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Sailings between Macao and Hong Kong Airport Cancelled
As the Hong Kong Airport Authority announced that all flights have been cancelled today, the sailing departing from Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong International Airport, which is scheduled for 19:45, will be cancelled. The last sailing from Taipa has departed at 15:55. Passengers are advised to contact the ferry operators for sailing arrangement.
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UM inaugurates Institute of Collaborative Innovation to promote interdisciplinary research
The University of Macau (UM) recently held an inauguration ceremony in the Research Building (N21) for the Institute of Collaboration Innovation (ICI) and the centres under it. UM Rector Yonghua Song officiated at the ceremony. The ICI aims to nurture innovative professionals and promote interdisciplinary research in Macao, the Greater Bay Area, as well as universities in China and abroad, in order to create an environment that is conductive to the development of innovative ideas, innovative skills, entrepreneurship, as well as collaboration between industry, universities, and research institutes.
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Consumer Council released 3rd supermarket price survey report of the current month
The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the first-half of August on 12 August for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 10 supermarkets in Santo António 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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Expanded locations of self-service Kiosk for updating marital status of identity card
The Identification Services Bureau continues to cooperate with the Legal Affair Bureau to expand the self-service kiosk to different locations apart from the Civil Affairs Registry so as to further provide convenience to residents.
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Cultural Affairs Bureau Conducts Restoration Works on Guia Lighthouse and Chapel Opening hours will remain unchanged during this period
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) will conduct restoration works on Guia Lighthouse and Chapel from 19 August (Monday). Starting from that date, restoration works including inspection, restoration and reparation works will be carried out on the walls and rooftops of Guia Lighthouse and Chapel. Scaffolding will also be installed outside the buildings. The restoration works are estimated to be completed by the end of October. During this period, the Fortress and Chapel will remain open to the public and the opening hours will remain unchanged. For further enquiries, please call IC through the tel. 2836 6866 during office hours.
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Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) credit statistics – fir…
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, newly approved small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) credit continued to expand in the first half of 2019. Concurrently, the outstanding balance of SME loans also registered growth and the share of SME loans to major industries remained stable.
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Saturday session for CE Election candidate to present election platform
The accepted candidate for the Chief Executive Election will give a presentation on Saturday (10 August) to members of the Chief Executive Election Committee, and take part in a question-and-answer session, thereby explaining the candidate’s election platform.
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Macao SAR Passport holders are granted visa-free access to Iran and about the new border security measure for access to New Zealand
The Macao SAR Government was officially informed by the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hong Kong that the Macao SAR Passport holders are granted visa-free access to enter the Islamic Republic of Iran for a maximum stay of 21 days.
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FSS Publishes its 2018 Annual Report
The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) recently published the “Social Security Fund 2018 Annual Report” to summarize the work of the department. The non-mandatory central provident fund system (the System) came into force in 2018, to further enhance the retirement protection of residents, and the first year of implementation has received wide response from the society. In the same year, the FSS significantly increased the amount of birth allowance to support the policy objectives of promoting healthy births and increase of birth rate. In addition, the FSS further improved the social protection of people with disabilities by amending the law to make the disability pension universally applicable to all people with disabilities. Through prudent and robust investment strategies, the total value of the assets of FSS increased to nearly 80 billion patacas by the end of 2018.
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Demographic statistics for the 2nd quarter of 2019
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the total population was 672,000 as at end-June 2019, an increase of 1,100 quarter-to-quarter; female population (357,500) accounted for 53.2% of the total.
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