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Macaui

Macau is a former Portuguese colony, and in 1999 it became a special administrative region of China. Its economy relies heavily on tourism, specifically the gambling industry, whose revenue has made Macau the world's largest casino market.

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Unlike its highly successful Hong Kong counterpart, the club that has decided to end races failed to diversify its sources of betting and did not generate the expected economic and social benefits.

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Chef Masaaki Miyakawa raised the bar for Hong Kong sushi a decade ago. Now he is back in the region after time spent in Japan, with his own place at Macau’s Raffles hotel.

A top sushi joint makes a splash in Macau, and there’s more Japanese food to try, more Roman pizza, a retro American bar and – just in time for the summer heat – a new gelateria in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong beauty products retailer Sa Sa International saw its profit jump almost fourfold in the last financial year as the number of mainland Chinese tourists returning to shop in the city continued to rise.

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Unesco made Macau a Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017, hailing it for its mix of traditions that have influenced food from Japan to Brazil and Africa

The International Gastronomy Forum takes place at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Convention and Exhibition Centre, and is a highlight of the International Cities of Gastronomy Fest, until June 23

Based on Lawrence Osborne’s 2014 novel of the same name, The Ballad of a Small Player stars Farrell as an English con man passing himself off as a lord as he stays holed up in Macau