Govt joins hands with MGM to revitalise Barra area
The government and integrated resort (IR) operator MGM announced yesterday at a joint press conference at the Macau Cultural Centre their plan for a revitalisation project of 13 buildings surrounding Doca D. Carlos I in the Barra neighbourhood, covering an area of about 35,000 square metres.“Barra” is Portuguese for “harbour entrance”. Barra is commonly known as Ma Kok in Cantonese – due to the nearby Ma Kok (A-Ma) Temple. “Doca” is the Portuguese word for “dock”. D. Carlos I