MACAO — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the casino hub of Macao to diversify its economy as he swore in the former Portuguese colony’s new government on Friday at an event marking the 25th anniversary of its handover to China. New Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai — Macao’s first leader born in mainland China —…
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 19, 2024 / Las Vegas Sands Published by Las Vegas Sands on December 12, 2024 In collaboration with the Macao SAR government, Sands China launched its Community Revitalization Program in 2023 to support local efforts to restore the vitality of cherished Macao historical areas. Over the past year, Sands…
MACAO (AP) — When Portugal returned its colony Macao to China in 1999, coffee shop owner Daniel Chao was a first grader living in a different world. Since then his sleepy hometown has transformed into a bustling gaming hub lined with glittering casinos. Its once quiet streets are now jammed with tourist buses. But the…
Hong Kong’s newest border checkpoint at Heung Yuen Wai can cope with crowds, the city’s security chief has assured lawmakers after some raised concerns that daily passenger trips were more than double its design capacity of 30,000. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung told lawmakers on Wednesday that the Heung Yuen Wai crossing had handled…
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MACAO — Macao’s former top judge, Sam Hou Fai, was chosen as the Chinese casino hub’ s next leader in a largely ceremonial election on Sunday, setting him up to become the city’s first chief executive born in mainland China. Almost the entire election committee stacked with Beijing loyalists — 394 of 398 — voted…
MACAO (AP) — About 400 Beijing loyalists were set to vote Sunday to endorse the sole candidate for the top job in the Chinese city of Macao in a largely ceremonial election that would make him the first leader of the casino hub to be born in mainland China. Former top judge Sam Hou Fai…