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Lawmaker calls for direct election to municipal organs in Macau

Lawmaker calls for direct election to municipal organs in Macau

Grassroots lawmaker Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong said on Sunday that all members of the city’s future non-political municipal organs should be elected directly by popular vote, adding that only directly-elected members would “automatically” reflect the public’s concerns and opinions. Ng, a founding member of the grassroots New Macau Association (NMA), made the appeal during a […]
Macau government to launch election law consultation by late April

Macau government to launch election law consultation by late April

The government will launch a public consultation on an amendment bill to the Legislative Assembly Election Law by the end of the month as planned, Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said on Sunday. The policy secretary made the remarks on the sidelines of a bazaar jointly hosted by the Macau Basic […]
Contractors say deadline for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is unconvincing

Contractors say deadline for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is unconvincing

The December 2017 deadline set by the Hong Kong government for the completion of their portion of the Hong Kong –Zhuhai-Macau Bridge looks increasingly unrealistic, according to a report from Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). The report points out that the project, which includes an artificial island where the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) […]
Inadequate number of legal translators in Macau creates bottlenecks

Inadequate number of legal translators in Macau creates bottlenecks

Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) Director Liu Dexue said on Thursday that the inadequate number of legal translators had created a bottleneck in the efficient drafting of bills and regulations. He also said that it could take two or three years for the bureau to recruit enough legal translators proficient in Portuguese and Chinese to overcome […]
Macau Airport Q1 passenger traffic rises 20%

Macau Airport Q1 passenger traffic rises 20%

Macau International Airport reported its passenger traffic rose 20% compared to a year ago to a more than 1.6 million passengers in the first quarter this year, or 18,000 passengers daily. The airport handled more than 14,000 flights (departure and arrival), a rise of 7% year-on-year. During the four-day Easter Holidays, the airport handled more […]
New Macau Economic Bureau official vows to boost ‘community-based economies’

New Macau Economic Bureau official vows to boost ‘community-based economies’

Newly-appointed Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip said on Tuesday his bureau would do more to boost “community-based economies” by providing support to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and improving the business environment. Tai made the pledge after the swearing-in ceremony for his new post at the Bank of China Building in Nam […]
Macau casino’s revenue decline in Q1 ‘expected’

Macau casino’s revenue decline in Q1 ‘expected’

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Tuesday the 13.3 percent year-on-year decrease in the city’s casino revenue in the first quarter was what the government had expected. The Gaming and Inspection Co-ordination Bureau (DCIJ) announced on Friday that the casino sector’s gross revenue fell 13.3 percent year-on-year to 56.17 billion […]
Casino revenue in Macau drops 16.3 pct in March

Casino revenue in Macau drops 16.3 pct in March

Macau’s casino revenue fell more than analysts’ predictions last month as mainland gamblers vanished after February’s week-long Chinese New Year holiday. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) decreased 16.3 percent year-on-year to 17.98 billion patacas, the Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) announced on Friday, marking 22 consecutive months of declines. That compares with the median forecasts […]
Mainland-Macau trade down in Jan-Feb

Mainland-Macau trade down in Jan-Feb

Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau totalled 460 million U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, down 32 percent year on year, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). Mainland exports to Macau stood at 440 million U.S. dollars, decreasing by 31.2 percent year on year. Imports from the […]
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