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Day 3: Macau

Day 3: Macau
Kattalyzed - Macau Cathedral

Marry a Macanese someday, won't you?

If you don’t like paying taxes, move to Macau.* Gambling has practically taken care of everything, and Stanley Ho or any of his four wives and 17 children build casinos like there’s no tomorrow. Our tour guide was all too candid about it: “Casinos aren’t allowed in HK or China, otherwise no one will come here.” But from the limited view that our tour bus and stops afforded us, I can see that there’s more to Macau than gambling and Stanley Ho’s government-granted monopoly. Read the rest of this entry