Macau international tourism income in 2012 rose to the fifth in the world rankings, and the proportion of tourists from mainland China increased. In the first half of 2013, visitors to Macau rose 4.2 percent from a year earlier, and the proportion of mainland Chinese visitors increased further. Strong exports of Macau gaming and tourism services in recent years undoubtedly spurs the local economic growth, at the same time, it brings rise of prices level, over-crowdedness in streets, customs and other public facilities to the city characterized by small size and resources scarcity. The development orientation of gaming industry, proper diversification of economy, the interests balance between residents and visitors, shortage of human resources and other resources become issues that Macau has to face and properly resolve for sustainable development of tourism in the future. <<