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More on backpage page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 22.08.2019 thu MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER License fee for cars travelling to Hong Kong to Double-digit visitor growth decrease still a slowdown from June Macau car owners who hold a one-year permit to drive into DANIEL BEITLER Hong Kong have been called to renew their licenses before ISITOR arrivals rose 16.3% September 4. Yesterday, the Vin year-on-year terms in July Transport Bureau (DSAT) to reach 3.53 million, according stated that if owners do not to the latest data provided by renew their licenses, they the Statistics and Census Service will not be assigned to other (DSEC), which has attributed part people. This time, the DSAT of the growth to the impact of the will renew licenses for a period Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Brid- of three years at a cost of MOP1,000. From today, the ge. DSAT will reduce new license The remarkable double-digit fees, as well as renewal fees. growth represents a slowdown Owners will be charged from the previous two months. Vi- MOP1,000 for a new three- sitor arrivals in Macau surged by year license for a car travelling 18.9% year-on-year to about 3.1 to Hong Kong. million in June, following a 25.6% year-on-year advance in May. Fueling concerns of overtou- Wanzai Ferry rism among the public, the rapid Terminal may open rise in tourist arrivals has been after June 2020 concentrated in the same-day vi- sitor segment. Same-day visitors The next Chief Executive, Ho surged nearly 30% year-on-year Iat Seng, has claimed that to 1.81 million, while growth in ferries to Wanzai, Zhuhai, may overnight visitors (1.71 million) open after June next year. The trailed by 4.7%. Inner Harbor Ferry Terminal, In view of an increase of 5.4 where ferries sailed to Wanzai, percentage points in the propor- was closed at the beginning of tion of same-day visitors to 51.4%, 2016. The ferry terminal was closed mainly because of road the average length of stay of visi- works nearby, and because the tors shortened considerably, ac- government wanted to protect cording to DSEC. The average len- year-on-year to 982,400, with tho- Last year’s influx of 35.8 million first half of the year contracted the surrounding roads from gth of visit for same-day visitors se coming from Zhuhai (276,100) tourists represented an almost 0.5% compared with the equiva- further deterioration. In Ho’s held steady at 0.2 days, or about and Guangzhou (198,700) clim- 10% rise from 32.6 million in 2017. lent period in 2018, according to opinion, if Wanzai offers ferries four to five hours. bing 50.2% and 21.1% respecti- At its current growth trajectory, the Gaming Inspection and Coor- that sail straight to Cotai, In July, visitors from mainland vely. Macau is on track to break the dination Bureau. transportation pressure across China increased by 18.5% year- According to the data, about symbolic 40-million mark this Tourism spending is also the Border Gate will largely be -on-year to nearly 2.57 million, 553,000 arrivals were registered year, previously earmarked by Ma- markedly down this year in per reduced. with those traveling under the via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau cau’s Institute for Tourism Studies capita terms. It measured just Individual Visit Scheme rising Bridge in July, slightly over 15% as the city’s “optimal tourism car- MOP1,634 per visitor in the first 10.9% to 1.17 million. Visitors of the month’s total. Earlier this rying capacity.” three months of this year, down Fourth Zhuhai from Hong Kong grew 16.4% month it was revealed that the Bri- The rapid rise in the number about 15% from a year earlier. water supply to 634,400, whereas those from dge accounted for just 7% of Ma- of visitors has become a source Tourism spending continued pipeline ready South Korea (55,300) and Taiwan cau’s cross- border vehicular trips. of concern for the Macau public, its decline in the second quarter, (96,600) decreased by 6.9% and Visitor arrivals stood at 23.81 especially as gaming receipts according to official data released A fourth water supply pipeline 5.1% respectively. million across the first seven mon- and other tourism spending are yesterday. It fell more than 20% from Zhuhai to Macau has been Meanwhile, visitors from the ths of the year, almost exactly 20% growing at a much slower pace or in per capita terms to MOP1,583, examined by the Guangdong nine Pearl River Delta cities in the more than in the same seven- not at all. completing three consecutive and Macau governments, and Greater Bay Area surged by 27.5% -month period a year earlier. Casino revenues during the quarters of decline. is expected to begin supplying Macau in the near future. Yesterday, the management company responsible for the and adult clothing. The project completed cleaning of price index of food and the pipeline. The new water Consumer prices hold 2.6% higher non-alcoholic beverages supply pipeline, which will increased by 0.47%, led by form a circle around Macau’s ONSUMER prices in te consumer price index In a statement issued for communication fell the rising prices of fresh water supply system, is said to be able to meet Macau’s CJuly were on aggrega- (CPI) reached 116.05 in yesterday, the statistics 2.45%. pork and vegetables. future water demands. The te 2.6% higher than a year July. service said that the pri- In monthly terms, the For the 12 months en- fourth water supply channel earlier, according to the DSEC continues to ce indexes of education composite CPI for July ding July 2019, the ave- was designed to have a daily latest data provided by attribute the growth in and transport also grew rose by 0.22%, due to hi- rage composite CPI rose capacity of 200,000 cubic the Statistics and Census consumer prices to dea- notably, rising by 5.81% gher charges for package by 2.96% from the pre- meters. On a daily basis, Service (DSEC), virtually rer charges for eating out, and 5.09% year-on-year tours, and increased air- vious period, with nota- Zhuhai’s water supply to unchanged from the rising rentals and higher respectively. Meanwhile, fares and gasoline prices, ble growth in the price Macau will reach 700,000 cubic 2.62% year-on-year grow- prices for motor cars, the index for clothing and but was diminished by indexes of education meters, spread across the four th seen in June. According gasoline and fresh pork, footwear dropped 1.25% lower charges for tele- (+5.75%) and transport water supply channels. to the data, the composi- among other goods. year-on-year and that communications services (+5.3%).DB www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Daniel Beitler [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Anthony Lam, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph Cheung, Julie Zhu, Juliet ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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