Bowie: Housing migrant staff is ‘complex’

Chief Executive candidate Chui Sai On has proposed as part of his political platform that gaming operators should provide accommodation and transportation for non-local employees. Mr Bowie responded yesterday, saying that MGM is happy to work with the government. Admitting that pressure and tension still exists, he said: “I think the remaining issue is that Macau struggles with land. We also need to [develop a] collaborative understanding [as to] where we should be building these types of facilities – if that’s the expectation… A lot of discussion needs to be undertaken.”
Commenting on the recent labor protests, Bowie stressed: “I think our salary is competitive. Some of the discussions are about other benefits and services and I think we need to sit down and collaborate. The key issue is – as long as the discussion is about finding solutions but not just about creating noise – then it’s fine.”