Author: Honey Tsang, MDT
-
Regulation to foster educational exchange with Guangdong Province takes effect
The Executive Council (ExCo) has completed the discussions on two draft administrative regulations, which stipulate the particulars in the “Allowance for Macau’s students enrolled in ... -
Gov’t commits to cultivating local filmmaking industry
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will continue to beef up efforts on driving the growth of Macau’s film industry and encouraging local talents engaging in the ... -
PSP urged to step up efforts on investigation assault cases against animals
The New Macau Association (AMN), together with several animal rights associations, convened a meeting with the Public Security Police Force (PSP) earlier to address the city’s ... -
China approves plans to overhaul Hong Kong elections
The National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, passed a resolution to reconstruct Hong Kong’s electoral system yesterday to ensure the city is administered only by ... -
Employment | DSAL urged to safeguard job rights for local construction workers
A group of lawmakers delivered a letter of petition to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday morning, urging the authorities to safeguard and prioritize the ... -
Animal Protection Law | Local alliance urges gov’t to strengthen law
The Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA) is urging the government to review and amend the current Animal Protection Law, saying it has failed to meet its initial ... -
Benefits of China’s vaccine passport to take time to surface in town: MGTO
The announcement of the roll-out of China’s international vaccine health certificate, also known as a vaccine passport, has offered a much-needed boost to the local tourism ... -
56% of employees forced to take unpaid leave: survey
Around 56.06% of the local employees interviewed claimed that they had been forced to take unpaid leave, according to the latest research published yesterday by ... -
Ho Iat Seng fully supports proposed reforms to HK electoral system
Macau’s Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng affirmed his commitment to fully support the central government’s latest proposal to enhance the Hong Kong electoral system in an ... -
Female leaders honored International Women’s Day
In commemoration of the International Women’s Day on March 8, some female leaders at the helm of the top corporates in Macau came together yesterday, galvanizing ... -
UA Cinemas in HK went under amid Covid-19
The UA Cinema, a cinema chain in Hong Kong, announced yesterday that the group has ceased operations with immediate effect due to the devastating impacts brought ... -
China targets 40% vaccination rate by end-June, Zhong Nanshan says
The Chinese government strives to have 40% of its population vaccinated by the end of June, said Zhong Nanshan, China’s top coronavirus expert who helped formulate ... -
GBA | Gov’t committed to aligning closely with the nation’s cultural & tourism plan
The SAR government affirmed its commitment to closely align itself with the development directions stipulated in the Culture and Tourism Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau ... -
Lawmaker calls for gov’t to amend domestic violence law
Lawmaker Agnes Lam urges the government to amend the Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence (domestic violence law) to empower the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) ... -
Raffles at Galaxy Macau to launch in H2
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has inked a collaboration agreement with 130-year-old luxury hospitality group, Accor for Raffles, to jointly establish an all-suite hotel tower, named Raffles ... -
PSP: Only Macau ID holders have right of demonstration
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) released a statement yesterday, reiterating that the right to assemble and protest is only given to Macau ID holders, not all people ... -
Vaccinations will reassure travelers, MGTO anticipates
The city’s vaccination scheme will give people greater reassurance when travelling to Macau once the border reopens, director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Maria ... -
GAMING | Suncity to open VIP clubs at The Londoner, Grand Lisboa Palace
Macau’s junket Suncity Group is set to gain a firmer grasp of the market, as it plans to launch VIP gaming clubs at The Londoner Macao ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t backtracks, bans elderly from receiving Sinovac jabs
The SAR government has reversed its previous decision and is now barring all locals aged 60 or over from receiving the originally-promised shots of the inactivated ... -
Fuhong urges gov’t to launch more employment support for the disabled
Given the difficulty of securing a job in Macau for disabled people, local non-profit the Fuhong Society is urging the SAR government to offer more ... -
Gaming | Galaxy EBITDA up 207% in Q4 2020, execs sanguine about 2021
Galaxy Entertainment Group’s (GEG) adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) loss of HKD0.9 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020 was successfully turned ... -
Galaxy’s new event facility to open in H2 2021, stimulating ‘Tourism+MICE’ incentives
With its construction progress hamstrung by the pandemic, the Galaxy International Convention Center (GICC) is slated to launch in the second half of 2021. It is ... -
JP Morgan: ‘no surprises’ about SJM’s negative EDITBA for Q4
Macau casino licensee SJM Holdings Ltd (SJM) registered a negative figure of HKD2.09 billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the ... -
Hong Kong | Gov’t to launch HKD5,000 e-voucher scheme
The Hong Kong SAR government is set to hand out HKD5,000 in e-vouchers in installments to each permanent resident of Hong Kong aged 18 or above ... -
Australia’s Crown slip-ups offer lessons for Macau’s gaming sector, expert says
The alleged money-launching and criminal misdeeds conducted by Australia’s Crown Resorts Ltd, which was said to be associated with one of Macau’s biggest junkets, Suncity Group, ... -
Three shots in the arm for the gaming industry: JP Morgan
As of yesterday morning, Macau’s gaming stocks exhibited a combined growth of 8 to 11%, vis-à-vis the Hang Seng Index’s (HSI) increase of 1.5%, apparently ... -
Macau scholar implicated in academic fraud
At least two academic papers authored by a researcher affiliated with the City University of Macau and published in the journal Springer Nature, erroneously listed David ... -
Covid-19 | 1,200 inoculated at ‘smooth’ vaccination rollout: Dr. Alvis Lo
Some 1,200 local residents were inoculated with their first dose of a vaccine for Covid-19 as of yesterday afternoon, while another 2,600 locals registered to schedule ... -
Gaming | GGR picked up in the later half of February: JP Morgan
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 21 days of February is expected to be around MOP5.8 billion, or MOP276 million per day, the latest ... -
CNY | Occupancy rate of 48.3% outperforms MGTO’s estimate
Macau’s occupancy rate averaged at around 48.3% during the Chinese New Year (CNY) Golden Week from February 11 to 17, demonstrating a contraction of 4.6% points ... -
Gaming tax contracted 73.6% YoY in 2020
Macau’s government received around MOP29.8 billion from gaming tax in the whole of 2020, a drop of 73.6% year-on-year (YoY), the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) revealed ... -
Inquiries regarding mental health issues climbed in 2020: IAS
The number of phone inquiries relating to mental health matters the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has received in 2020 is higher vis-à-vis 2019, Sou Chi Kuan, ... -
Employment | Over 3,800 locals land jobs in 2020 through DSAL
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) helped over 3,800 locals secure jobs throughout 2020 and is pledging to continue to review and adjust the number of foreign ... -
CNY | Tourist arrivals fail to meet gov’t’s forecast
Macau welcomed a total of 77,383 tourist arrivals during the first six days of the Chinese New Year (CNY) between February 11 to 16, down 68.2% ... -
Gaming | Spring Festival’s GGR continues to be curtailed as expected: JP Morgan
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) is expected to stand at MOP3 billion for the first 15 days of February, equivalent to an average daily number ...
