In a written reply dated from three weeks ago, to an enquiry from legislator Au Kam San, Neves said the government would also work with the gaming industry to set a schedule for all parlours operating in residential areas to be removed.
The government says there are only two slot machine parlours in residential areas: the SJM Yat Yuen Canidrome Slot Lounge in Fai Chi Kei and the Mocha Marina Plaza parlour in Rua de Pequim.
The government first proposed to ban slot-machine parlours from residential districts in 2007.