Publisher: Paulo A. Azevedo
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Casinos petition CE
Number 518 Tuesday April 15, 2014
All casino bosses wrote to Chief Executive Chui Sai On saying they were willing to comply with the needs of healthy gaming floors but wanted to be listened to on five fundamental points. The letter, which Business Daily has seen, managed to get the approval of one of the five key points but operators still expect an answer on the remaining four: from interference on casino layouts to “inconsistent” air sampling method and sanctions that “lack detailed regulation”
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Government boosts employee compensation Non-resident employees – like residents – will have access to a 160 million-pataca government fund covering up to half of workers’ claims against employers Page
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Help for SMEs Culture drops anchor in Coloane Coloane shipyards represent a part of Macau’s heritage. The now abandoned site could be transformed into a cultural centre. The only real investment needed is political will, says European Institute Studies president. Ideas and designs are ready to be studied.
Credit for Small and Medium-sized companies will increase from 500,000 patacas to 900,000 patacas. The bill passed yesterday in the local parliament almost unanimously
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HSI - Movers April 14
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%Day
Want Want China H
5.15
Hong Kong Exchang
2.60
Swire Pacific Ltd
2.09
CITIC Pacific Ltd
1.97
Wharf Holdings Ltd
1.49
Galaxy Entertain
-0.85
China Resources
-0.92
China Mobile Ltd
-0.94
China Resources Land
-1.46
BOC Hong Kong Hol
-1.50
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Uninterrupted signal Macau Cable TV gained an extension of its contract for 5 more years. A non-exclusive concession will be signed this week Page
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