China plans tourist destination near Macau: reportChina plans to turn a sparsely populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. island next to the gambling haven Macau into an international tourist and technology hub, a report said Friday. Officials told investors and developers in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. they want Hengqin's population to skyrocket sky·rock·et n. A firework that ascends high into the air where it explodes in a brilliant cascade of flares and starlike sparks. intr. & tr.v. from 4,000 now to 200,000 by 2020 with resorts and villas, golf courses and software centres, the South China Morning Post The South China Morning Post, together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a English-language newspaper of Hong Kong, with a circulation of 104,000. said. "The approval of Hengqin has a very important strategic meaning," Fan Hengshan, director of the National Development and Reform Commission's regional economy division, was quoted as saying. "This is a new creative model, to bring out the best features of Guangdong (province), Hong Kong and Macau." The plan for Hengqin -- three times larger than Macau but with a fraction of its population -- was aimed at drawing more tourists to the area with non-gambling activities, the Post said. Macau is the only city in China that allows casino gambling and it has overtaken Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. in terms of gaming revenue. A Chinese firm is already building a 10 billion yuan (1.5 billion dollar) resort on the island's southern tip in a bid to attract more than 10 million visitors a year, the paper said. "Unlike Las Vegas, Macau is not a family place. Hengqin could offer other forms of tourism, like theme parks and hiking," Courtney Davies, business development manager of architectural firm An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. Arquitectonica, was quoted as saying. 
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