Air Macau suffered net losses of RMB 464 million (US$67.4 million) between January and June this year, according to data from Air China released today by Tribuna de Macau newspaper.
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The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said in a statement at the weekend that it is closely following up on the alleged case of a young child who, according to social media claims, sustained injuries in a local crèche.
The possible decision to postpone the new round of bidding for gaming concessions is up to the government, SJM Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Angela Leong On Kei said on Sunday after a speaker at a seminar suggested a postponement.
The Macao government’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced that crew members of cargo ships plying the Hong Kong-Macao route no longer have to undergo quarantine during their stay in Macao, but they continue to be subjected to COVID-19 testing every seven days, considering that Hong Kong’s COVID-19 epidemic has now eased.
Macao’s top court will move to the long-vacant old courthouse in the city centre, while several civic leaders suggest the government redevelop the long-abandoned Estoril Hotel in Praça do Tap Seac into the new central library.
The government will launch the fourth phase of its continuing education subsidy scheme tomorrow, which entitles local residents aged at least 15 to get a 6,000-pataca subsidy to enrol in courses run by the city’s various continuing education institutions until the end of August 2023.
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement on Sunday that its Youth Career Expo 2020 received 3,339 job applications and 61 people were hired on the spot.
The Macao government is launching a promotional campaign to attract more mainland visitors to the city from 1 September onwards.
Local residents accounted for 53 per cent of Macao hotels’ guests last month.