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The Secretary for Security, Mr Wong Sio Chak, said today that the police and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau would discuss methods of improving cooperation between police officers and private security guards at casino resorts.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the 18^th Macao City Fringe Festival, to be held from 11 to 27 January 2019, will be inaugurated on Friday, 11 January 2019, at 7:30pm, at the Old Court Building, during when the “18^th Branch of Macao City Fringe Supermarket” will have its grand opening. The performance Sigma then takes to the stage, showcasing virtuoso geometries through the combination of circus and classical Indian dance. The public is advised to purchase their tickets as soon as possible as tickets for some of the programmes are limited.
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The University of Macau (UM) Department of Economics and Centre for Macau Studies today released its Macroeconomic Forecast for Macao 2019. According to the data collected, Macao’s economy has grown substantially with rates of 9.4% and 5.9% year-on-year in the first and second quarter of 2018 respectively. The growth subdued rapidly amid the disaster effect of Typhoon Mangkhut in September. Macao’s economy grew only by 1.6% year-on-year and reached MOP 100.9 billion in the third quarter of 2018 (Figure 1 and 2). The negative effects of trade friction with the United States and other structural adjustments on China’s economy have surfaced in the past few months. Economic uncertainty continues to affect Macao’s economy. As a result, we have revised our forecasts downward on GDP growth from the last release.
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