discussing proposals to fuel the SAR’s economic recovery post Covid-19.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe delegation believes Macau and Guangdong Province have the pandemic under control, and that Beijing should support and coordinate the local governments to expedite the restoration of cross-border operations between the two regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Macau\u2019s economy is greatly impacted by the global pandemic,” Macau Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, said in an interview with China News Service<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n“Macau is a low-risk region and our active cases have recently reached zero. We have resumed our school classes and businesses, so we hope more mainlanders and foreigners will soon be able to visit Macau.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city\u2019s economy is highly dependent on visitation but visitor numbers have been in free fall since the pandemic with the road to recovery set to be long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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