Macao tourism to continue receiving support

The central government will continue to support Macao in becoming a world tourism and leisure destination, senior officials said on Tuesday at a meeting with a delegation from the special administrative region.

Luo Shugang, minister of culture and tourism, said Macao's tourism sector has a promising future, as domestic visits to the region continue to rise.

In the first half of this year, Chinese mainland travelers made more than 12 million visits to Macao, a 22.7 percent year-on-year increase, according to the ministry. In the whole of 2018, 25.26 million visits were made.