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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
— Ho Iat Seng does ‘not fear’ discussing human rights with EU * Tourism | MGTO hopes visitors to reach over 20m * Arts Festival | Local opera group open to new-old
— Transactions and pricing of commercial properties are expected to rise by up to 20% in the second quarter, signaling ‘full prosperity’ * Gaming | Baccarat accounts for 84% of Q1
— CE leaves today to Portugal, in a visit that includes Luxembourg and Belgium, accompanied by a large business entourage * Photography | Edgar Martins tribute to journalist killed in Libya
— Ho Iat Seng seeking 20% increase in Hong Kong visitors to recover to pre-pandemic levels, in addition to plans of improving unemployment rate, civil servants’ pay raise * Economy |
* Events | MUST starts Int’l Communication Week, video exhibition * Taste of Edesia * There is little room to promote major changes to the Union Trade bill, the AL committee chairman,
— The gov’t plans to spend MOP1.65 million on the restoration of three sites considered of cultural value * GBA | Gov’t mulls using law to attract migration to Hengqin * Labor
— Easter holiday visitors equal CNY arrivals, around half a million * HK ferry comeback — Ferry sailings to increase by May as Hong Kong tourist numbers are on the rise * Macau
— The plan to retire pollutant scooters fell short of expectations as gov’t forecasted over 7,600 applications, yet only 1,800 were received * Kwok-yung Yuen | Universal antiviral medications to prevent
— Tourism boom, canceled special offers are giving residents ‘a feeling of a price hike’: Scholar * Environment | Tons of trash washed ashore on Macau coastline * The gov’t is cooperating
* Gaming | Casinos record best month in three years * Public pools keep anti-Covid measures due to ‘change of habits’ * Eligibility for overseas group tour subsidies is being reviewed now
— Taiwan’s Tsai transcontinental trip to Latin America, via US, has all ingredients to be a bumpy one. But despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing, Premier Li tempered the rhetoric
— Lawmakers backing population’s objections to group tours * Travel | AirAsia hopes gov’t incentive attract Thai tourists * Cooperation | Ho meets with Portuguese ambassador to China * Basic Law 30 years:
— As Forum Macau celebrates 20 years, officials seek for ‘new leaps’; local gov’t pledges to bolster cooperation * Education | USJ opens new center for teachers * The government is considering
— Diversification into non-gaming to remain ‘slow’ amid billions in investments: Fitch * GP history in wax * MUST science and technology research and development facility in Coloane expected to open soon,
— A long-time dream of Macau comes true: The city’s own stock exchange, Micro Connect was finally launched * WTT | Macau unveils players line-up with 11 foreigners * Forum Macau turns
— March 18 sees three-year high of single-day visitor arrivals: 96k * Urban life | IAM facelifts Kun Iam promenade * Taste of Edema * With medical facilities to open, more opportunities for
— Top executives from the six gaming concessionaires, among others, will accompany Ho Iat Seng in an official visit to Portugal from April 18-22, with daily events planned at downtown
— President Xi’s visit to Moscow and his ‘poster’ peace plan for Ukraine’s conflict seen as major leap forward to China’s greater prominence in world affairs * Employment | 650 hired
— The government allotted MOP470 million for subsidies on topical projects this year; 214 projects received grants totaling MOP353 million in 2022 * Golf | Macao Open ‘bigger and better’ in
— The city recorded its lowest birth rate in 38 years, death rate is at its highest since 1991 * Sports | Kenyan athletes dominate Sands’ 10K * The number of visitors
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