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A Gentrified Macau

Alice Poon
Dec 17, 2007
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My recollection of Macau had always carried a romantic hue, until the past weekend when I revisited the former Portuguese enclave, during which reality struck right in my face. To my awestruck eyes, she appeared totally transformed from a once peaceful getaway resort town with a distinct European taste into a noisy, crowded and crass tourist/gaming dest…

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