【正文】 er. Some people say that walking on this kind of transparent ground is really walking in the air. At the bottom of the tower, there are largescale conference, exhibition, entertainment, restaurant, theater, shopping mall and other facilities. It includes a banquet hall for 1200 guests and a theater for 500 seats. He Hong, general manager of Macao tourism and entertainment Co., Ltd., who invested in the construction of the tourist tower, said at the opening ceremony today that the opening of the tourist tower today is a special gift for the second anniversary of Macao39。s return to the motherland. He said that the pletion of the tourist tower has added a new tourist product to Macao, which will attract more tourists to Macao. 澳門旅行導(dǎo)游詞英語 5 Wele to Macau Casino! I39。m your guide. My name is X. you can call me Xiao X. In order to facilitate your visit, let me first introduce you. When the Portuguese occupied Macao in the 16th century, most of the lower class residents in Macao were manual workers (most of the dockers) and servants working in rich families. They had nothing to do, and gambling was the greatest pastime. Therefore, gambling is very popular among the people in Macao. After the Portuguese occupied Macao, they claimed that they respected the traditional way of life of the local Chinese people. Therefore, the Portuguese rulers took a noninterference attitude towards the gambling of the Chinese people for a long time, and the gambling atmosphere spread. Macao, with an area of 28 square kilometers, has no choice but to rely on gambling for food and build a city with gambling. It was also a no choice for Macao to choose gambling more than 100 years ago. However, the opening of Hong Kong as a port in 184039。s replaced Macao39。s position, and Macao39。s economy declined rapidly. As a last resort, gambling, as a way to survive in a small city with a population of only 40000 at that time, came onto the stage of Macao39。s history. In order to save Macao39。s economy, in 1847, the Portuguese decided to legalize the gambling activities of the Chinese people. At that time, the decision was voted by the members of the Macao Legislative Council, so that the government could collect taxes from the gambling activities of the people. Interestingly, soon after, the Hong Kong British government issued a gambling ban order. Today, the Chinese government39。s adherence to the gambling ban policy obviously has the motivation to take care of Macao. In any case, history has proved that the longterm ban on gambling in Hong Kong has prepared a perfect market for Macao39。s gambling industry. In the past 100 years, Macao39。s gambling industry has grown and expanded under the nurturing of this market. In February 1961, the Portuguese overseas province issued a decree to allow Macao to take gambling as a special entertainment, emphasizing that gambling has a great role in promoting economic development, thus legalizing the longstanding gambling industry in Macao. After the 1970s, although Macao changed its economic situation by gambling industry, the gambling industry still had a significant development and had a decisive impact on Macao39。s economy. 30% of Macao39。s revenue and 50% of its tax revenue e from the gambling industry, which provides an important condition for the government to implement low tax and taxfree policies, attract foreign investment and develop export processing industry. More than 80% of the tourists to Macao e in the name of MOOC. The gambling industry directly maintains the employment of nearly 10000 people, and undertakes most of the passenger traffic volume of water transportation in Hong Kong and Macao, as well as part of the expenditure of public works, social charity and cultural undertakings.