October 3, 2008
China has clamped down on permits to visit Macau after seeing huge amounts of money flood into casinos in the resort, some of them American-owned, People in the wealthy southern province of Guangdong that neighbours the former Portuguese colony are now limited to only one trip every three months.
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September 25, 2008The latest Macau statistics indicates that visitor arrivals totalled 2,583,372 in August 2008, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,488,084) and Hong Kong (757,784) rose by 10.6% and 5.2% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (112,454) decreased by 7.0%. Same-day visitors took up 52.6% of the total arrivals, at 1,357,855.
The majority of the visitors came from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, China, which accounted for 57.6%, 29.3% and 4.4% of the total respectively. Among the Mainland visitors, 603,865 (40.6%) travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, down by 6.9% year-on year.
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April 11, 2008The Macau government is waiting for approval from the central government in Beijing to begin works on the reclamation land projects which are expected to total an area of around five square kilometers.
The secretary for transport and public works, Lau Si Io, said the project plan is based on that of 2006, which the local government handed to the central government for appraisal and approval, which has now entered the final stage.
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March 9, 2008The activities of Macau’s gangsters, or triads are being kept in check by a plentiful market and the watchful eye of the Mainland government, according to a local university professor, reports Macau Daily Times.
Underworld figures that operate in casinos are being careful not to step out of line in fear of retribution from the Mainland government, Eilo Yu, assistant professor from the University of Macau’s (UM) department of government and public administration said yesterday.
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February 25, 2008Despite blistery and snowy weather conditions, Macau still managed to increase visitor arrivals to 2,371,754 in January 2008, a year-on-year increase of 16.3%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,421,782) and Southeast Asia (109,738) grew by 23.0% and 58.2% respectively, while those from Hong Kong (581,860) decreased by 3.7%. Same-day visitors accounted for 52.3% of the total arrivals, at 1,240,119.
The majority of the visitors came from Mainland China and Hong Kong, which accounted for 59.9% and 24.5% of the total respectively. Among the Mainland visitors, 42.2% (600,324) travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme.
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December 7, 2007Three tour leaders and two tourists from the Mainland who were to appear before the public prosecution office in Macau after Tuesday evenings’ scuffle didn’t show up for their hearing yesterday.
See video here: Macau Tourist Scuffles
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November 24, 2007The MSAR Government would resolutely devote all of its efforts to bring even better quality of life to its residents, and to ensure the long-term stability of the SAR.
These pledges were asserted today by the Chief Executive, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, when he spoke to the press after meeting President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on his annual duty visit to Beijing.
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November 23, 2007This unique bronze horse’s head was designed to honor the zodiac fountain of the Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan ) during the Qing dynasty. In 1860, it was pillaged by British and French troops from a water clock at Beijing.
It has been purchased by the Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho. He paid $8.84 million to purchase the bronze horse head of Haiyantang in the Yuanmingyuan (or Summer Palace) for . Ho pre-purchased the piece and bestowed it to China. This purchase is a record-setting moment for any Chinese.
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