Macau Business Daily, April 4, 2014

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MOP 6.00 Publisher: Paulo A. Azevedo Number 511 Friday April 4, 2014 Year II

Off-season Allure Gamblers preferred to gamble in Macau during the off-season in 2013, reveals an Institute for Tourism Studies report. Macau’s attractions go beyond casinos, say the

findings. Shopping, sightseeing and dining top the tourist agenda. Gaming comes fourth. Fitch puts Weng Hang Business seems to be the weak link - more on positive watch Page 3 MICE needed, advises IFT. Page

Macau Airport welcomed more travellers in March

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Nearly 50 cases of assault and intimidation of gaming employees have occurred in three years. No cases were pursued and not one perpetrator was taken to court, as victims turn the other cheek

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Planning ahead Macau Foundation needs to plan almost one year in advance to fund the city’s associations. But most of the associations can’t comply, the Foundation President tells Business Daily. Wu Zhiliang says the result is a big fluctuation in the grants given by the city’s biggest sponsor to not-for-profit entities

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Intimidation goes unanswered

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Return of the unionist

Urban myth

Lei Chan U was once on the workers side in the local platform for discussing labour issues. Six years later, he returns to the negotiating table to face employers’ representatives. And sends a clear message: this time the government can’t sit on the fence

A research study by Harvard University is clear: Macau needs urban planning if it wants to cement its local identity. The three year project concludes that integration with the mainland is posing challenges that need to be addressed asap

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Stimuli on track Premier Li Keqiang has released a number of stimuli for waking up the slowing Chinese economy. The package includes more railway investment and a development fund Pages 10 & 11

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