The government says it’s still too early to talk price-points for the new initiative, which will offer decently-sized flats to people ‘sandwiched’ between currently available subsidised housing and the private sector.
Macau
After repeated bashings by trucks and coaches, the UNESCO-listed Mandarin’s House can breathe a sigh of relief.
It started off as a 299 million patacas project. With both scope and the price tag ballooning, officials are scrambling to mollify a public worried about reckless spending.
The Macao public have just 30 days to submit feedback on the government’s freshly-proposed five-year economic diversification plan, centred around reducing dependency on casinos.
Set to start work in December, the more than 400 staff at Macao’s new hospital won’t experience the limitations of the government’s public servants system.
The Southeast Asian countries have been identified as key potential sources of foreign tourists for Macao, with Indonesia ranking 5th and Malaysia 9th so far this year.
Macao lost nearly 30,000 non-resident workers over Covid. Less than half that number has returned.
With Macao’s birth rate the lowest it’s been in decades, it’s about to get even harder to make babies.
With barely 100 mental health professionals in the city, Lawmaker Ella Lei wants the government to step up.