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Arrivals from Guangdong Province are required to present proof of negative NAT within 7 days
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre (hereinafter referred to as the “Centre”) announces that in response to the epidemic situation in the neighbouring areas, and after reaching an agreement on the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism between Zhuhai and Macao, the Health Bureau determines, in accordance with Article 10 of Law No. 2/2004 (Law on the Prevention, Control and Treatment of Infectious Diseases), that with effect from 00:00 on 2 June, individuals entering Macao from Guangdong Province via the Zhuhai-Macao checkpoints or by sea must hold a proof of negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test within 7 days after the date of sampling. Non-Macao residents who fail to present such proof would be denied entry, whereas Macao residents will be required to undergo nucleic acid testing at once.
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Tourism Development Committee convenes the first Plenary Meeting of 2022 Innovative projects widen visitor source and stimulate economy
The Tourism Development Committee (CDT, on its Portuguese acronym) convened the first Plenary Meeting of 2022 today (31 May), presided over by Secretary for Economy and Finance and Committee Chairperson, Lei Wai Nong. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) unveiled its work plan for the second half of 2022 and listened to CDT members’ opinions on Macao’s tourism development and the scheme for tourism economic recovery.
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IFTM students research the potential of NFT in tourism industry development
Dr. Fernando Lourenço led IFTM students from the Tourism Retail and Marketing Management programme to engage in an industrial project to support a local non-profit association called Sustaincia to explore opportunities of using the NFT (non-fungible token) technology to develop various industries of Macao, including the cultural and creative industry.
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DSEC and DSEDJ Co-organise Teacher Training on Moral and Civic Education
The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has been dedicated to promoting official statistics literacy to enhance the understanding and use of official statistics by the public. In line with the development of moral and civic education in Macao, DSEC has been providing teaching materials about official statistics to enrich the Moral and Civic Education online teaching resources for secondary and primary schools. In order to help teachers better understand the teaching materials on official statistics, DSEC in cooperation with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) held two sessions of Moral and Civic Education teacher training for secondary and primary teachers on 26 and 27 May to familiarize participants with statistical knowledge. A total of about 100 teachers from over 40 local secondary and primary schools attended the training class.
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Various large MICE events follow close upon another Stimulating tourism and economy in Macao
Over 15 MICE events with an estimated attendance of over 100,000 will take place in Macao, leveraging the effect of "Tourism + MICE" to boost the community economy.
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Transport and communications statistics for April 2022
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 246,854 as at end-April 2022, up by 1.0% year-on-year; light automobiles (113,015) and heavy motorcycles (106,121) increased by 1.2% and 2.6% respectively. New registration of motor vehicles in April dropped by 12.9% year-on-year to 846 (160 of them were electric vehicles), with that of light automobiles falling by 30.4% to 321 (86 of them were electric). In the first four months of 2022, new registration of motor vehicles went down by 14.1% year-on-year to 3,844. Number of traffic accidents in April decreased by 9.8% year-on-year to 922, with 3 persons killed and 362 persons injured. From January to April 2022, there were 3,909 traffic accidents, which resulted in 4 deaths and 1,363 injuries.
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