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Macao’s Unitary Police Service received on Thursday (19 September) a notice regarding an operational event at a facility run by Taishan Nuclear Power Plant.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI (116.41) for August 2019 increased by 2.83% year-on-year, up by 0.23 percentage points from the 2.60% growth in July 2019. The increment in August was attributable to higher charges for eating out, rising rentals for dwellings and dearer prices of fresh pork, motor cars, gasoline and gold jewellery. The soaring prices of fresh pork in particular contributed 0.32 percentage points to the growth.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) enhanced Macao’s destination profile at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2019 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 18 to 20 September. One of the event highlights, the 2019 PATA Gold Awards Dinner and Award Presentation, was held today (19 September). MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes is also attending the meetings of the Executive Board and Board of the Association scheduled from 20 to 21 September.
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The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents Mr. Shi and His Lover, a provocative musical drama to be staged in two shows at CCM’s Small Auditorium, from November 22 to 23 (Friday to Saturday).
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The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the second-half of September on 19 September for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in São Lázaro, São Lourenço and Sé Parishes. 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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The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has just launched a “Business Opportunities Corner” as part of its “Online Business Matching Service Platform” (http://bm.ipim.gov.mo), with the system now providing round-the-clock business-matching services for companies. The “Business Opportunities Corner” aims to contribute to the promotion of Macao’s role as a co-operation platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and help businesses capture new opportunities arising from the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of operating hotels & guesthouses increased by 3 year-on-year to 116 in 2018. Total number of persons engaged was 52,976, a growth of 3.7%. Receipts of the sector grew by 14.5% year-on-year to MOP 37.29 billion attributable to an increase in guests of hotels & guesthouses. Expenditure of the sector went up by 10.0% to MOP 31.83 billion, with Compensation of Employees (MOP 14.39 billion), Operating Expenses (MOP 13.82 billion) and Purchase of Goods & Commission Paid (MOP 3.62 billion) rising by 10.7%, 8.4% and 13.6% respectively.
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The Government today launched a website dedicated to news concerning the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) lower the Base Rate of the Discount Window today (19 September 2019) by 25 basis points to 2.25%, which was the second time for the AMCM to lower the policy rate within this year.
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The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area) would create further favourable conditions for deepening Macao-Guangzhou cooperation, said today the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Leong Vai Tac.
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