While the Chief Executive reaffirmed that the government will not lower Macau’s gaming tax rate of 35%, they will also launch a public consultation on amendments to the city’s current gaming industry law in the second half of this year.
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Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said on Monday he wishes that Hengqin Island could become the “second Macau”.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng today ruled out a tax cut for Macau’s gaming operators.
Depending on the COVID-19 epidemic situation, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng would consider gradually opening Macau’s borders again to tourists from the Chinese mainland from the end of this month.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng expressed his hope that the adjacent island of Hengqin could become “the second Macau”.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said today that the novel coronavirus epidemic in Macau “is basically under control”, thanks to the special administrative region’s efficient measures against the disease.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will deliver his 2020 Policy Address in the hemicycle of the Legislative Assembly (AL) Monday afternoon.
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will move from the government’s Social Affairs and Culture secretariat to the one of Economy and Finance.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng underlines the importance of biosecurity in his National Security Education Day address.