’s mid-term gaming report not related to renewal of concessions

Macau’s mid-term gaming report not related to renewal of concessions

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Wednesday that the government’s mid-term gaming sector performance report wasn’t related to the renewal of the city’s gaming concessions, but rather to allow gaming operators to see what they can improve on. Leong made the remarks during a press conference on the government’s mid-term evaluation report […]
Macau’s gaming regulator vows stricter rules for junkets

Macau’s gaming regulator vows stricter rules for junkets

Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) Paulo Martins Chan said on Wednesday that the government will continue its plan to tighten regulation of the junket sector, including raising the initial investment amount. Chan made the remarks during a press conference about the government’s mid-term evaluation report on the gaming sector’s performance. The evaluation was conducted by the […]
Portuguese Consul in Macau proposes ‘Month of Portugal’

Portuguese Consul in Macau proposes ‘Month of Portugal’

Portuguese Consul-General Vitor Sereno proposed to hold a ‘Month of Portugal’ in Macau in June, coinciding with Portugal’s national day on June 10. Sereno made the proposal during a press conference at the consulate about a dozen events to celebrate Portugal’s national day next month. The diplomat, who is simultaneously accredited in Hong Kong, said he would convey the […]
Macau records the highest population density per sq km

Macau records the highest population density per sq km

Macau’s population had risen to 649,100 at the end of the first quarter, an increase of 2,300 inhabitants quarter-to-quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Tuesday. Based on Macau’s land area of 30.4 square kilometres, the special administrative region’s population density per sq km stood at 21,352, reportedly the highest in the world. […]
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