The economic history of the Macao Special Autonomous Region
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- Macao's Economic Recovery to Bring More
Jobs: Official
- Xinhua, 3 May 2001. The Macao (SAR) government will make
greater efforts to reduce the unemployment rate and generate
more job opportunities for local residents. The number of
non-local labor force has been on the decrease over the past
few months.
- Macao Casinos Pay Record High Tax in
2001
- Xinhua, 2 April 2002. The 11 casinos in Macao paid
combined tax of as much as six billion patacas (750 million
U.S. dollars) last year, hitting a new record in the history
as a major source of government fiscal income.
- Macao Sees Tourist Boom in First Half of This
Year
- Xinhua, 25 July 2002. Hong Kong visitors amounted to 25.5
million, or 46.5 percent of the total. China's inland
was catching up with visitors from there increasing to 34.2
percent of the total, while Taiwan tourists made up 13.7
percent.