Monday’s 2017 Boao Forum for Asia Development Summit (Macau) focused on the theme of “Smart City Construction and Development of the Asian Region.” The one-day event was held at Sands Cotai Central.
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KNJ Investment, headed by local businessman Kevin Ho King Lun, has acquired a 30% stake in Portugal’s Global Media Group for 15 million euros.
The government will draft related local legislation as the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) on Saturday passed decisions to include the National Anthem Law in the Macau Basic Law’s Annex 3, the Secretariat for Administration and Justice said in a statement on Saturday.
Casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd on reported on Thursday a 86.9 percent year-on-year increase in profit for the third quarter of 2017.
Macau’s casino gaming receipts rose 22.1 percent to 26.63 billion patacas (US3.31 billion) in October, according to data released by Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau on Wednesday.
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said Wednesday that the Macau government will need to draft related local legislation after the National Anthem Law is included in the Macau Basic Law’s Annex 3 in the future.
Macau casino operator Wynn Macau Ltd reported a US$183.2 million for the third quarter of 2017, a 21.3-percent increase from US$151.0 million for the same period of 2016.
A collection of documents formally known as “Official Records of Macau during the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)” has been listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Tuesday.
China’s top legislature heard draft decisions to apply the newly- adopted National Anthem Law in the Hong Kong and Macau SARs. This means people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public may face jail terms of up to three years.