Just one year on, and I wonder what Macau makes of the Hard Rock hotel?
In a publicity splash it donated eight epiphone les paul guitars to local universites – see here:
“City of Dreams today announced that 8 Epiphone guitars were donated to 8 educational and youth groups in Macau on Saturday July 4, 2009. City of Dreams is an integrated entertainment resort set to become the “must experience” destination in Macau”
Will these guitars be used by budding stars of the future?
Will the Hardrock itself create a culture?
I have to admit, my own recent visit to the Hard Rock was unimpressive, albeit a different city.
The only hotel with NO coffee maker, and yet no WIFI in the public areas, so as a business traveller, where are you meant to work?
But for all that the classic collections of electric guitars and memorabilia are themselves worth a visit for those with any interest in rock music of bygone times
A1 Printing Company asked me what the situation was regarding commercial activity and printing in Macau.
I found this link on the Government Printing Bureau Website which starts:
This English translation of the Commercial Code of Macao was undertaken upon the initiative of the Government of the Special Administrative Region of Macao, and is the first of a major Code in the Macao SAR.
The translation has been made on the basis of the Portuguese version of the Commercial Code. Although this is not an ideal situation, given that the legal system of Macao is bilingual Chinese and Portuguese, there can be confidence in its accuracy as the Code was mostly prepared by Portuguese-speaking jurists. The Code itself is, of course, a product of the Portuguese strand of the civil law, continental or Roman-German family of legal systems.”
It seems to apply to printing companies – Does anyone know if that is still valid?