Founded in the 1940s, Chao runs the humble roast chestnut stall Cheng Kei, which still serves the wintertime treat even as the city has grown around it.
San Ma Lou
The street will be barred to motor vehicles during the Mid-Autumn festival and on National Day in a bid to lure more foot traffic to the area.
The streets in the vicinity of the Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro could be closed to vehicular traffic on a temporary basis in a bid to revitalise the area.
According to legislator José Pereira Coutinho, banning cars from the thoroughfare for two weekends over the Lunar New Year showed a “lack of foresight”.
The car-free scheme galvanised the city’s main drag, attracting 140,000 visitors during the Lunar New Year holidays, and receiving much public support.
MOP 118 million will be used to subsidise group tours from mainland China, Taiwan and further afield; MGTO targeting younger visitors with online promotions.
