The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture hailed the improvements in staffing at major hospitals in his first year in office and praised the cultural legacy given to the city by the Portuguese. Alexis Tam Chon Weng has a wide brief, with the four main sectors of medicine, education, culture and leisure. The Secretary has […]
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The Health Service Bureau (SSM) said in a statement last night that it would provide the appropriate medical treatment to a female primary school pupil struck with cancer. The bureau received a new treatment plan on Christmas Day from Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital, where the girl, surnamed Chao, has been receiving treatment for several […]
Macau’s number of visitor arrivals during the Christmas holiday period between December 20-26 rose 9.92 percent year-on-year to 1.08 million, the Public Security Police (PSP) announced on Tuesday. According to a PSP statement, the city’s seven border checkpoints recorded 3.29 million crossings by locals and visitors during the 7-day period – 1.65 million entries and […]
Several members of the Gaming Employees Advancement Association petitioned the government on Sunday not to authorise any more gaming tables for Macau’s six casino operators. After handing the group’s petition to an official outside Government Headquarters, Willis Chan Chi Kin, who heads the union, insisted that the current number of gaming tables was “quite enough”, […]
The government wants to “control” the number of visitor arrivals but has no intention of reducing or even limiting their number, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Thursday. Tam made the remark after a meeting of the Tourism Development Committee (CDT), which he chaired, at the Tourist Activities Centre […]
A local group has in three weeks got 5,470 people to sign a petition, urging the government to solve the city’s poor taxi service at once as the situation is getting worse. Macau Taxi Passengers Association (MTPA) President Andrew W. Scott submitted the petition to a representative of the Transport Bureau (DSAT) yesterday. “The taxis […]
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Hong Kong Office Director Titiporn Manenate said Thursday she expected the number of Macau residents visiting Thailand to increase by 12 percent next year. Manenate made the comments yesterday on the sidelines of the “Amazing Thailand Presentation”, at the Landmark Hotel in Zape, to promote tourism in the kingdom. The […]
Macau’s tourist price index (TPI) rose 6.80 percent year-on-year in 2013, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Wednesday. A DSEC statement attributed the growth to a “marked increase” in the price indices of clothing and footwear (+10.50 percent); accommodation (+9.68 percent); and food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco (+9.15 percent). According to the statement, the […]
Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes says she expects Macau’s number of visitor arrivals around Christmas to increase slightly. She made the cautious forecast on Sunday after attending the inauguration of the third term of board members of the Macau Youth Federation at the Macau Science Centre in Nape. Senna […]