Legislator Andrew Chan Chak Mo said on Thursday that according to the director of Macau Prison, prisoners will only get three hours smoking time per week should the government-drafted tobacco law amendment bill pass. The legislature’s Second Standing Committee Thursday met officials from Macau Prison in the Legislative Assembly (AL) to discuss the possible impact […]
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Local group Choi In Tong Sam Association sought to increase their efforts to pressure the Transport Bureau authorities in repealing the existing monthly pass system at public parking lots after a meeting was held Thursday in which relevant officials showed no willingness to compromise on their hardline stance. The association’s vice president Lam U Tou […]
Macau’s mass gaming market could be negatively impacted by China’s devaluation of the yuan, according to Union Gaming Research analyst Grant Govertsen. “Based on the current two-percent decline in value of the renminbi, we would expect the mass market story to be negatively impacted by up to two percent over the coming weeks or months,” […]
Chief Executive said on Wednesday that he remained “cautiously optimistic” about the future of Macau’s gaming industry. A Q&A plenary session was held in the legislative hemicycle on Wednesday, where the Chief Executive answered questions from 32 lawmakers about various issues affecting the city, ranging from labour laws and regulations, the city’s waste management, to […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Wednesday that information about the government’s land swaps would be uploaded onto an official website Chui made the pledge during a Q&A plenary session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). “I have had a discussion with Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário. We can release […]
The latest statistics from the Monetary Authority of Macao indicate that new approvals of both residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) have increased in June. The total outstanding balance on the loans also witnessed an increase. June recorded MOP3.9 billion worth of new residential mortgage loans being approved by Macau banks, […]
The government will decide on whether to keep the scooter-only lane on Sai Van Bridge or to cancel it by early next year, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said on Tuesday. The policy secretary made the remark during a Q&A plenary session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). In 2012, the government […]
The government is planning to draft further regulations on food safety by 2017, according to the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) president Alex Vong. “We have administrative regulations [ensuring food safety.] And by 2017, we will introduce more regulations on this matter,” he told lawmakers on Tuesday. Mr Vong also revealed that IACM is […]
Gymnast-turned-entrepreneur Li Ning had a simple message for local youths aspiring to start a business on Monday: don’t be fazed by any hurdles or challenges and look for opportunities that lie beneath them. Li was a speaker of a seminar co-organized by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Macau Youth Entrepreneur […]