Macau's COVID-19 death toll reaches 47

Macau's COVID-19 death toll reached 47 on New Year's Day, the novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced. The Health Bureau confirmed the city's first novel coronavirus case on January 22, 2020. According to the centre, Macau's cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases stood at 2,615 yesterday, of which 1,803 had meanwhile been cured. On New Year's Eve, the centre recorded 114 new cases, a decrease from the 145 cases recorded on Thursday and 124 cases

January 2, 2023 | BY admin

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New Year Message by Foreign Ministry Commissioner Liu Xianfa to Macao SAR

New Year Message by Foreign Minister Commissioner Liu Xianfa2022/12/31Forging ahead on a new journey, writing a new chapter of developmentCommissioner Liu Xianfa's 2023 New Year's Day GreetingsOn the occasion of the new year, on behalf of the Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), I would like to extend my best wishes to all the compatriots in Macao, and express my sincere thanks to friends from all walks of life in the SAR

January 2, 2023 | BY admin

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Gaming takings drop 51 pct in 2022, lowest since 2003

Macau's gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell 51.4 percent year on year to 42.19 billion patacas (US$5.26 billion) last year, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced today. GGR in 2022 was the lowest since 2003, when it amounted to 30.3 billion patacas, according to Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) data. Last month's GGR decreased 56.3 percent year on year to 3.48 billion patacas but rose 16.1 percent month on month. In 2021, Macau's GGR grew 43.7 percent to

January 1, 2023 | BY admin

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Firm confidence, courage to move forward: New Year Message by Liaison Office Director Zheng Xincong

Firm confidence and courage to move forwardStriving to create "One Country, Two Systems" with Macao characteristics, practicing new situation2023 New Year MessageDirector of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative RegionZheng XincongDecember 31, 2022The Sun and the Moon open a new beginning, and everything on Earth opens a new chapter. The bell of 2023 is about to ring. At this beautiful moment of saying goodbye to the old and ushering

January 1, 2023 | BY admin

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Full Text: 2023 New Year Address by President Xi Jinping

BEIJING – On New Year's Eve, President Xi Jinping delivered his 2023 New Year Address through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the address:Greetings to you all. The year 2023 is approaching. From Beijing, I extend my best New Year wishes to all of you.In 2022, we successfully convened the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). An ambitious blueprint has been drawn for building a modern socialist country in all respects and advancing

January 1, 2023 | BY admin

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Ringing in 2023, Xi stresses hard work, unity to make tomorrow's China a better place

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday stressed hard work and unity, and called on the young generation to shoulder their responsibilities to deliver China's ambitious blueprint for the future.Giving his New Year Address to ring in 2023, Xi lauded the country's economic performance, COVID approach and sci-tech breakthroughs over the past year.The nationally televised and livestreamed speech delivered in his office in central Beijing is the tenth of its kind since Xi became the nation's

January 1, 2023 | BY admin

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2023 New Year Message by Macao SAR Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng

Marching Ahead in Unity, Joining Hands to Open Up New HorizonsDear citizens and friends,Hello, everyone!Time flies and 2023 is fast approaching. At this happy moment of bidding farewell to the past and welcoming the New Year, I – on behalf of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government and in a personal capacity – would like to convey sincere good wishes to all people in Macao, and all friends of Macao who care about and support the development of the city. I wish you all good

December 31, 2022 | BY admin

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75-year-old double-jabbed man dies of COVID-19, death toll rises to 33

A 75-year-old man died of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, raising Macau’s official COVID-19 death toll to 33, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced yesterday.According to a statement by the centre, the victim, who had suffered from underlying diseases, had received two COVID-19 jabs.The first six of the 33 COVID-19 fatalities were reported during Macau’s previous COVID-19 outbreak that began on June 18 this year and started to subside in late July,

December 30, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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New Year’s Day holiday

Due to it being New Year’s Day on Sunday The Macau Post Daily’s editing team will be taking the day off and will return to work on Monday so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will only be on the newsstands again on the morning of Tuesday. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated round-the-clock. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by national media organisations are also available on various LinkedIn, Twitter and

December 30, 2022 | BY admin

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Govt, SJM subsidiary ink dredging deal

Gaming concessionaire SJM Resorts said in a statement yesterday that its wholly owned subsidiary Macau Dredging Services Limited has been awarded the government’s concession for the provision of dredging and maintenance services of Macau’s public waterways and harbour basins.The statement said that according to the agreement signed with the local government, “Macau Dredging will provide services in the areas designated by the government to meet annual dredging volume requirements.”The

December 30, 2022 | BY admin

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MGTO starts promotion campaigns in HK

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told the media after yesterday afternoon’s “Visiting the Ruins of St Paul through Space & Time” kick-off ceremony that MGTO was currently doing “quite a lot of things” in the Hong Kong tourism market, adding that MGTO has already started promotion campaigns in Hong Kong, such as a raft of transport and hotel discounts for Hong Kong travellers next year.Senna Fernandes pointed out that with the aim of

December 30, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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2023 annual vehicle licence taxes to be collected from Sunday

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that vehicle owners should pay their 2023 annual vehicle licence taxes between Sunday and March 31.In order to further promote e-government and better use of public money, according to the statement, with effect from Sunday, local banks and the Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) will no longer collect vehicle licence taxes on behalf of the Transport Bureau, adding that residents can pay their vehicle’s licence taxes for up

December 30, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Visiting the Ruins of St Paul’sthrough Space & Time’ opens to public

The Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) “Visiting the Ruins of St Paul through Space and Time” Virtual Reality (VR) exhibition kicked off yesterday at the Ruins of St Paul’s.According to a statement by the bureau, the first phase of the exhibition, which will run from today through January 31, will open to visitors by appointment with free admission.The statement said that those aged above five can participate in the event after they have signed up for the first session of the

December 30, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Vox pop: Residents think govt’s easing of COVID-19 curbs a sudden yet unprepared move

A number of residents commented yesterday on the  Macau government’s recent easing of COVID-19 curbs, after its three years of fighting the novel coronavirus in line with the central government’s dynamic zero COVID policy.The adjustment has allowed the virtually unabated transmission of the virus in the community. Most interviewees described it as a “sudden policy shift”, and said the government seemed ill prepared for the fast-changing epidemic situation.The government has warned

December 30, 2022 | BY Ginnie Liang

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