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CE congratulates national athletes for impressive achievements at Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today sent a congratulatory message to the Chinese delegation for its exceptional and impressive achievements at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
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Schools are required by the SAR Government to promote student vaccination actively
Due to the severe pandemic situation in Hong Kong recently, and as there have been death or severe cases of young children infected with novel coronavirus, the risk of young children contracting novel coronavirus is relatively high. As of 20 February, the vaccination rate of children aged 3 to 11 years old in Macao is 8.5%, and the vaccination rate of young people aged 12 to 19 years old is 72.9%. As it takes at least two weeks for the body to develop sufficient resistance after vaccination, protection cannot be provided immediately. Therefore, in order to protect children and young people, it is urgent for them to get vaccinated against novel coronavirus.
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Cancelation of “Infinite Love Marathon Concerts” on February 19th
Due to the adverse weather conditions, all the programmes of the “Infinite Love Marathon Concerts”, including stage performances, food stalls and interactive games, scheduled for today (19 February) at the Sai Van Lake Plaza, will be cancelled. Please stay tuned to the latest news about the event.
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CE meets Zhuhai officials to strengthen bilateral ties
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today met with officials from Zhuhai to exchange views on cooperation regarding epidemic-prevention work, facilitation on boundary crossing, economic recovery and advancing construction of the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.
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UM receives Medal of Merit from Macao SAR government
The Macao SAR government today (18 February) held a ceremony to award decorations, medals, and certificates of merit to individuals and organisations in recognition of their achievements and contributions to society. Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng officiated at the ceremony. The State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine (SKL-QRCM) of the University of Macau (UM) and UM Vice Rector Rui Martins were awarded the Medal of Merit – Professions and the Medal of Merit – Education, respectively, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the fields of Chinese medical sciences and education.
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Business climate survey on restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade for December 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 56% of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments reporting a year-on-year rise in receipts or steady performance in December 2021, a growth of 6 percentage points from November; the corresponding proportion of Japanese & Korean Restaurants (44%) rose by 20 percentage points. Meanwhile, the proportion of interviewed retailers recording a year-on-year sales rise or stable performance in December (66%) went up by 10 percentage points from the previous month. The corresponding proportions of Watches, Clocks & Jewellery Retailers (77%) and Motor Vehicle Retailers (46%) both increased by 27 percentage points, and the shares of Supermarkets (78%) and Leather Goods Retailers (80%) grew by 22 percentage points and 20 percentage points respectively. For the Business Performance Index (BPI) that reflects the trend of year-on-year changes in business receipts, the value for restaurants & similar establishments (41.2) was lower than 50 in December 2021, indicating that the business performance of the industry was less satisfactory compared to the same month in 2020. On the other hand, the BPI for retail trade (58.6) was higher than 50, implying that the business of the industry fared better than in December 2020.
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IFTM in collaboration with ADM to present Macanese Food Promotion
A Macanese FoodPromotion will be hostedjointly by the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) and the Associação dos Macaenses (ADM) from 21 to 25 February 2022 to promote Macao’s gastronomic culture. The IFTM Educational Restaurant will, in collaboration with ADM and Ms. Marina de Senna Fernandes, present nearly 20 classic Macanese dishes to promote the region’s unique Macanese gastronomy. In 2021, IFTM was appointed as the protection unit for national intangible cultural heritage linked to Macanese Gastronomy. To this end, the Institute offered Macanese gastronomy cooking courses. IFTM has also launched a web version of the Macanese Cuisine Database in collaboration with the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Cultural Affairs Bureau, theInternational Institute of Macau, and other organisations. Additionally, the Institute set up a dedicated space for Macanese cuisine data in its library, which is home to a variety of classic recipes, manuscripts, Macanese culinary books, and publications.
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