The territory’s top tourism official says she expects the territory to post healthy visitor totals throughout the holiday period.
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However, CEO Lawrence Ho strikes a positive note, stating that “The shadow of COVID-19 is finally receding”.
The Brazilian leader is expected to sign as many as 20 agreements with Beijing and discuss an innovative deal to transform millions of hectares of degraded pasture in the South American nation.
The city added nearly 700 non-resident workers last month as it seeks to address a labour shortage, especially in the hospitality sector.
Some analysts are predicting that the territory’s casinos will equal or even exceed their pre-pandemic level of earnings as early as next year.
National People’s Congress standing committee vice chairman, Li Hongzhong, tells dignitaries that the territory’s mini-constitution had given it an “all-round legal guarantee” for growth.
The two were found guilty of bribery, money laundering and other crimes in a graft case involving 19 other defendants.
The move is as much geopolitical as financial, with a growing number of countries questioning their dependence on the US dollar.
Currently, an average of just 4,750 people a day ride the system, but the opening of new sections this year and next are expected to boost numbers.