The Chinese president is on a three-day visit to the former Portuguese colony 25 years after its return to Chinese sovereignty, providing him with an opportunity to send messages to Hong Kong as well, and stress the potential of the Greater Bay Area. The stop on Hengqin Island is significant, since it is slated to…
MACAO (AP) — 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…
President Xi Jinping will arrive in Macau within hours to kick off a three-day visit which will mark the 25th anniversary of the gaming hub’s return to Chinese administration and conclude with the inauguration of the city’s incoming leader. A red-carpet passenger staircase and a podium were set up at Macau’s airport ramp on Wednesday…
Macau should bring in more overseas travellers instead of relying on mainland Chinese to fulfil Beijing’s vision of the gambling hub becoming an international cosmopolitan centre, one of the casino city’s most prominent billionaires has said. MGM China chairwoman and executive director Pansy Ho Chiu-king outlined ways on Saturday the city could answer the call…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has instructed Macau’s next leader to adopt a spirit of responsibility, further diversify the gaming hub’s economy, tackle livelihood issues and improve the city’s national security legal regime. Chief Executive-designate Sam Hou-fai, who shared the words from the country’s leader, also said on Saturday that he planned to finalise his choice…
Macau Chief Executive-designate Sam Hou-fai received his formal appointment letter from Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday, with President Xi Jinping witnessing the event and expressing hopes the new leader would unite all sectors of the casino hub. Sam, Macau’s first leader born on mainland China, is set to take office on December 20 after…
Macau Chief Executive-elect Sam Hou-fai received his formal appointment letter from Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday, with President Xi Jinping witnessing the event and expressing hopes the new leader would unite all sectors of the casino hub. Sam, Macau’s first leader born on mainland China, is set to take office on December 20 after…
Former top judge Sam Hou-fai was named as Macau’s new leader after an uncontested election on Sunday. The chief executive-elect received 394 votes from the 400-strong Election Committee in an hour-long poll. There were also four blank ballots and two absentees. The figures mean he received 98.5 per cent of ballots from all eligible voters….
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…
Macau’s only chief executive candidate was a little-known figure in the gaming hub before announcing his bid for the job in August, with his past public remarks limited to speeches at the start of each legal year as the city’s top judge. If elected, Sam Hou-fai, the former president of Macau’s Court of Final Appeal,…