FOREWORD
Christmas by the #s.
And yes, all stats were A magazine - and its publishing house - lives in cycles, navigating
dug up from different
through global economic changes and following the trends and needs of its
and obscure websites,
consumers.
including those of the
Macau Bureau
Since we published the first issue of Macau Business in May 2004 – the
of Statistics and
same month that Sands opened and forever changed Macau – our pledge has
macaubusiness.com
been to stay ahead of the curve, delivering the information you need.
From the corridors of the gaming concessionaries, to the behind the
scenes property deals and syndicated loans, from the strategies and opinions
of CEOs to in-depth reports about the local
business reality, we’ve been delivering,
month after month, THE business of Macau.
But it’s time to add something extra:
Who do we spend on at Christmas?
everyone remembers Jack Nicholson
Family 61.5% • Self 13.5 • Friends 11.5 • Co-workers 3.0
wielding his hatchet in Shining: “All work and
Cards/ Mailings 4.0 • Extras 6.5
no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The reality of
things is that retail and consumer goods have
39,000 brought choice to Macau.
The approximate number of children under the age of nine e’W re no longer forced to hop on the
in Macau who Santa has to visit on Christmas Eve ferry to Hong Kong to buy a decent three
piece suit and a tie, or a pair of fashionable
20%
Jimmy Choo’s, or even to watch a good show.
Estimated decrease in revenues by Chinese retailers
ESSENTIAL, a guide to indulgence and the
and toy marketers this holiday season
finer pleasures of life in Macau, is a very
50,000
special section of the magazine.
The typical number of letters the post office at Nuuk, Greenland,
Printed on different paper with a
receives each year addressed to Santa Claus, or Father Christmas.
contemporary design, it will have its own
Santa’s helpers at the post office pledge to reply to every letter
editorial line and will allow Macau Business
– the financial flagship publication of
$1,288 record – some room to manouvre outside of
The price of a six-course Christmas Dinner per head shareholders’ meetings, economic statistics
at the MGM Grand Macau’s Aux Beau Arts, excluding tax and excel number crunching.
e don’W t pretend to be reinventing the
$1 million
wheel. Our aim is to offer our readers, and
Price tag, in US dollars, for a Jack Nicklaus custom backyard
patrons, a bit on the lighter side.
Golf Course, up for grabs this year for Christmas at very limited
There will be lots of humour, but always
availability
with finesse, exquisite taste and only the finest
75%
money can buy. Hopefully we’ll be able to
Percentage of office parties that are not going to happen
surprise you with some of our choices, shock
this year in New York
with others and raise the expectations of all.
MOP$546 million Published in December, this inaugural
Amount spent in Macau on automobiles in the fourth quarter issue of ESSENTIAL, our guide to indulgence,
of 2007. More than MOP723 million was spent on watches had to be dedicated to Christmas.
and other jewellery Most of the content is not what you’d
expect to find in the pages of Macau Business,
8,640
but then again this is a very special section
Seconds from Christmas day until New Year’s eve
of the magazine. In these pages you’ll find an
MOP$566,828.50
interview with Scrooge - Santa is over rated -
The price of a “Flawless”, arguably the most expensive
talking about his gambling habits - yes, he’s a
Christmas cocktail, served in London. Brit security guards
degenerate - and the squeeze of the financial
overseeing your drinking habit are included at no extra charge
meltdown, as well as an atypical - but still
expensive - shopping guide for the holiday
28,271 season.
Number of hits on
www.macaubusiness.com on last year’s e’W ve deconstructed the holiday into
Christmas Day. e didn’W t know how dedicated our readers numbers, and found a few odd ways for you
were until we found out. Thanks! to - quite literally - burn your holiday bonus,
that’s if you get one.
???
To help you out we’ll give you a map,
The number of companies who will not pay their employees
with some phone numbers and send you on
their hard earned year-end annual bonus while blaming
your way to the path of indulgence. Last but
the economic slowdown
not least, we believe to have captured the
holiday season in our Featured frame (you tell
us). If you do feel the urge to buy any of the products, services or consumables featured,
do let us know, as our patrons will be thrilled!
Next month ESSENTIAL will take you into the depths of the local kitchens to find
the most exquisite and extravagant fine dining experiences money can buy – taste and
decency permitting.
e crW ave for your feedback too. If you have something to share, keep it clean please
and write to us at
ESSENTIAL@macaubusiness.com. Enjoy and cheers…
The Macau Business Team
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