The Macao SAR Government helped 134 more Macao residents return home and arranged return flights for 159 foreign visitors affected by the Viva Macau incident, from 18:00 yesterday to 18:00 today.

The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) set up a designated counter at a hotel next to the Macau International Airport to register the personal information of the affected passengers. Staff of the Travel Industry Council of Macau would help visitors book tickets of return flights (and ferry tickets to Hong Kong if needed). The opening hours of the counter are from 09:00 to 18:00.

As of 18:00 today the Government had:

- helped 390 visitors book tickets of return flights (159 were assisted in the past 24 hours)

- helped 261 Macao residents returned home (134 were assisted in the past 24 hours)

- received 902 inquiries and requests for assistance (167 were received in the past 24 hours)

The Consumer Council had also received 387 inquiries and requests for assistance, of which 54 were received in the past 24 hours.

Viva Macau passengers may call GGCT’s round-the-clock hotline (Tel: 853-28333088) for inquiries. Residents may also call the Tourism Hotline (Tel: 853-28333000) for assistance.

GGCT will also post the latest information on its website: www.ggct.gov.mo.

GGCT had also set up hotlines (English) in the destinations of Viva Macau:

Japan: 09032205564 (dialing from Japan)

81-9032205564 (dialing from Macao)

Jakarta: 62-21 83705913

Australia: 61-2 82677212 (dialing from Macao)

02-82677212 (dialing from Melbourne)

82677212 (dialing from Sydney)