MOP 6.00 Closing editor: Sara Farr Publisher: Paulo A. Azevedo Number 640 Wednesday October 8, 2014
Social services struggling in Islands
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ore than 100,000 people now live in Taipa and Coloane. More services are therefore needed for the elderly and children. But the lack of human resources is endemic in social services. For the elderly there aren’t enough beds to meet demand. Long waiting lists and red tape don’t help. The Social Welfare Bureau has been fingered as the bottleneck. Nursing homes have the spaces but the resources are wanting. Some 6-7,000 elderly currently live in the Islands PAGE
Historic Centre consultation It starts on Friday and lasts 60 days. A new public consultation on the protection and management plan of Macau’s Historic Centre. UNESCO expects a report by February 2015. The details of the plan will only be announced next year. Prior to yet another public consultation
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HSI - Movers October 7
Name
%Day
Lenovo Group Ltd
2.21
CLP Holdings Ltd
2.15
Belle International
1.84
CNOOC Ltd
1.50
China Mengniu Dairy
1.38
Kunlun Energy Co Ltd
-0.71
COSCO Pacific Ltd
-0.75
Hong Kong Exchange
-0.80
China Merchants Hol
-1.25
China Resources Lan
-1.28
Source: Bloomberg
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We’ve been here before. A royal flush of declining gaming revenues since June. But that’s compared to a record 2013. Gurus say that the more conservative performance of 2012 should be added to the analytical mix
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Ailing private health sector China’s private health sector represents fertile soil. But the lack of doctors is the fly in the ointment. It’s curbing expansion. And there are perception issues. Meanwhile, online consultations are booming as Alibaba’s latest shares indicate
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Land expansion, again Guangdong authorities have granted land to Macau. Now the SAR wants more in Hengqin. A further 10sq km to be exact. This would be reclaimed, and subject to mainland law
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