Visitors walk on the street outside the ruins of Saint Paul's during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors arrive at the Grand Lisboa operated by SJM Holdings during Lunar New Year in Macau, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors shop at the Grand Canal shop inside the Venetian Macao hotel which is operated by Sands China during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors pose for photos outside the Grand Lisboa casino operated by SJM Holdings during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors walk past the Casino Lisboa operated by SJM Holdings during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors pose for photos outside the hotel Lisboa operated by SJM Holdings during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors walk past the Grand Lisboa casino operated by SJM Holdings during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors shop at the Grand Canal shop inside the Venetian Macao hotel which is operated by Sands China during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors walk outside the ruins of Saint Paul's during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

A view of visitors at the Venetian Macao hotel which is operated by Sands China during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

A view of visitors in front of the ruins of Saint Paul's during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors pose for photos with a decoration outside the municipal affairs bureau during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors queue up for vendors during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors pose for photos with a performer dressed as God of Wealth during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

People process affairs at a government office for entry and exit matters which provides services including making or renewing passports or permits to go to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, after China reopened borders, in Beijing, China January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yew Lun Tian 

People line up at a government office for entry and exit matters which provides services including making or renewing passports or permits to go to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, after China reopened borders, in Beijing, China January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yew Lun Tian 

People line up at a government office for entry and exit matters which provides services including making or renewing passports or permits to go to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, after China reopened borders, in Beijing, China January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yew Lun Tian 

People line up at a government office for entry and exit matters which provides services including making or renewing passports or permits to go to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, after China reopened borders, in Beijing, China January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yew Lun Tian 

People wearing face masks stand in front of the ruins of Saint Paul's during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Travellers arrive at Macau from the border checkpoint with the neighbouring city of Zhuhai, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A man leaves the casino inside Venetian Macao hotel which is operated by Sands China during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A staff member wearing a protective mask and a face shield guides people to get on a shuttle bus at Grand Lisboa casino which is operated by SJM Holdings, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A general view shows a replica of Big Ben at the Londoner Macao casino resort which is operated by Sands China during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Chinese travellers wear face masks outside the border checkpoint with the neighbouring city of Zhuhai, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Grand Lisboa casino operated by SJM Holdings is framed between buildings in an old residential area, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing face masks walk past a replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Parisian Macao, a casino resort operated by Sands China during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman wearing face mask walks under neon lights near a casino during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing face masks walk under neon lights near casinos during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Staff dressed in a replica uniform of a British Guard of the Household Division march past tourists at Londoner Macao casino resort, operated by Sands China during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing face mask react in front of Grand Lisboa casino operated by SJM Holdings during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A tourist wearing face mask sits outside of a Macanese specialty shop during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A man wearing face mask walks in front of Casino Lisboa, operated by SJM Holdings during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing face masks stand in front of the ruins of Saint Paul's during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing face masks walk in front of the ruins of Saint Paul's during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Tourists walk inside the Londoner Macao casino resort, operated by Sands China during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman poses for photos next to a replica of Eiffel Tower at the Parisian Macao, a casino resort operated by Sands China during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing face masks walk past a replica of Eiffel Tower at the Parisian Macao, a casino resort operated by Sands China during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing face mask walk inside the shopping mall of the Venetian Macao hotel and casino operated by Sands China during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing face masks walk along a street near Saint Paul's during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Macau, China, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, interacts with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

People wait for shuttle bus outside the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors rest near the Casino Lisboa operated by SJM Holdings during Lunar New Year Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Visitors walk past the Casino Lisboa operated by SJM Holdings during Lunar New Year in Macau, China, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng are seen on a giant screen broadcasting the celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, in Shanghai, China July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng are seen on a giant screen as they attend the event marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Executive deputy director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council Zhang Xiaoming and deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Yong attend a news conference on parliament's approval of the decision to change the Hong Kong electoral system in Beijing, China March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Executive deputy director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council, Zhang Xiaoming, speaks during a news conference on parliament's approval of the decision to change the Hong Kong electoral system in Beijing, China March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Executive deputy director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Yong and deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council Deng Zhonghua attend a news conference on parliament's approval of the decision to change the Hong Kong electoral system in Beijing, China March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Executive deputy director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council Zhang Xiaoming and deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council Deng Zhonghua attend a news conference on parliament's approval of the decision to change the Hong Kong electoral system in Beijing, China March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Executive deputy director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council, Zhang Xiaoming, attends a news conference on parliament's approval of the decision to change the Hong Kong electoral system in Beijing, China March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Executive deputy director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Yong and deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council Deng Zhonghua attend a news conference on parliament's approval of the decision to change the Hong Kong electoral system in Beijing, China March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng attend the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng attends the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

Guo Weimin, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office, Shen Chunyao, Director of Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Zhang Xiaoming, Executive Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council are seen at the end of a news conference about the new national security laws for Hong Kong at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Zhang Xiaoming, Executive Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council and Shen Chunyao, Director of Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress attend a news conference about the new national security laws for Hong Kong at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Zhang Xiaoming, Executive Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council speaks next to Shen Chunyao, Director of Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress during a news conference about the new national security laws for Hong Kong at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Zhang Xiaoming, Executive Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council attends a news conference about the new national security laws for Hong Kong at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Guo Weimin, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office, Shen Chunyao, Director of Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Zhang Xiaoming, Executive Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council arrive to attend a news conference about the new national security laws for Hong Kong at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Zhang Xiaoming, Executive Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council attends a news conference about the new national security laws for Hong Kong at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

A woman uses a mobile phone near an information display for international flights and flights from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, at Beijing Capital International Airport, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Beijing, China June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins