Macau Business Daily, Aug 5th, 2014

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MOP 6.00 Closing editor: Luis Gonçalves Number 597 Tuesday August 5, 2014

Publisher: Paulo A. Azevedo

Beijing crackdowns to clean up Macau’s image

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nvestors and political experts agree. Beijing’s anti-corruption policy may end up improving Macau’s gaming image. But pundits say that ‘cleaning up’ will come at a high cost for casino operators. High-rollers are already cooling off and playing less. VIP revenues are plunging and junket operators are struggling to survive. But, then, there’s more profit in the mass market . . . Page

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Sin City lures Packer back

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HSBC profits down 12 percent, costs on the upside PAGE 3

Australian mogul James Packer has a thing for Vegas. Despite previous false starts in Sin City, he says the new venture is the real McCoy. The plan is to diversify Crown’s global earnings. From Australia and England, planned developments in Sri Lanka, stakes in Macau and potential investments in the Philippines and Japan

Mozambique opens consulate in Macau PAGE 5

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Targeting growth

Bonuses for peace

The People’s Bank of China is undertaking a new monetary easing policy. The Chinese government is using loans to lower borrowing costs: a key element of the yearly growth target process

Galaxy says it’s been in the hopper for awhile. The group announced yesterday that it always planned to share the fruits of its success with staff. Shares equivalent to three times one month’s salary and a cash bonus are on offer. Promotions are promised. Dissatisfied Galaxy staff were still deciding if they would march today: if so, some 2,000 to 3,000 are expected to hit the streets

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August 4

Name

%Day

CITIC Pacific Ltd

3.02

CNOOC Ltd

2.32

Tingyi Cayman Islan

2.30

China Shenhua Ener

1.93

Cathay Pacific Airwa

1.91

Sino Land Co Ltd

-0.61

Swire Pacific Ltd

-0.80

HSBC Holdings PLC

-0.85

Sun Hung Kai Proper

-0.87

China Resources Lan

-1.00

Source: Bloomberg

MIA flying high

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Macau International Airport continues to perform. Travellers using MIA rose by 11 percent in July year-on-year, topping 490,000. With new Air Macau routes and other airlines interested in flying here, MIA aircraft and passenger movement are poised to increase PAGE 5

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