(MacaoSAR 25) Explainer: Wealthy, tasty, shiny! Macao's success in facts and figures

MACAO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- There are few places where luxury hotels and Michelin-star restaurants are common sights, where roaring race cars and elite-level sports are nothing out of the ordinary, where Portuguese fado and Chinese opera meet, and where top-performing students and high-tech research achievements are frequent news items.

These rarities are the reality in Macao -- a rich, exciting and colorful spec