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July 25, 2008
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Pansy Ho, daughter of gaming tycoon Stanley Ho and managing director of Shun Tak Holdings Ltd., and part-owner of MGM Grand Macau talked with Bernard Lo in Macau, >>watch interview here.
In the interview with Bloomberg TV Pansy Ho discusses about the latest Macau government measures to curb a gambling expansion in the city, the potential impact on the second MGM Mirage casino venture on the Cotai Strip, and SJM Holdings Ltd.’s trading debut in Hong Kong.
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July 25, 2008
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Macau’s Composite CPI for June 2008 rose by 9.05% year-on-year to 124.72, of which the price indices of Food & non-alcoholic beverages, Health and Transport soared by 18.16%, 14.63% and 12.94% respectively.
Among the subgroups of Food & non-alcoholic beverages, notable increase was observed in the prices of canned meat (+83.32%), fresh beef (+75.08%), rice (+69.54%), edible oil (+55.94%), fresh pork (+45.46%), chilled or frozen pork (+41.22%), fresh water fish (+36.01%), noodles (+30.43%), vegetables (+18.66%) and charges for meals bought away from home (+15.35%). For the subgroups of Health and Transport, charges for medical consultation service (+25.65%) and prices of unleaded gasoline (+32.75%) registered marked increase. Despite Government’s pay out of electricity subsidy to all households, the price index of Housing & fuels rose by 7.96%, as a result of the substantial surge in the prices of LP Gas (+26.47%), charges for maintenance & repair services of dwelling (+27.18%) and rentals for housing (+14.87%).
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July 24, 2008
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The fixture will take place in Macau against the Chinese Super League team, the Chengdu Blades, on July 26.
The Windor Arch-Macau International Football Challenge will be our second ever game in China, following the opening match of the Samsung/Chelsea Asia Tour 2008 in Guangzhou on July 23. The tour finishes in Kuala Lumpur on July 29 against a Malaysian Select XI.
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July 23, 2008
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With the stunning views over the Macau peninsula, the Crown Macau’s infinity-edge swimming pool has been selected as 10 Best Hotel Swimming Pools by US Forbes Traveler. Crown Macau is the only hotel in Macau that has been selected, along with other luxury hotels including Chile’s San Alfonso Del Mar resort and Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Hotel etc.
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July 23, 2008
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Macau visitor arrivals in June 2008 totalled 2,343,451, a year-on-year increase of 22.0%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,358,912), Hong Kong (622,290) and Southeast Asia (128,058) rose by 36.6%, 0.6% and 42.3% respectively. Same-day visitors took up 53.1% of the total visitor arrivals, at 1,245,403.
The majority of the visitors came from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, which accounted for 58.0%, 26.6% and 5.5% of the total respectively. In view of the tightening of the Individual Visit Scheme, 490,727 Mainland visitors travelled to Macao under such policy in June, representing 36.1% of the visitor arrivals from Mainland China.
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July 23, 2008
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Gaming and gambling activities in Macau posted record gross revenues of 59.264 billion patacas (US$7.408 billion) in the first half of the year, or 70.6 percent of the total revenues posted in 2007. In 2007 total revenues for the gaming and gambling sector were 83.847 billion patacas (US$10.480 million).
The second quarter, with revenues of 29.179 billion patacas, saw a fall of 1 billion patacas against the first quarter, when revenues totalled 30.085 billion patacas. Gambling revenues, which account for 99 percent of the entire gaming sector, in the first half totalled 58.708 billion patacas.
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July 22, 2008
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The Global Human Rights Torch Relay was disrupted by Macau authorities on the weekend and five arrests were made, which were described as unwarranted by organizers.
The Global Human Rights Torch relay commenced in Athens on August 8 2007 to raise awareness of China’s human rights crimes in the lead up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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July 22, 2008
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Each year the Macao International Music Festival brings internationally renowned artists from all over the world to Macao. Over the course of its decades-long history, it has gradually evolved into the major musical event in the territory. The MIMF seeks to promote a balanced range of performances in order to reflect the diversity and uniqueness of Macao. It also strives to enrich the cultural life of the region while meeting the expectations and aspirations of the community. This year’s programme embraces opera, symphonic, choral and chamber music, as well as contemporary, folk, pop and jazz music. Also offered is yet another dynamic encounter between East and West.
Headlining and opening the programme of the 22nd MIMF is a British orchestra with worldwide renown. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has been for more than half a century “Britain’s national orchestra” and has upheld the vision of its founder, Sir Thomas Beecham, bringing world-class performances of the greatest music ever written to a growing public, both at home and on its many tours across the globe. On their maiden voyage to Macao, the musicians of the RPO are led by renowned Principal Guest Conductor Leonard Slatkin (5/10, at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, 8pm).
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