旅游博彩业是近年澳门最主要的经济支柱,它的兴衰关系到澳门整体经济的发展。近年,旅游增长缓慢,博彩呈下降趋势,令人十分担忧。1995年博彩收益比上年下跌11%,1996年又下跌6%。酒店入住率从1990年的78%跌到1996年的64%,1997年下半年又跌至56%。酒店房价普遍跌幅二成以上,经营十分困难。 The tourism and gaming industry is the most important economic pillar in recent years. Its rise and fall have a bearing on the overall economic development of Macao. In recent years, the slow growth of tourism and the declining gaming wagering are of great concern. Gaming receipts in 1995 dropped 11% over the previous year and fell 6% in 1996. The hotel occupancy rate dropped from 78% in 1990 to 64% in 1996 and dropped to 56% in the second half of 1997. Hotel prices generally fell by more than 20%, operating very difficult.