Archive for June 1, 2007

Gambling outlook bright despite crime rise: Neves

Friday, June 1, 2007
Issue 01, Page 5
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Published in: Macau Daily Times

By Poyi (Natalie) Leung

The director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Mr Manuel Joaquim das Neves, said yestersay he had strong faith in the future of the Macau gaming industry.

This, he said, was despite a rise in the crime rate and the recently revised Individual Visit Scheme.

Market feels pinch as food prices rise starts to bite

Friday,  June 1,  2007
Issue 01, Page 6
Word count: 439
Published in: Macau Daily Times

By Poyi (Natalie) Leung 

The average retail prices of many food products are expected to remain high in the coming month, retailers at a Macau fresh food market said yesterday.

The appreciation of the yuan in the past two months has lifted the price of vegetables, fruits and dried sea products by up to three per cent.

Meanwhile, a short supply of pigs from the mainland has brought the price of fresh pork to 23 patacas per kilogram in the past week – an increase of two patacas, according to the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM). … continue reading this entry.