‘Light of hope’: Macao rejoins the world
Residents breathe a sigh of relief as their city welcomes back friends, business partners and tourists.
Residents breathe a sigh of relief as their city welcomes back friends, business partners and tourists.
There’s plenty of cause for optimism, says Ho Iat Seng. From the loosening of Covid-19 controls, to Macao’s economic diversification.
Award-winning author Joe Tang spins the true story of Lin Zexu’s 1839 trip to Portuguese-administered Macao into a thrilling assassination plot. In doing so, he encourages readers to reconsider the city’s role in the First Opium War.
Visitor numbers are expected to double when mainlander tour groups return to Macao, possibly in late October.