Pereira Coutinho: Ho Iat Seng will be next CE

Ho Iat Seng

“I have no doubts that the next Chief Executive is going to be the president of the AL [Legislative Assembly],” said lawmaker Pereira Coutinho during an interview with Radio Macau that was aired on Saturday. The lawmaker stated that he has no doubts on this matter since, in his opinion, the only two other candidates (secretaries Lionel Leong and Alexis Tam) have “derailed” from their course and with that, jeopardized their chances of reaching Macau’s government highest position. Regarding the possibilities for the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, Coutinho places him as a “reserve option” in case “some problem arises.”

Second spotting of corpse

A second case of a corpse spotted ashore in Coloane occurred yesterday, after the body of a woman was discovered on Hac Sa beach in the afternoon. Authorities first received reports of the corpse at around 3 p.m. yesterday, according to TDM. A preliminary investigation has found that the woman was around the age of 30 at the time of her death, though the cause remains unclear. The Judiciary Police say that no suspicious wounds have been found on the victim. The corpse may be the same one that swimmers claimed to have seen floating near Hac Sa beach on Saturday, however this could not yet be verified.

Shanghai Disney Resort could drive away tourists

Shanghai Disney Resort might steer away 30 percent of mainland tourists from Macau casinos starting June 16, says a study conducted by the American Financial services company Morgan Stanley. The company cites an in-house survey conducted of 1,000 mainland Chinese gamblers, which shows that around one-third of these tourists admit that they might visit Macau “less often” once Shanghai’s Disney Resort opens. The report of Morgan Stanley justifies the findings with the fact that Chinese gamblers are much younger than other nationalities, ranging between 21 and 49 years old.