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An application for permission to form a nomination committee has been approved by the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election. It permits the formation of a candidate list for a by-election that is to be held for a Legislative Assembly seat.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of MICE events held in the second quarter of 2019 increased by 30 year-on-year to 357, including 345 meetings & conferences, 10 exhibitions and 2 incentives. Meanwhile, total number of participants and attendees dropped by 13.6% to 353,000.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitors on package tours increased by 14.5% year-on-year to 870,000 in July 2019. Package tour visitors from mainland China (714,000), Hong Kong (12,000) and Taiwan (63,000) rose by 19.0%, 19.1% and 2.7% respectively, while those from the Republic of Korea (45,000) dropped by 9.0%. In the first seven months of 2019, there were 5,785,000 package tour visitors, a growth of 15.1% year-on-year.
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Due to the installation of an air conditioning system, the Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be closed from 2 to 6 September, reopening to the public on 7 September.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for July 2019 amounted to MOP1.04 billion, up by 13.6% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP918 million) increased by 16.0%, with that of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products and Diamond & diamond jewellery surging by 230.6% and 166.1% respectively. However, value of domestic exports (MOP124 million) declined by 1.7%, with that of Copper & articles thereof falling by 36.2%. Total merchandise import fell by 3.2% year-on-year to MOP7.20 billion, of which imports of Mobile phones, Construction materials and Gold jewellery dropped by 54.4%, 41.1% and 22.9% respectively; meanwhile, imports of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products and Food & beverages increased by 41.2% and 19.6% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in July totalled MOP6.16 billion.
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The Macao Chinese Orchestra (OCHM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will kick off its 2019-2020 concert season with the opening concert “Festival”, to be held on 1 September (Sunday), at 8pm, at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium. Tickets for the new concert season are now on sale at the Macau Ticketing Network.
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Macao’s Unitary Police Service has today received a notice regarding an operational event at a facility run by Taishan Nuclear Power Plant.
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Sun Guoxing, an assistant professor from the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering (IAPME), University of Macau (UM), recently received the 2019 IAAM Scientist Medal at the 27^th award ceremony of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) held in Sweden, for his outstanding contributions to the field of advanced materials science.
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In order to meet the demand of the tourism industry for high calibre talents and heed the call of industry development, the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) has launched new postgraduate diploma and master programmes for the academic year 2019/20, with class started on 26 August. By offering such quality postgraduate programmes, the IFT aims to produce high calibre talents, enhance the overall service and management quality of the tourism industry, and increase the overall competitiveness of Macao as a tourist destination. Collectively, these will help build Macao into a "tourism education and training base of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area".
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The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released results of the Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages for the second quarter of 2019. Survey coverage comprises Wholesale & Retail Trade; Transport, Storage & Communications; Security Activities and Public Sewage & Refuse Disposal Activities; however, own-account workers are excluded.
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