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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average occupancy rate of guest rooms of hotel establishments stood at 90.7% in the first three quarters of 2026, an uplift of 1.5 percentage points year-on-year. The rates for 5-star (93.5%) and 4-star hotels (88.5%) showed respective year-on-year growth of 0.9 percentage points and 4.9 percentage points, whereas the rate for 3-star hotels (85.2%) dropped by 0.1 percentage point.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the electronic payment transaction values (hereinafter referred to as transaction values) for restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade in September 2026 increased by 5.4% and 12.6% year-on-year respectively. In the first nine months of 2026, the transaction values for these two industries showed respective growth of 2.2% and 13.3% year-on-year.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the unemployment rate of local residents (2.3%) for July - September 2026 decreased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous period (June - August 2026), while the underemployment rate of local residents remained at 2.0%.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 38^thMacao International Music Festival (MIMF) continues to present a series of musical feasts from October to November.Tickets for the film screening “Music on the Big Screen: Cinematheque．Passion” of the “Floating Notes Across the City” activities, will be on sale simultaneously at the Cinematheque．Passion ticket office and online from 10am on 30 October.
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A delegation led by João Eurico Cabral da Fonseca, dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (ULisboa), visited the University of Macau (UM) and was warmly received by Yonghua Song, rector of UM, and Ge Wei, vice rector of UM and interim dean of the Faculty of Medicine (FMD). During the visit, the two sides exchanged views on medical education, biomedical research, talent cultivation, and international cooperation, with a shared goal of deepening collaboration between the two institutions.
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In view of All Soul’s Day on 2 November (Monday), the Macao Union Medical Center announces the following medical service arrangements during the period to facilitate people in need of consultation:
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The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, expressed, on behalf of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), profound sorrow at the death of Ms Liu Yandong, member of the Political Bureau of the 17th and 18th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China (CPC); Vice-Chairwoman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; and former State Councillor and Vice-Premier of the State Council, who died in Beijing on Wednesday (28 October). Mr Sam extended sincere sympathies to her family.
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Jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and MGM, and co-organized by the Customs of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Municipal Affairs Bureau, the Marine and Water Bureau and the Macao Government Tourism Office, the event “hush! Beach Concerts x Urban Sports Wellfest 2026” will be held from 14 to 15 November at Hac Sa Beach in Macao. A series of preliminary activities will be held at different locations from 3 November, featuring instructors from music creation, DJ, instrumental performance and rap, offering the public an immersive and rich music experience.
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A delegation from the University of Macau (UM) visited several leading universities in Italy, including the University of Bologna, the University of Florence, the Polytechnic University of Milan, and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. During the visit, the delegation held in-depth discussions on academic and research collaboration, faculty and student exchange, and interdisciplinary collaboration, further strengthening UM’s partnership with Italian institutions.
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The University of Macau (UM) will hold a Nobel Laureate Lecture titled ‘Private Money, Public Power: Finance and the New Geopolitics’ on 11 November (Wednesday), featuring Professor Jean Tirole, recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. All are welcome to join.
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