Some local lawyers are interested in providing legal services in partnership with their mainland counterparts on Hengqin Island, Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) President Jorge Neto Valente said on Sunday. However, he was quick to add that no one had yet put the idea into practice. Heading an AAM delegation of 19 to Gansu province, Neto […]
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Macau secured its AA- rating from the international agency Fitch Ratings, despite its forecast of 16 percent economic contraction in the region this year. According to a press release issued last Friday, the evaluators expressed their belief that the territory was capable of diversifying its economy outside VIP gaming and of withstanding the structural economic […]
Macau lawmaker Pereira Coutinho wins the undisputed elections for the Council of the Portuguese Comm
The list headed by lawmaker Pereira Coutinho won the undisputed elections for the Council of the Portuguese Communities, the advisory body for Government policies on emigration and Portuguese communities abroad. The Portuguese Consulate in Macau hosted a trouble-free election that saw only around 2,200 voters from the 15,000 registered to vote. This time the Consulate […]
Macau lawmaker Pereira Coutinho wins the undisputed elections for the Council of the Portuguese Comm
The list headed by lawmaker Pereira Coutinho won the undisputed elections for the Council of the Portuguese Communities, the advisory body for Government policies on emigration and Portuguese communities abroad. The Portuguese Consulate in Macau hosted a trouble-free election that saw only around 2,200 voters from the 15,000 registered to vote. This time the Consulate […]
Local youths should learn from history and cherish peace, Acting Chief Executive Wong Sio Chak said on Thursday, adding that Macau people’s contributions to their nation’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression were enormous. Even though Portugal, which ruled Macau at that time, remained neutral during World War II, many local residents actively supported their […]
The austerity measures announced by the government on Monday will not be cancelled even if the city’s gross gaming revenues rebound to over 20 billion patacas this month, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Wednesday. Chui spoke to reporters at the local airport before departing for Beijing to attend Thursday’s V-Day parade. On […]
The austerity measures announced by the government on Monday will not be cancelled even if the city’s gross gaming revenues rebound to over 20 billion patacas this month, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Wednesday. Chui spoke to reporters at the local airport before departing for Beijing to attend Thursday’s V-Day parade. On […]
Local youths should learn from history and cherish peace, Acting Chief Executive Wong Sio Chak said on Thursday, adding that Macau people’s contributions to their nation’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression were enormous. Even though Portugal, which ruled Macau at that time, remained neutral during World War II, many local residents actively supported their […]
Macau’s casino malaise deepened in August, with gaming revenue falling a 15th straight month as the recent opening of new gambling resorts failed to rouse a return of mainland Chinese visitors over the popular school holiday season. Gross gaming revenue fell 35.5 percent to 18.6 billion patacas (USD2.3 billion), widening from July’s 34.5 percent drop, […]