{"id":777013991,"date":"2024-03-15T08:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777013991"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:01:04","slug":"vietnamese-consul-general-calls-for-relaxation-of-macau-visa-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vietnamese-consul-general-calls-for-relaxation-of-macau-visa-rules","title":{"rendered":"Vietnamese consul general calls for relaxation of Macau visa rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consul general of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau aims to boost tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vietnam.-\u00a0Pham Binh Dam, the consul general of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau, has advocated for a relaxation of visa policies for Vietnamese tourists visiting Macau.\u00a0According to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Pham Binh Dam made the call during a meeting with Macau&#8217;s chief executive on March 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also urged the SAR to enhance coordination in addressing labour-related matters and\u00a0eliminate visa restrictions for Vietnamese workers and tourists. Macau chief executive Ho Iat Seng promised to simplify visa procedures, introduce online visa applications and introduce visas-on-arrival for Vietnamese citizens as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-new-flights-to-thailand-and-cambodia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Macau: new flights to Thailand and Cambodia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The consul general of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau aims to boost tourism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777014029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Vietnam's Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau, Pham Binh Dam, has advocated for a relaxation of visa policies for Vietnamese tourists and workers entering Macau. In response, Macau's Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, committed to streamlining visa procedures, including the introduction of online applications and visas-on-arrival. This initiative is poised to significantly boost tourism, a critical driver for Macau's integrated resort sector and overall economic recovery.","focusai_entities":"Pham Binh Dam, Ho Iat Seng, Vietnam News Agency (VNA)","focusai_location":"Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Cambodia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Projections?","query":"What are the updated Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) projections for Macau's integrated resorts, considering the anticipated uplift in Vietnamese tourist arrivals due to relaxed visa policies?"},{"label":"Operational Adjustments?","query":"How are Macau's leading casino operators planning to adjust their marketing, staffing, and amenity offerings to effectively capitalize on the projected increase in Vietnamese visitation?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[23632],"class_list":["post-777013991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-integrated-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013991","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=777013991"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014026,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013991\/revisions\/777014026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777014029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777013991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777013991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777013991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}