城门失火,殃及池鱼。近来的金融危机席卷东南亚,澳门也间接受到冲击。这对本来一直低迷的澳门经济来说无疑是雪上加霜。最明显的影响便是,澳门支柱产业旅游业备受打击。由于金融危机及东南亚货币大幅贬值,来澳门旅游的旅客大幅减少,使澳门经济支柱产业之一的旅游业及相关餐饮、零售、百货等行业的经营处于十分艰难的境地。 Shing Mun fire, affecting fish ponds. The recent financial crisis swept through Southeast Asia, Macao is also indirectly affected. This is undoubtedly a compliment to the already sluggish economy in Macau. The most obvious impact is that the tourism industry in Macao’s pillar industries has been hit harder. Due to the financial crisis and the sharp devaluation of Southeast Asian currencies, the number of tourists traveling to Macao has dropped sharply, putting tourism and related catering, retail and department store operations in Macao, one of the pillar industries of economy, at a very difficult situation.