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The first-ever “International Tea Day Carnival” organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) was successfully held on 16 May at the Tea Culture House and Lou Lim Ioc Park. The event recorded 2,000 visits amidst lively atmosphere, marking the start of a series of activities throughout the year that promote tea culture.
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The 2026 Macau International Symposium on Radiotheranostics took place at the main campus of the University of Macau (UM) and the University of Macau Advanced Research Institute in Hengqin (HUMRI). It was jointly organised by the UM Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), UMTEC Limited, HUMRI, the University of Chicago, the Macao Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, the Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection Branch of the Zhuhai Medical Association, and the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Over 100 researchers and clinical experts from Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Chinese mainland, the US, Australia, South Korea, and Indonesia gathered to discuss the latest developments and future directions in radiotheranostics.
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In view of the compensatory rest day for the Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha) on 25 May (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 Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) was notified of an announcement of the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety which stated that a pre-packaged shredded pork stick product contained excessive level of Butylated hydroxytoluene, an antioxidant substance. IAM is concerned about the issue and will continue to follow up on it. It has instructed the food sector to stop supplying and selling the batch of products involved and urged the public to stop consumption of it.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for April 2026 rose by 1.21% year-on-year and 0.31% month-on-month. For the 12 months ended April this year, the average Composite CPI grew by 0.61% from the previous period (May 2024 – April 2025).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of visitor arrivals increased by 11.3% year-on-year to 3,441,396 in April 2026. Same-day visitors (2,095,953) and overnight visitors (1,345,443) rose by 19.4% and 0.6% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.0 day, with that of overnight visitors (2.3 days) remaining unchanged.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 2,342 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the first quarter of 2026 as per Stamp Duty record, and the total value of transactions was MOP8.31 billion, up by 59.8% and 69.4% respectively quarter-on-quarter.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 2,055 registered doctors, 707 Chinese medicine doctors/Chinese herbalists, 288 dentists/odontologists and 3,039 nurses in the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) at the end of 2025. Numbers of doctors (3.0), Chinese medicine doctors/Chinese herbalists (1.0), dentists/odontologists (0.4) and nurses (4.4) per 1,000 population remained broadly the same as in 2024.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the value of retail sales totalled MOP21.64 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up by 23.0% year-on-year and 11.9% quarter-on-quarter.
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Joined by a travel trade delegation from Macao, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) organized an array of tourism product update and networking seminars in Indonesia and Korea in May to brand Macao’s kaleidoscope of “tourism +” offerings and connect local tourism businesses with their international counterparts. The seminars highlighted Macao’s vibrant appeal as a short-haul destination, with the aim to widen international visitor markets and drive greater flows of foreign visitors to Macao during festive and summer holidays.
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