Macau CE Sam Hou Fai visits Macao Economic and Trade Office to EU in Brussels
Macau Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai visited the Macao Economic and Trade Office to the European Union in Brussels yesterday to familiarise himself with its operations and give instructions for its future work, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement today. Lúcia Abrantes dos Santos, who heads the office, accompanied Sam on a tour of the premises and briefed him on its work. Sam exchanged views with the office staff to
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets head of Chinese Mission to EU Ambassador Cai Run
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Cai Run, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, Sam and Cai exchanged views on supporting Macau in strengthening economic, trade, and cultural cooperation with the EU, and on promoting the stable
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets European Parliament Vice President Younous Omarjee in Brussels
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with European Parliament Vice-President Younous Omarjee in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, both exchanged views on further consolidating and expanding Macau's economic and trade partnership with the EU, increasing cultural exchanges between the two sides, and better leveraging Macau's platform advantages to
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Fei Shengchao in Brussels
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with the Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Fei Shengchao in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, both exchanged views on deepening economic and trade cooperation and tourism ties between Macau and Belgium, as well as expanding collaboration in emerging industries.Sam expressed his gratitude to Fei and the Chinese embassy for their strong support in facilitating
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai visits Macao Economic and Trade Office to EU in Brussels
Macau Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai visited the Macao Economic and Trade Office to the European Union in Brussels yesterday to familiarise himself with its operations and give instructions for its future work, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement today. Lúcia Abrantes dos Santos, who heads the office, accompanied Sam on a tour of the premises and briefed him on its work. Sam exchanged views with the office staff to
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets head of Chinese Mission to EU Ambassador Cai Run
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Cai Run, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, Sam and Cai exchanged views on supporting Macau in strengthening economic, trade, and cultural cooperation with the EU, and on promoting the stable
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets European Parliament Vice President Younous Omarjee in Brussels
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with European Parliament Vice-President Younous Omarjee in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, both exchanged views on further consolidating and expanding Macau's economic and trade partnership with the EU, increasing cultural exchanges between the two sides, and better leveraging Macau's platform advantages to
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Fei Shengchao in Brussels
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with the Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Fei Shengchao in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, both exchanged views on deepening economic and trade cooperation and tourism ties between Macau and Belgium, as well as expanding collaboration in emerging industries.Sam expressed his gratitude to Fei and the Chinese embassy for their strong support in facilitating
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Belgian Deputy Prime Minister David Clarinval in Brussels
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, on the final leg of his four-nation European tour, visited the Belgian capital of Brussels and met yesterday with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Employment, Economy and Agriculture David Clarinval, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement today.According to the statement, Sam and Clarinval exchanged views on deepening cooperation between Macau and Belgium in multiple fields such as economic and trade matters,
April 25, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs of EU’s European External Action Service Olof Skoog in Brussels
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Olof Skoog, deputy secretary general for Political Affairs of the European Union’s European External Action Service, at the EU headquarters in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement today. According to the statement, Sam and Skoog exchanged views on topics such as further consolidating and expanding the two sides’ economic and trade partnership, and the synergistic development of
April 25, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets with China's Permanent Representative Amb. Jia Guide in Geneva
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met on Thursday with the permanent representative of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organisations in Switzerland, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Jia Guide, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement. According to the statement, Sam and Jia exchanged views on further strengthening bilateral ties, enhancing platform alignment, and
April 25, 2026
11.2 million visit Macau in Q1, up 13.7 pct
Macau recorded 11.2 million visitor arrivals in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year increase of 13.7 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.The daily average of visitor arrivals in the first three months stood at 124,598.Same-day visitors (7.0 million) and overnight visitors (4.2 million) rose by 20.3 percent and 4.1 percent respectively.The average length of stay for overnight visitors remained unchanged year-on-year
April 24, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala lauds Macau’s achievements Staff Reporter Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday afternoon as the third stop on his four-nation European tour, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) this morning.His first engagement in Geneva was a meeting at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist who has headed the
April 24, 2026
Editorial: When benevolence and justice are not practised, the position of strength shifts
China’s seasoned Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s press conference on the sidelines of the “two sessions” in Beijing on March 8 proved his deep wit and predilection for metaphors and aphorisms once again. His annual press conference at the Great Hall of the People during the concurrent sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) has, for over a decade, become a “must-study” for me –and
March 16, 2026
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Editorial: When benevolence and justice are not practised, the position of strength shifts
China’s seasoned Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s press conference on the sidelines of the “two sessions” in Beijing on March 8 proved his deep wit and predilection for metaphors and aphorisms once again. His annual press conference at the Great Hall of the People during the concurrent sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) has, for over a decade, become a “must-study” for me –and
March 16, 2026
Helena Almeida’s retrospective exhibition in Macau now in its final 3 days
The first major retrospective in Asia of the works of prominent Portuguese artist Helena Almeida (1934 – 2018) will come to a close on Sunday after its three-month showcase at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM), with members of the public still able to view a raft of works until then.Although Almeida passed away back in 2018, the Lisbon-born artist’s influence remains, having been a prominent figure in Portuguese and international contemporary art.With an extensive career, Almeida studied
April 24, 2026
Hebei Provincial Acrobatic Troupe Makes Exclusive Visit to Macau's Hou Kong Middle School (Primary Section)
Review by Hou Kong Middle School (Primary Section) Teachers and StudentsOn the morning of April 2, 2026, the “Acrobatics on Campus” even – a key highlight of the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Acrobatics Art Week” 「粵港澳大灣區雜技藝術週 (Macao Station) – was successfully held at Hou Kong Middle School (Primary Section). Artistes from the Hebei Provincial Acrobatic Troupe (河北省雜技團) presented a spectacular showcase combining performances, artistic
April 3, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai visits Macao Economic and Trade Office to EU in Brussels
Macau Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai visited the Macao Economic and Trade Office to the European Union in Brussels yesterday to familiarise himself with its operations and give instructions for its future work, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement today. Lúcia Abrantes dos Santos, who heads the office, accompanied Sam on a tour of the premises and briefed him on its work. Sam exchanged views with the office staff to
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets head of Chinese Mission to EU Ambassador Cai Run
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Cai Run, head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, Sam and Cai exchanged views on supporting Macau in strengthening economic, trade, and cultural cooperation with the EU, and on promoting the stable
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets European Parliament Vice President Younous Omarjee in Brussels
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with European Parliament Vice-President Younous Omarjee in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, both exchanged views on further consolidating and expanding Macau's economic and trade partnership with the EU, increasing cultural exchanges between the two sides, and better leveraging Macau's platform advantages to
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Fei Shengchao in Brussels
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with the Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Fei Shengchao in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced in a statement. According to the statement, both exchanged views on deepening economic and trade cooperation and tourism ties between Macau and Belgium, as well as expanding collaboration in emerging industries.Sam expressed his gratitude to Fei and the Chinese embassy for their strong support in facilitating
April 26, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Belgian Deputy Prime Minister David Clarinval in Brussels
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, on the final leg of his four-nation European tour, visited the Belgian capital of Brussels and met yesterday with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Employment, Economy and Agriculture David Clarinval, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement today.According to the statement, Sam and Clarinval exchanged views on deepening cooperation between Macau and Belgium in multiple fields such as economic and trade matters,
April 25, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs of EU’s European External Action Service Olof Skoog in Brussels
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Olof Skoog, deputy secretary general for Political Affairs of the European Union’s European External Action Service, at the EU headquarters in Brussels yesterday, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement today. According to the statement, Sam and Skoog exchanged views on topics such as further consolidating and expanding the two sides’ economic and trade partnership, and the synergistic development of
April 25, 2026
Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets with China's Permanent Representative Amb. Jia Guide in Geneva
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met on Thursday with the permanent representative of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organisations in Switzerland, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Jia Guide, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement. According to the statement, Sam and Jia exchanged views on further strengthening bilateral ties, enhancing platform alignment, and
April 25, 2026
11.2 million visit Macau in Q1, up 13.7 pct
Macau recorded 11.2 million visitor arrivals in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year increase of 13.7 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.The daily average of visitor arrivals in the first three months stood at 124,598.Same-day visitors (7.0 million) and overnight visitors (4.2 million) rose by 20.3 percent and 4.1 percent respectively.The average length of stay for overnight visitors remained unchanged year-on-year
April 24, 2026