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Macau to pass bill against new casinos

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January 19, 2018

Niji Narayan

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The outline of a bill prohibiting new gaming projects being fostered on newly reclaimed land in Macau has been passed in the legislature.

Macau is facing a major hindrance regarding new gaming projects as the legislature has passed the outline of a bill that ensures the prevention of new developments or the execution of the same on newly reclaimed land. The Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan introduced the bill and it covers five land reclamation projects already in the course of development.

A standing committee in the Legislative Assembly is established to review the bill more precisely prior the final version is sent for voting in a plenary session.

The bill intends to unravel a novel framework for regulating Macau’s demarcated waters which comprise of the 85 square kilometres of water surrounding Macau over which the Chinese State Council empowered the local government to administer in December 2015.

If passed, the bill could make difficult the potential arrival of new international companies to the Special Administrative Region of China but that probably would not affect its already thriving gaming industry.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.