Three gaming companies have been granted authorization to operate additional currency exchange counters in their casinos, according to a notice published in the Official Gazette. The three casinos, Melco Crown, Galaxy Casino and the Venetian Macao, have been allowed to operate 16, 14 and 6 more counters respectively. The order came into effect yesterday. Besides being used for bills and coins, the exchange counters at Galaxy and Venetian can be used also for purchasing travelling cheques.
Fishing moratorium extended due to typhoon
The two-and-half-month-long moratorium on fishing has been extended as the typhoon struck the city, according to the Marine and Water Bureau. The ban on fishing was supposed to have ended on Monday. Currently, more than 150 fishing boats are anchored in the Inner Harbor as a result to the ban. The bureau urged the fishermen not to sail into the sea due to its extension. The department is also increasing inspection works around the area in order to keep the fishermen wary of breaching the edict. In the neighboring region, the Guangdong province’s maritime and fishing industry authority has also issued a notification to Guangdong’s fishermen indicating that the opening of the fishing season has been postponed.
Local swimmers join Taiwan Strait challenge
Two Taiwanese brothers have come home victorious after winning a cross sea swimming competition, held between Taiwan’s Kinmen and China’s Xiamen. This marks the first time Taiwanese swimmers have held the championship title in the annual event’s eight-year- long history. A total of 90 pairs of swimmers from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Macau, in addition to overseas Chinese contestants, took part in this year’s event. The race is organized in pairs of swimmers who form a relay team. The first swimmer starts from Kinmen’s Lieyu islet and then change hands with the second swimmer waiting at the islet of Binglangyu, who, in turn, will swim to the finish line in Xiamen.
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