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MGTO launches Macanese-cuisine video series to foster preservation of gastronomic culture
【DST】The first video of the Macanese cuisine series is launched today (8 March)
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Children’s playground in Guia Hill recreation square reopens
To provide a more comfortable and safe leisure venue for public use, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has improved the children’s playground in the recreation square in Guia Hill Municipal Park. Many types of novel play facilities have been introduced. The relevant works have been completed and the playground reopened on March 5 (Saturday).
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IAM to transplant two trees in Avenida do Oceano next week to facilitate drainage pipe repair works
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will transplant two trees next week to facilitate the urgent repair works required for a section of rainwater drainage pipe near Begonia Court in Avenida do Oceano, Taipa. During the construction period, the nearby green area will be enclosed. The public is advised to pay attention to the measure.
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CCAC unveils case of alleged passive bribery and power abuse involving a deputy sergeant
The CCAC has earlier received a report that a deputy sergeant of the Traffic Department of the Public Security Police Force allegedly received bribe. According to the report, the deputy sergeant leaked information about the police to a gaming room owner, who offered accommodation in luxury hotel suites to the deputy sergeant and his wife in return.
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Results of survey on manpower needs and wages for 4th quarter of 2021 – Gaming sector
The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released survey results of Manpower Needs and Wages of the Gaming Sector for the fourth quarter of 2021. Survey coverage excludes junket promoters and junket associates.
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Demographic statistics for the 4th quarter of 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the total population at end-December 2021 was 683,200, representing a quarter-to-quarter increase of 900 and a year-on-year growth of 100; female population accounted for 53.0% of the total. The proportion of elderly population (aged 65 and above) grew by 0.5 percentage points year-on-year to 12.2%, whereas that of adult population (aged 15-64) dropped by 0.9 percentage points to 73.3%. The population of Macao continued to age, with the ageing ratio rising to 83.7%.
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MIECF Continues to Enrich Online Events, Connecting Traders to Counterparts at Home and Abroad
The “Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition” (MIECF) is committed to establishing itself as a key exchange and co-operation platform for the green industry and environmental protection technologies. In recent years, online activities have been added to the MIECF, such as online business matching, online protocol signing, and online exhibition, to enable local enterprises and those from Mainland China, Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), and the “Belt and Road” countries and regions to establish co-operative ties beyond geographic boundaries, and facilitate cross-sectoral integration and co-operation through the platform. Some participating traders of the online business matching sessions expressed satisfaction with the MIECF’s online events, and an enterprise indicated that the exhibition’s online events help them expand the business and access the latest information.
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Macao Students and teaching staff living in Tanzhou Town of Zhongshan will return to face-to-face teaching on March 7
The epidemic situation in Tanzhou town of Zhongshan has stabilised. Classes have fully resumed at schools in Tanzhou town since March 7. At the same time, nucleic acid tests were given in the key areas and to the three key population groups in Macao, all people got a negative result. After consulting the health department, the DSEDJ announced that since March 7 (Monday), Macao students and teaching staff of tertiary education institutions and non-tertiary education schools residing in Tanzhou town of Zhongshan will return to face-to-face teaching in Macao.
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Police statistics show security situation in Macao remains stable
Crime statistics for full-2021 showed no significant change in the number of instances of violent crime that could endanger social security, namely in comparison with figures recorded respectively in 2019 and 2020. The overall 2021 crime figures showed security situation in Macao remained stable.
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Gross domestic product for the 4th Quarter and the whole year of 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 4.4% year-on-year in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2021. External demand remained steady; exports of services edged down by 0.3% year-on-year, of which exports of gaming services fell by 14.4% while exports of other tourism services rose by 8.9%. Exports of goods increased by 7.7%. As regards domestic demand, gross fixed capital formation decreased by 8.7% year-on-year, whereas private consumption expenditure and government final consumption expenditure grew by 0.4% and 1.3% respectively.
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