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To support the “World Food Safety Day” on 7 June, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will hold a series of activities for the “15th Food Safety Week” in June. Through food safety forums with representatives from the sector, talks for the public, speaking tour for associations and schools, and food safety promotion activities, the event seeks to draw the attention of all sectors to food safety, guiding them in navigating correct concepts of food safety and healthy lifestyle.
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“The Scent of Lotus Perfumes the City of Macao - the 26th Macao Lotus Flower Festival” organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will be held between 12 June and 17 July, during which more than 9,000 pots of lotus flowers will be placed at various locations across Macao besides the main exhibition venue in Avenida da Praia, Taipa, delighting visitors with the beauty of lotus blooms. Meanwhile, a series of exhibitions and activities with rich content will be arranged for visitors to enjoy both physical and sedentary activities. Residents and tourists are welcome to take part in the festival. This year, the Macao Lotus Flower Festival continues to collaborate with the Hengqin Lotus Flower Festival, highlighting their shared thematic flower Nelumbo nucifera‘Xingfen’ that blooms simultaneously in both cities and inheriting the charm of the Chinese lotus to jointly compose a new chapter of cultural and tourism integration in the early summer.
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According to statistics released today (29 May) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, funding costs of the banking sector in Macao generally fell in the first quarter of 2026.
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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 April 2026 increased by 1.6% and 12.0% year-on-year respectively. In the first four months of this year, the transaction values for these two industries showed respective growth of 2.1% and 17.8% year-on-year.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of persons engaged in Restaurants (29,046), the Manufacturing sector (8,822) and Elderly Care services (1,765) increased by 2.8%, 4.0% and 2.6% respectively year-on-year at the end of the first quarter of 2026. Number of those engaged in Hotels (61,138) remained stable year-on-year while number of those in Financial Activities (8,554), Child-care services (1,358) and the Electricity, Gas & Water Supply sector (1,088) decreased by 0.3%, 3.4% and 0.2% respectively.
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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 90.2% in April 2026, an uplift of 2.4 percentage points year-on-year. The rates for 5-star (93.0%), 4-star (88.2%) and 3-star hotels (84.6%) showed respective year-on-year growth of 2.1 percentage points, 5.8 percentage points and 0.2 percentage points.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the unemployment rate of local residents (2.3%) for February - April 2026 increased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous period (January - March 2026), mainly due to a rise in number of job seekers after the festive holidays. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate of local residents (2.2%) rose by 0.1 percentage point.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, said on Thursday (28 May) that the 13th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting will be held in Macao between 24 and 28 June. Under the guidance of the Central Government, the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government is making every effort to advance all preparatory work to ensure the meeting’s success, contributing “Macao’s strength” to this year’s “APEC China 2026” series of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, attended a reception on Thursday (28 May) for Consuls General accredited to the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), and representatives of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macao). During a speech, Mr Sam emphasised that the period of the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan, and the period of the Third Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the MSAR, were brimming with opportunities. Therefore, the MSAR Government hopes comprehensively to strengthen pragmatic cooperation with all parties. He also expressed hope that countries and places would make good use of the synergised advantages of Macao and Hengqin, utilising the Macao-Hengqin region as a “bridgehead” and “springboard” to enter the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Chinese-mainland’s market. The Macao-Hengqin platform will continue to refine its service functions, providing even higher-quality services to facilitate multi-sectoral cooperation between China and other countries.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government hosted a reception on Thursday (28 May) for a delegation of Consuls General accredited to the MSAR and representatives of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macao). The event aimed to contribute to establishing Macao as a key “bridgehead” for the country’s high-level opening up to the outside world and as a vital window for exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilisations.
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