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Macau city of bad dreams for many

Macau’s casino boom may have brought more restaurants, malls, supermarkets and economic opportunities, but residents of the world’s richest gaming destination are less than happy with the quality of life in the city and what their government is doing to improve it, according to a survey.

"Although Macau’s economy has been booming, people give the government a bare pass – 53.3 points out of 100 – regarding how they think the current administration is performing in improving quality of life," said Emanuel Graca, editor-in-chief of Macau Business monthly magazine, who carried out the survey of 1,000 people in conjunction with the University of Saint Joseph (USJ).

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