Some 5,000 workers arrived over the summer alone, with the overall total increasing by around 19,000 since the start of the year.
Macao blue cards
No timeline set out, but Chief Executive indicates NRW would be allowed to visit home country and return to Macao to work.
Non-resident workers from mainland China, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar were the most affected by employment dismissals.
Potential employees must be double-jabbed and can only work in certain households; pilot scheme may open the door to foreign teachers in future.