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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election has approved a sectoral candidate list in relation to a pending by-election for a Legislative Assembly seat.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (1.8%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (2.4%) for June-August 2019 held steady from the previous period (May-July 2019). Meanwhile, the underemployment rate (0.4%) dropped by 0.1 percentage point.
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The Macao Chinese Orchestra is committed to lighting up residents’ lives by promoting Chinese traditional music in the local community and introducing Chinese traditional music to the global audience. On occasion of the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the 40^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Portugal and the 20^th anniversary of Macao’s Handover to China, the Macao Chinese Orchestra, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, embarks a tour in Portugal to perform in cities, namely Lisbon, Estoril and Sintra, from 22 September to 3 October. Following its tour in 2014, this year the Macao Chinese Orchestra, taking the role of musical and cultural ambassador of Macao, will participate in the Chinese Cultural Festival in Portugal, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, as well as the closing concert of the 54^th Sintra International Music Festival. It is of special significance for the Orchestra to present Chinese music in Portugal, promoting Macao’s culture and musical traits on occasion of the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the “Lingua Franca - 2^nd Annual Arts Exhibition between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, was inaugurated on 26 September, at No. 55 - 57 Avenida do Coronel Mesquita (Green Townhouses). The opening ceremony was officiated by the representative of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and the Chief of Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Ip Peng Kin; the Consul-General of Portugal in Macao and Hong Kong, Paulo Cunha Alves; the Deputy Director of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao S.A.R., Liu Wei; the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mok Ian Ian; the Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes; and the representative of the curators of exhibition, Manuel Correia da Silva. This exhibition is one of the series activities of “Art Macao” and of the “2^nd Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, showcasing the diverse manifestations and development of contemporary art in China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and offering a new experience of Chinese and Portuguese visual arts to residents and tourists.
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The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the second-half of September on 26 September 2019 for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 7 supermarkets in Taipa and Coloane Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app, or the Council’s WeChat account.
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Spanning seven days (1^st – 7^th October) in total, the 1^st October Golden Week will start on 1^st October. The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has carried out an array of preparative measures as follows: advising visitors via mobile text message to pay attention to various concerns and leverage the “smart application for visitor flows”, presenting festive and holiday activities while supporting entities in organizing such activities, delegating manpower at tourist spots to attend to visitor enquiries, distributing food guide, conducting more rigorous inspections and sending reminders to industry operators, among other measures. Through the diverse measures above, MGTO strives to cater for the needs of residents and visitors as well as to optimize the tourism environment and service quality in Macao continuously.
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The “2019 Traditional Medicine International Cooperation Forum (Macao, China)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Forum”) co-hosted by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China, and coordinated by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Co-operation between Guangdong and Macao (hereinafter referred to as “GMTCM Park”) kicked off today (25 September) at The Venetian Macao. More than 700 people from Mainland China, Macao, the European Union, ASEAN and Portuguese-speaking countries and regions participated in the Forum to discuss the cooperation and development of traditional medicine.
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On 25 September, the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) hosted the IFT Scholarship and Fellowship Presentation Ceremony 2019 at IFT Mong-Há Campus.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 913 establishments were operating in the industrial sector (covering Manufacturing and Electricity, Gas & Water Supply) in Macao in 2018, a year-on-year decrease of 20; total number of persons engaged dropped by 190 to 12,313. Receipts and Expenditure of the industrial sector totalled MOP11.07 billion and MOP7.96 billion respectively in 2018, down by 4.1% and 4.0% year-on-year. Gross Surplus reduced by 4.3% to MOP3.11 billion. Gross Value Added that measures the sectoral contribution to the economy declined by 3.3% year-on-year to MOP5.27 billion. Meanwhile, Gross Fixed Capital Formation of the sector increased by 60.5% to MOP1.89 billion.
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The University of Macau (UM) Wu Yee Sun Library recently joined the union catalogue of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) in the United States, becoming the first university in Macao to join the library cooperative. The database itemises the collections of 17,900 libraries in 123 countries and regions. It also allows libraries and readers from around the world to search for and purchase books published in Macao, which is expected to provide a boost to Macao’s publishing industry.
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