Colourful int’l parade adds vibrancy to Macau

Hong Kong-listed Amax International Holdings said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday that reported claims by junket operator Suncity that it was now controlling the mothballed Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel in Taipa are “untrue”. The Hong Kong and Macau media reports, including by the Portuguese-language Jornal Tribuna de Macau, said that Suncity boss Alvin Chau Cheok Wa had “confirmed” that he was the new owner of the hotel, formerly known as New Century Hotel, and

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon has urged the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) to revamp its organisational structure with the aim of providing residents with better services, ensuring that Macau will not tarnish its reputation as “a pearl in the palm of the motherland” praised by President Xi Jinping during his inspection visit to Macau last month. Cheong made the remarks in a speech during a ceremony on Thursday where he administered the oath of office