{"id":777011327,"date":"2023-11-22T07:12:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777011327"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:21:05","slug":"macaus-greyhound-track-to-be-transformed-into-winter-fairground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macaus-greyhound-track-to-be-transformed-into-winter-fairground","title":{"rendered":"Macau&#8217;s greyhound track to be transformed into winter fairground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The former greyhound racing track will form part of the Light Up Macao 2023 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Authorities plan to turn the city&#8217;s former greyhound racing track into a fairground with an ice skating rink as part of a winter campaign to encourage spending in the northern district. It will form part of <strong>Light Up Macao 2023<\/strong>, coinciding with various community events, including the annual celebration promoting Thai culture in downtown Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheduled to commence early next month, the campaign will feature a series of activities at the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Club every Saturday and Sunday from December 9 to January 14. The greyhound racing track will host an ice skating rink, dynamic light installations, a playground, parent-child workshops and interactive games. Residents and tourists can access the fairground by spending a specific amount at designated businesses in northern Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-visitor-arrivals-up-375-1-per-cent-year-on-year-in-october\" target=\"_blank\">Macau visitor arrivals up 375.1 per cent year-on-year in October<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former greyhound racing track will form part of the Light Up Macao 2023 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777003546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau authorities are repurposing the former greyhound racing track, Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Club, into a fairground with an ice skating rink and various community activities. This initiative, part of the \"Light Up Macao 2023\" campaign from December 9 to January 14, aims to stimulate local spending and diversify tourism offerings in the northern district. Access to the fairground is linked to spending at designated local businesses, reflecting the government's strategic focus on non-gaming economic development.","focusai_entities":"Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Club","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Macau Diversification Strategy","query":"How does the repurposing of the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Club align with the Special Administrative Region's broader economic diversification strategy, and what are the projected long-term impacts on non-gaming revenue streams for integrated resorts?"},{"label":"Urban Asset Redevelopment","query":"What precedent does the government's approach to the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Club set for future urban redevelopment projects involving former gaming or entertainment assets within the Special Administrative Region?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777011327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777011327"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777040917,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777011327\/revisions\/777040917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777003546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777011327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777011327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777011327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}