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On the occasion of the “2019 Traditional Medicine International Cooperation Forum (Macao, China)” held on 25 September at The Venetian Macao, the session of “Investment and Financing Forum” took place on 26 September. Participants engaged in discussions and exchanges on new opportunities and challenges facing the development of the TCM industry, having also provided a platform tackle the issue of alignment of good quality TCM projects with capital.
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During the “2019 Traditional Medicine International Cooperation Forum (Macao, China)”, the “Business Matching Forum – Seminar on Economic and Trade Cooperation of Portuguese-speaking Countries in Traditional Medicine” was held on 26 September, at The Venetian Macao. Over 400 government representatives, traditional medicine experts, business representatives, and domestic and foreign distributors from Macao, Mainland China, the European Union, Africa, South America and the ASEAN countries attended the Forum. The representatives shared insights on the current development, market features, international trade and registration cases of traditional medicine and phytomedicine in Europe, Africa, South America and the ASEAN countries, as well as their interpretations of relevant laws and regulations.
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The “Transformation Base for TCM Scientific and Technological Achievements in the Greater Bay Area” held its first event after establishment, the Scientific and Technological Achievements Sharing Forum, at The Venetian Macao on 26 September. More than 400 people attended the event, including experts from 11 higher education institutions in Macao and other cities in the Greater Bay Area, and representatives of well-known companies and third-party agencies. The event aims to make full use of the advantages of GMTCM Park as a public service platform to promote the transfer and transformation of TCM scientific and technological achievements in universities and research institutes in the Greater Bay Area, thus contributing to the development of the TCM industry.
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To facilitate the public and philatelists for ordering new philatelic products, please note the followings:
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The Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming (ISCG), under the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Business Administration (FBA), recently held the faculty’s first in-house executive development programme (EDP) on data analysis and smart tourism, titled ‘Integrated Resort and Tourism Management Development Workshop: Data Analysis and Smart Tourism’. The workshop attracted senior executives from the integrated resort and tourism industry. During the workshop, participants learned how to use new methods to understand the behaviours of their target customers.
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Respond to the Universal Postal Union for the celebration of the World Post Day, the Postal Administration achieves various activities relative to this event. Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at our Philatelic Shop of General Post Office and the Communications Museum on 9^th October 2019, from 9:00 to 17:30 providing the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “World Post Day – UPU”.
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To celebrate the Philatelic Exhibition in Celebration of 20^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the MSAR, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at The City University of Macau, Cultural Centre, Exhibition hall, from 10:30 to 17:00 on 11^th October 2019 providing the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “Love for Motherland – Philatelic Exhibition in Celebration of 20^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the MSAR”.
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The Government Headquarters Open Day sessions will this year be held on Saturday 19 October and Sunday 20 October. The sessions will feature a series of performances and flower displays.
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October is a contribution month of the Social Security Fund. Employers are required to pay in this month the contributions of the obligatory system for their local long-term employees for the third quarter of 2019. If they have hired a non-resident worker, they are also required to pay the employment fee as well. In addition, beneficiaries of the arbitrary system are also required to pay contributions in October. To save time waiting in line, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) calls for members of the public to make full use of the electronic payment options. Businesses, or residents of the Islands District can also go to the Macao Government Services Centre in Islands (Area of Social Security) to make their payments.
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The Macao SAR Government has received confirmation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China that Macao SAR passport holders do not need a visa for visiting Barbados for a stay of up to 30 days.
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