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Tickets for five local programmes of the 36th Macao Arts Festival are on sale from 2 May Free tickets for the opening performance Lotus on the Silk Road – Traditions in Motion distributed on the same day
Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 36th Macao Arts Festival, themed “New Streams of Inspiration”, will be held from 8 May to 27 June, featuring 15 selected programmes and 9 outreach activities. Free tickets for the programme Grand Opening: Lotus on the Silk Road – Traditions in Motion will be distributed from 10am on 2 May through the Enjoy Macao Ticketing outlets and website. Tickets for the local programmes Everlasting Youth 2.0, Now What?, Lotus Heart, The Old House of Orchid and The Night of Zheng Guanying – Environmental Dance Theatre will also be on sale simultaneously through the Enjoy Macao Ticketing outlets, telephone and online booking from 10am on the same day (2 May), with special discounts for local programmes available. The public is welcome to purchase tickets.
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The Applications for the Second Phase of the “First-Store Economy Scheme” Will Commence on 1 May Promoting the Empowerment of the Debut Economy to Drive Macao’s Diversified Development
Scheme for Supporting the Development of Macao First-Store Economy
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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for the first quarter of 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average occupancy rate of guest rooms of hotel establishments stood at 92.3% in the first quarter of 2026, an uplift of 2.1 percentage points year-on-year. The rates for 5-star (95.4%), 4-star (88.7%) and 3-star hotels (87.5%) showed respective year-on-year growth of 2.1 percentage points, 4.0 percentage points and 0.9 percentage points.
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External merchandise trade statistics for the first quarter of 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total value of merchandise exports increased by 19.7% year-on-year to MOP4.18 billion in the first quarter of 2026, of which values of re-exports (MOP3.78 billion) and domestic exports (MOP396 million) grew by 20.2% and 14.7% respectively. Total value of merchandise imports rose by 25.1% year-on-year to MOP37.26 billion. In the first quarter, external merchandise trade totalled MOP41.44 billion, and merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP33.08 billion.
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Statistics on electronic payment transaction value for March 2026 – restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade
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 March 2026 increased by 0.2% and 10.0% year-on-year respectively. In the first quarter of this year, the transaction values for these two industries showed respective growth of 2.2% and 19.4% year-on-year.
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Preliminary figures for gross domestic product for the first quarter of 2026
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the economy of the Macao Special Administrative Region showed steady and promising growth in the first quarter of 2026, underpinned by a notable increase in exports of services due to surging visitor arrivals amid the Lunar New Year holidays and a series of festive events. The preliminary figure for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) totalled MOP108.01 billion in the first quarter of this year, up by 7.1% year-on-year in real terms. The overall economic output corresponded to 90.3% of the total in the same period of 2019.
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Health Bureau and Macao Union Medical Center jointly launches temporary shuttle bus service starting 4 May
To facilitate patient travel between Conde de São Januário General Hospital and the Macao Union Medical Center, the Health Bureau and the Macao Union Medical Center will jointly launch a temporary shuttle bus service starting 4 May (Monday). The service will operate Monday through Saturday from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, with a total of 8 daily trips available for those in need. The specific arrangements are as follows:
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Winner of the “2026 Singapore International Violin Competition” performs with the Macao Orchestra at the Cathedral in May
As part of the programmes of the Macao Orchestra’s 2025-26 Concert Season, the “Singapore International Violin Competition Winner’s Concert” will be held on 9 May at the Cathedral, at 8pm. The concert will feature violinist Georgii Moroz, first prize winner of the “2026 Singapore International Violin Competition”, who will collaborate with the Macao Orchestra to showcase the appeal of world-class music. Tickets are now on sale through the Macau Ticketing Network.
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