History & Prospects of Macao´s Tourism Industry

cctv.com 12-17-2004 22:58

Host:

Yang Rui

Guest:

Mr. Joao Manuel Costa Antunes: Director of Macao Government Tourist Office

Lead in:

Hello and welcome to our daily program of Dialogue, this is Yangrui reporting from Macao. Tourism comes across as one of the pillar industries of Macao's economy. However, by the time it returned to the mainland five years ago, its once dynamic industry was seriously hitted by the 1997 financial crisis. What's happened to Macao's competitive edge over the past five years since the handover in 1997?

Has it benefited from the prosperity in the mainland? Dose it face more tough competitions from the gambling industries from Australia for example, and in the Philippines?

Editor:Xiang  Source:CCTV.com