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Macau gold jewellery imports drop 1/3 in H1

Macau gold jewellery imports drop 1/3 in H1

Macau’s gold jewellery imports dropped 32.2 percent year-on-year to 3.4 billion patacas in the first half of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Imports of watches fell 11.8 percent to 3.4 billion patacas, while those of handbags and wallets dropped 18.3 percent to 1.5 billion patacas. Construction materials imports decreased 10.4 […]
Few young Macau locals want to move to Hengqin

Few young Macau locals want to move to Hengqin

According to a survey conducted by the Macau Youth Federation, less than a tenth of local youths wish to move to Hengqin. Alexander Lei Chi U, a vice-director of the federation’s Macau Youth Politics Training Programme Committee, announced the group’s findings Sunday at a press conference. The Hengqin Entrepreneurship Valley for Macau Youth opened on […]
Macau population to reach 750,000 by 2025

Macau population to reach 750,000 by 2025

Macau’s population is expected to reach 710,000 by 2020 and 750,000 by 2025, while the population density will increase from 20,500 inhabitants per km2 in 2014 to 21,500 people per km2 in 2020, and then to 22,700 people per km2 by 2025, the government’s Policy Research Office (GEP) forecasts in its latest report, which was […]
Macau security chief rejects US trafficking claims

Macau security chief rejects US trafficking claims

The office of Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said in a statement on Wednesday that it “firmly” rejected claims by the US Department that women and children are subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour in Macau. The US 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report, which was released in Washington on Monday, reached Macau on […]
Macau water lead levels in public housing meet WHO standards

Macau water lead levels in public housing meet WHO standards

Responding to public concern about Macau’s tap water safety in the wake of Hong Kong’s tainted water scare, the local government said on Wednesday that the lead levels in the water supplied to the city’s public housing estates meet World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. Government spokesman Victor Chan Chi Ping, Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) Director […]
Macau policeman awaits trial for sexual assault of 9 teenagers

Macau policeman awaits trial for sexual assault of 9 teenagers

A 22-year-old Public Security Police (PSP) male officer suspected of sexually violating at least nine teenage girls via deception and blackmail has been arrested. The officer pretended to be an unattractive young female model online in order to exchange nude photos with other younger girls. The youngest girl to fall prey to these advances was […]
Austerity measures possible, public finances stable

Austerity measures possible, public finances stable

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Tuesday that if, as predicted, this month’s gross gaming revenue drops to about 18 billion patacas the government would implement certain austerity measures, a possible move announced by Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac earlier this month. Chui, who made the remarks on the […]
Macau remains a source territory for human trafficking

Macau remains a source territory for human trafficking

Macau remains “a source territory for sex trafficking and forced labour” despite government efforts to fight human trafficking, according to the latest annual report from the U.S. State Department. The report rates 188 countries on their efforts to fight modern-day slavery. The report claims Macau prosecutors have been charging human traffickers with lighter crimes that […]
Macau blue card holders rise 16 pct to 180,523 in June

Macau blue card holders rise 16 pct to 180,523 in June

The number of non-resident workers, commonly known as blue card holders, rose 16.2 percent year-on-year to 180,523 at the end of June, the Human Resources Office (GRH) announced on Monday. The number increased by 1,107 between May and last month. Mainlanders accounted for 65 percent of all imported labour. Other major segments were hired from […]
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