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Macau’s former chief justice Sam Hou-fai is the sole contender for the city’s top job. Photo: Elson Li

Is Sam Hou-fai the man for Macau’s top job? Pundits weigh ex-judge’s qualities

Former Court of Final Appeal president has support from legal sector heavyweights, but questions remain about line-up for ministerial team.

Former Court of Final Appeal president has support from legal sector heavyweights, but questions remain about line-up for ministerial team

Editorial | Hong Kong firms should make most of new Cepa deal to feel benefit

Chung Yeung Festival: major cemetery logs fewer Hongkongers as many cross border

Is Macau’s top job hopeful betting against the house by taking aim at casinos?

Diversifying the economy is a tall order from Beijing, especially when gaming still brings in billions, experts say.

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Review | Mariinsky Theatre’s Tosca in Macau was one of the best you’ll see

Performed at the 2024 Macao International Music Festival, the Mariinsky Theatre’s production of Puccini’s opera Tosca was simply immaculate.

Tencent says WeChat payments jump during China’s ‘golden week’

Consumers in China appear to have loosened their purse strings after Beijing announced a slew of heavyweight measures to boost the economy.

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Beijing hints at plans to boost Hong Kong economy a week before policy address

Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong drops hint in commentary published over weekend as it urges city to play to its strengths.

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Beijing has also described Hong Kong’s economy as increasingly vibrant and dynamic. Photo: Jonathan Wong

61,000 residents seek Hong Kong document for 5-year mainland travel permit

Director of Immigration Benson Kwok says mainland travel permit ‘very popular among non-Chinese residents’ in Hong Kong.

Macau’s top job candidate eyes more residency shows at casinos to boost tourism

Sam Hou-fai also encourages playing on city’s connections with Portuguese-speaking countries to bolster competitiveness against Hong Kong.

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Reflections | My name isn’t weird, it reflects diversity that’s dying out in China

Chinese names were once pronounced according to a person’s local dialect. Thanks to standardisation and the pinyin system, this is changing.

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Pedestrians in the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore in 2018. Chinese names were once pronounced according to a person’s local dialect. This is dying out. Photo: AFP

Editorial | Survey shows Hong Kong talent search is paying off

Official recognition of city’s efforts to attract and foster those who enhance competitiveness bodes well for future.

Hong Kong ranks among the world’s top five producers of graduates in sciences, according to a global survey by the International Institute for Management Development. Photo: Shutterstock

Editorial | Deal on monitoring Japan’s Fukushima water best way forward

Hong Kong to follow up agreement between Beijing and Tokyo over nuclear plant discharges that brought seafood ban.

Hong Kong lawmakers call for contingency plans after mega drone show cancelled

Ionospheric interference, mainly caused by solar storms, forces cancellation of two drone shows for National Day celebrations.

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China’s Xi Jinping warns ‘Taiwan separatists’

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Xi says Taiwan is China’s ‘sacred territory’

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Editorial | Despite challenges, Xi makes it clear China is moving forward

President’s National Day address covers wide range of issues, with the most important message to the country being this: remain confident.

Xi lobs warning to ‘separatists’ across Taiwan Strait in National Day speech

In National Day speech, Chinese leader says the island is the country’s ‘ sacred territory’.

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Macau top job hopeful vows to regulate gaming, diversify economy in policy outline

‘We will strictly implement a new gaming law to regulate the industry and ensure its healthy, orderly development,’ Sam Hou-fai says.

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Macau top job candidate Sam Hou-fai has delivered his policy outline. Photo: Eugene Lee

5 must-shop events in Hong Kong and Macau this weekend, September 27-29

Pink collectibles to raise awareness of breast cancer, a market to support a dog charity are among the shopping highlights this weekend.

How Macau’s luxury hotels are making strides towards sustainability

Chefs at the hotels’ fine dining restaurants in Galaxy Macau, Sands China, SJM’s Grand Lisboa hotel and more are using tools including AI to reduce food waste

Hong Kong public hospitals to have 300 non-locally trained doctors by end of year

Hospital Authority meet with counterparts in Macau and mainland China to bring in more doctors under healthcare professionals exchange plan.

Hong Kong is operating a medical professional exchange scheme with Macau and cities in mainland China. Photo: Fung Chang

Beijing says Anonymous64 hacker group targeting mainland China backed by Taiwan

Taipei information command denies claims as Beijing’s Ministry of State Security vows to ‘resolutely crush all separatist attempts’.

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Beijing’s top intelligence agency says the Anonymous64 group on X is “waging online ideological and public opinion battles against the mainland” on behalf of Taipei. Photo: Handout

Macau approves ex-judge’s bid to stand as sole contender in leadership election

Electoral Affairs Commission says Sam Hou-fai has been accepted as chief executive candidate for next month’s poll.

New roster of owners on The Peak as famous and hidden tycoons steal bargains

Rare fire-sale deals in Hong Kong’s exclusive residential enclave have brought famous and hidden tycoons to the fore.

Macau clears former top judge Sam Hou-fai to stand for election next month

Election commission says committee for safeguarding national security cleared Sam for legal abilities and allegiance to city and country.

Macau’s former top judge Sam Hou-fai held a press conference on August 28 to announce his bid in the city’s chief executive election. Photo: Elson Li

Exclusive | How Bank of China is helping to develop Hengqin, across the border from Macau

BOC has supported start-ups and SMEs in Hengqin as part of the country’s effort to diversify Macau’s economy, a senior executive said.

Liu Xianghong, the president of BOC Hengqin’s cooperation zone branch. Photo: SCMP/Enoch Yiu

Hong Kong, Macau to link bond markets to foster debt finance growth

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will link its Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) to Macau Central Securities Depository and Clearing.

Editorial | Macau’s next leader faces stiff challenge in diversifying economy

Sam Hou-fai is determined to wean the gaming hub off its dependency on the casino business, but that’s easier said than done.

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Macau
Macau is a former Portuguese colony, and in 1999 it became a special administrative region of China. Its economy relies heavily on tourism, specifically the gambling industry, whose revenue has made Macau the world's largest casino market.
Head of Government
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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