Locals are heading to the mainland to spend their hard earned patacas, while tourists are spending a lot less in Macao than they used to.
Fong Kin Fu
Travel curbs have been lifted and tourists are back, but eateries and shops are posting just negligible month-to-month gains in takings – or even outright declines.
However, local small business owners are warning that it is becoming increasingly hard to recruit mainland Chinese workers.
Queues outside restaurants and inns nearing capacity – Macao takes its first step back towards pre-Covid-19 days.