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This boom has fuelled inflation and the average Macanese who is not engaged in the casino industry is finding it difficult to make ends meet. There are also concerns that young people with higher education are lured by the prospects of easy money such as working as croupiers and this is detrimental to society's moral values.
The hotel industry in Macau is also booming and over the past 2 years, they have lured many Hong Kong hotel staff there. Their salaries in Macau were also much higher than in Hong Kong. However, the trend has recently reversed as many are flocking back because of fatigue in working almost round the clock in hotels which are understaffed at various levels and has less efficient systems.
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