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The Tourism Development Committee (CDT, on its Portuguese acronym) convened the first Plenary Meeting of 2021 today (18 May), presided over by Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government and Committee Chairperson, Lei Wai Nong. Various CDT members raised opinions and suggestions on Macao’s tourism development as well as tourism and economic recovery.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today met with the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in China, Mr Siddharth Chatterjee, to exchange views on multilateral cooperation, UN’s sustainable development goals and the nurturing of talented individuals in the fields of science and technology.
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The five-day event “Macao Week in Jiangsu” concluded on 17 May. The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) organised MICE delegates and Macao enterprises to join the event. IPIM held the “Jiangsu-Macao Tourism and MICE Promotion Session”, in which around 120 representatives of tourism and MICE sectors from Jiangsu and Macao took part. The “Nanjing-Macao Business Matching Session” was also held, wherein more than 90 enterprisers met and talked to each other, up by 5% compared to the “Hangzhou-Macao Business Matching Session” during the “Macao Week in Hangzhou”. Some of the participating entrepreneurs said that the efficacy of joining the event reached their expectation. IPIM believes that the event enabled Jiangsu companies to get a sense of the Macao’s economic vitality, enhancing the co-operation and market expansion between both places.
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The “Macao Week in Jiangsu”, which was held by the Macao SAR Government, just arrived its third destination, in order to build an exchange platform to intensify Jiangsu-Macao and Nanjing-Macao co-operation, linking up their respective advantages in terms of tourism and MICE resources. It also allowed Macao companies to seek for potential partners in local tourism and MICE sectors, for greater development and to expand markets for both regions.
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As Singapore conductor Quek Ling Kiong is unable to travel to Macau due to local anti-epidemic measures, the family musical theatre concert “Music Adventure III” by the Macao Chinese Orchestra (OCHM), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, originally scheduled to be held on 6 June, at 4pm, at Broadway Theatre, will be replaced with the family musical theatre concert “Musical Magic Wand Prequel”, and the date, time and venue remain unchanged, sharing the fun with the audience in the beginning of the summer.
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According to the statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the proportion of international business in the local banking sector rebounded in the first quarter of 2021. At end-March 2021, the share of international assets in total banking assets increased to 85.5% from 85.1% at end-December 2020, while the share of international liabilities in total banking liabilities rose to 82.6% from 82.3%.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government is paying great attention to the health of those Macao residents studying in the Taiwan region, during recent outbreaks of COVID-19 infection.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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[Infographic] Eligibilities for exemption from presenting nucleic acid test certification
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To enrich travelers’ experience in Macao and extend their length of stay for greater spending in Macao, Macao’s travel trade will soon launch the Macao Highlight Tours tailored for visitor markets. Operating in small-sized groups, the Macao Highlight Tours allow visitors to experience Macao’s profound history, cultural landscape and “tourism+” projects, in turn stimulating the economy in local communities. The Macao Highlight Tours will open for applications from tomorrow (18 May).
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