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Macau government to prioritise conventions sector

Macau government to prioritise conventions sector

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said that the conventions sector offered better development opportunities than the exhibitions sector thus the former will take priority over the latter when further developing the city’s conventions and exhibitions industry. Responding to lawmaker Au Kam San’s questions in the Assembly about what the government intended […]
Macau Government to set up medical academy

Macau Government to set up medical academy

The Health Bureau (SSM) is planning to set up an academy of medicine, Secretary for Culture and Social Affairs Alexis Tam Chon Weng said during a Q&A in the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Tuesday. Asked by legislator-cum-doctor Chan Iek Lap about the training of local medical professionals, the policy secretary said that the organisational structure […]
250 taxi licences in Macau up for tender

250 taxi licences in Macau up for tender

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) will invite bids for 250 licences to operate ordinary taxis, according to Monday’s Official Gazette (BO). The gazette did not say when the tenders must be submitted to the bureau nor the minimum bid required. The licences will be valid for eight years only, and cannot be transferred, according to the […]
Support for disease centre in Macau voiced after tour

Support for disease centre in Macau voiced after tour

After joining the Health Bureau’s (SSM) tour of the city’s quarantine facilities on Sunday, all the seven participants speaking during a Q&A session at the bureau expressed their support for the government’s plan to build an infectious disease centre next to the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre. Among them was doctor-cum-legislator Chan Iek […]
2015 gold jewelry imports in Macau drop 3 percent

2015 gold jewelry imports in Macau drop 3 percent

Macau’s gold jewelry imports fell 31.2 percent year-on-year to 7.04 billion patacas in 2015, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Imports of watches – another item popular with mainland tourists – dropped 21.5 percent to 6.23 billion patacas. Imports of cars and motorcycles decreased 23.1 percent to 2.85 billion patacas. Imports of handbags […]
Macau lawmaker quits group he co-founded

Macau lawmaker quits group he co-founded

Grassroots lawmaker Au Kam San said that he had decided to leave the New Macau Association (NMA) as he couldn’t agree with the way its new generation of members wanted to run things. Au was one of the founding members of the association, which was formed in 1992. The grassroots lawmaker informed the association’s members […]
Chui Sai On says ‘more risks & hidden troubles’ lie ahead for Macau

Chui Sai On says ‘more risks & hidden troubles’ lie ahead for Macau

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Thursday that Macau’s prospects for this year are that the city will still enjoy “good development opportunities” but he also admitted that it faces an overlapping of “old and new problems” and “severe challenges” as more “risks and hidden troubles” could lie ahead. Chui made the remarks […]
Beijing studies measures to support Macau’s economy: liaison chief

Beijing studies measures to support Macau’s economy: liaison chief

The central government will continue to come up with measures to support Macau’s economic development, Central People’s Government Liaison Office Director Li Gang said on Thursday, adding that he was confident about the local economy. Li made the remarks on the sidelines of a Chinese New Year reception hosted by his office at Macau Tower. […]
University of Macau won’t reduce Portuguese courses

University of Macau won’t reduce Portuguese courses

The University of Macau (UM) will not reduce the number of Portuguese courses and the resources for Portuguese language education, Zhao Wei, rector of the public university, said on Wednesday. Asked by reporters about some media reports last month saying that the university planned to reduce its elective Portuguese language courses for non-Portuguese majors in […]
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