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Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that there were 15,996 wholesale & retail establishments, market stalls and fixed street stalls operating in 2020, an increase of 256 year-on-year; however, total number of persons engaged decreased by 436 to 71,575, with employees accounting for 80.7% of the total. As affected by the pandemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia, receipts of Wholesale & Retail Trade fell by 34.8% year-on-year to MOP 85.06 billion, and expenditure dropped by 32.0% to MOP 81.27 billion. Gross Surplus totalled MOP 3.07 billion, a decline of 75.2% year-on-year. Gross Value Added that measures the sectoral contribution to the economy slid by 44.5% year-on-year to MOP 13.36 billion, and Gross Fixed Capital Formation dropped by 34.6% to MOP 729 million.
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The Public Art Exhibition of the spectacular event “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021”, themed “Technology of Well-being”, allows the audience to feel the tension and beauty in art through close contact with the artworks, bringing an immersive cultural atmosphere to the entire city as a gallery and an art garden. The last public artwork of this edition of “Art Macao” – a large-scale sculpture “Chakra” by Italian artist Riccardo Cordero, is now on display at Tap Siac Square.
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The Chinese, Portuguese and English electronic edition of Macao Yearbook 2021, which is compiled by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) of the Macao SAR, is published today (5 November).
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the total number of personal credit cards and debit cards issued by banks in Macao increased in the third quarter of 2021. The turnover of credit cards and debit cards both witnessed decreases from a quarter earlier. On the other hand, the number and the value of transactions of local mobile payment tools continued to rise on a quarterly basis.
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Healthquarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of differentidentities.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Traditional Music and Dance Performance in the Community, featured in the programme of the 3^rd “Encounter in Macao - Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, will be held on 6 and 7 November (Saturday and Sunday), featuring a total of 8 performances to be presented at 2pm at Largo Eduardo Marques, Coloane, at 3:30pm at Barra Square, at 5pm at Ruins of St. Paul’s, and at 6:30pm in Iao Hon Market Park. The Dance and Singing Group of Fujian Province, originally scheduled to participate in the performance, was unable to visit Macao due to the epidemic prevention and control measures in Mainland China. Local performance groups will continue to present performances to the public and all are welcome to experience the charm of performing arts from Portuguese-speaking countries and feel the festive atmosphere.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the 3^rd “Annual Arts Exhibition between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, featured in the programme of the 3^rd “Encounter in Macao - Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, will be inaugurated in November, showcasing the diverse manifestations and the cutting-edge development of contemporary visual arts in China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and offering the public a new experience of Chinese and Portuguese arts.
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The highlight of Issue 66 of the Review of Culture is an article by historian Geoffrey C. Gunn, which explains how opium monopoly constructed the economy of Macao in the early 20^th century, a research project supported by a grant from the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government.
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