Mid-term gaming report later than expected

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong has said that the mid-term review of the city’s gaming industry will be made public within the year. Speaking in Beijing on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress, Leong revealed that the government will submit the report to the central government. “The central government has clarified its requests for Macau’s mid-term gaming review last year and has also given the green light to the SAR government’s work proposals,” he said. Lionel Leong had previously announced that the findings of the report would be made public early this year. Cited by TDM, the secretary admitted that the work progress related to the mid-term review has been slower than expected.