The budget for next month’s Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) is about 45 million patacas, of which about half will be paid by the government, Ip Peng Kin, chief-of-cabinet of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture, said on Tuesday. Ip made the remarks at Macau Tower during a press conference for the 5th GTEF, […]
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Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said on Thursday that she expected the number of “international” tourists to rise by 10 per cent this year. Senna Fernandes also said that the total number of tourists rose slightly year-on-year during the first six months of this year. According to the Statistics […]
The government is inviting wushu masters from all over the world to join Macau’s four-day Wushu Grand Gathering in August, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng told reporters on Thursday. ‘Wushu’ is Putonghua for martial arts. The policy secretary made the remarks after chairing a plenary meeting of the government-appointed Cultural […]
Macau and the four member states of the Pacific Alliance, namely Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, can share their cultural tourism experiences, gaming operator Pansy Ho Chiu King, secretary-general and vice-chairwoman of the Global Tourism Economy Forum, said on Monday. The Pacific Alliance is a Latin American trade bloc officially established in 2012. The forum […]