Macau's 'Third Five-Year Plan' signals a systemic shift beyond gaming
海风：澳门“三五”规划政策红利、市场机遇在哪里？
Macau has officially released its third five-year development plan, which the Global Times frames as a decisive pivot from a gaming-dominated economy toward diversified industries. The plan outlines roughly 130 billion patacas in major project investment, a government guidance fund, and four key project tracks: an international education city, a tech R&D park, a tourism and culture zone, and a cross-border air-cargo logistics hub. The piece presents the integration of Macau with Hengqin island as the plan's most significant strategic lever, arguing that the combined 'Macau + Hengqin' platform will unlock new growth in education, technology, finance, culture, and logistics.
The view from inside
The Global Times commentary treats the plan as a national-level strategic necessity, not merely a local policy update.
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