Is Macau Happy?

A few days ago, someone asked on social media, “Is Macau happy?” 86 people answered. “Happy.” “I don’t feel it.” “Hengqin is luckier.” “Don’t mess up Macau.jpg.” One person wrote, “Happy. Civil servant.” Two words. That one hurt. Another said: “Happy. They gave us MOP10,000 again. I took MOP5,000 to follow Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai and checked into a hotel. The other MOP5,000 gives me MOP14 a day. When it runs out, I’ll starve. If I can’t take it anymore, I’ll just die.” It’s funny. It’s also not funny. Macau has built its happiness narrative on two things: cash […]

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