What are the four pillar industries in Macao?

The four pillar industries of Macao's economy are: export processing industry, gambling tourism, financial services and construction land industry.

1, Macau has the highest per capita GDP in China, with secondary and tertiary industries as the main industries. Macao's four major economic pillar industries are: export processing industry, gambling tourism, financial services and construction land industry.

2. Export processing industry: The emergence and development of Macao's modern industry is only a matter of nearly twenty or thirty years. In 1970s, driven by Hong Kong's rapid economic development, the industry made great progress. Taking advantage of low land price, low wages, sufficient quotas for clothing and knitwear given by European and American countries, and tax incentives for Macao products, a large number of Hong Kong funds have been attracted to set up factories in Australia, and industries such as clothing, knitting, handbags, toys and electronic products have developed rapidly. By the mid-1980s, the industry reached its peak, with more than 2,700 factories and 80,000 workers, accounting for 37% of Macao's total output value. It became the largest industry in Macao's economy, which not only provided jobs for one third of Macao's working population, but also was the main source of foreign exchange income.

3. Gambling on tourism: "The silver medal is higher than the city gate, and one million actually hit it." Macao is a famous gambling city, known as "the ode of Eastern Mongolia". Macau's gambling industry has a long history and began to take shape in the Qing Dynasty. From 65438 to 0872, Hong Kong was strictly prohibited from gambling by the British authorities in Hong Kong, and the Qing government also banned gambling in Guangdong. Gamblers flocked to Macao, and the gambling industry in Macao flourished. 1937, Macao opened a franchise casino, and its tax revenue became an important source of income for the Macao government. 196 1 year, the Portuguese and Australian governments issued decrees to legalize the gambling industry. 1962, Macau Tourism and Entertainment Co., Ltd. obtained the gambling franchise and has been operating since then.

4. Financial services: The financial institutions in Macao are mainly banks and insurance companies. The earliest bank in Macao was the Portuguese-funded Atlantic Bank, which opened on 1902. At present, there are 23 banks and 65,438+09 insurance companies in Macao, in addition to 2 finance companies, 65,438+0 postal savings institutions and 7 money exchange shops. There are more than 3700 employees in the bank.

5. Construction land industry: Macao is one of the regions with the highest population density in the world, and land resources are becoming more and more precious. According to the use, the land in Macao is divided into six categories: agriculture, warehouse, commerce, residence, industry and others. According to the nature, it can be divided into government land and private land. Among them, government land includes government leased land, government land and temporary occupied land. Private land includes land with clear ownership and sandpaper land with unclear ownership.