The Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said today the Government is planning to amend existing gaming regulations so that people who should be barred from entering casinos would not get the prize money even if they had won. He said the issue was under study and proposed amendments would be passed to the Executive Council soon for further discussion. Speaking to reporters before his departure for Fujian this evening, Mr Ho said existing laws forbade Macao civil servants and anyone under 18, including visitors, from entering casinos. Inspectors were closely monitoring to ensure these “unqualified” people were not allowed in the prohibited areas. But some might be able to sneak in, for example with another person’s identity card. The Chief Executive said in order to stop problem, the laws should be changed to state clearly that neither the offender nor the offender’s family members would get the prizes even if they had won. Responding to questions on the economic growth, he said according to the latest available figures, this year should see a slight rise over last year’s figures. Mr Ho said that from the Government’s point of view, economic growth should not overheat and that he would closely watch how the people are affected by inflation. A string of subsidiary measures would be launched as soon as next month to help the disadvantaged and low-income families cope with inflation, he said.
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