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Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 13 February for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Iao Hon Market and the Border Gate area (Portas do Cerco ) in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) or the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, newly approved small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) credit rebounded in the second half of 2018 when compared to the first half of 2018. Meanwhile, the outstanding balance of SME loans registered growth and the share of SME loans to major industries remained stable.
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A book written by Distinguished Professor Wang Di from the University of Macau (UM) Department of History, namely Violence and Order on the Chengdu Plain: The Story of a Secret Brotherhood in Rural China, 1939-1949, recently received the Academic Excellence Award from the Chinese Historians in the United States and the Best Book Award from the Association for the Studies of Chinese Secret Societies. The book also entered various best book rankings in 2018.
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Joseph Sung Jao-yiu, an honorary doctor of the University of Macau (UM) and a world-renowned scientist, on Friday 22 February will give a talk titled ‘Healthcare and Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence’ at UM. All are welcome.
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In order to strengthen international cooperation in English education, Ms. Catrin Diamantino, CEO of Bell Educational Services Ltd. UK, recently visited MPI along with Mr. Adam Ennis, the China Country Manager of Bell UK. They were warmly welcomed by President Im Sio Kei and the management of MPI-Bell. The MPI-Bell Centre of English is a cooperation of 15 years between MPI and Bell UK, which has provided high quality English college courses to MPI students and teachers, as well as professional training to the wider communities in Macao and Mainland China. More than 50,000 people have benefited from these widely acclaimed programs.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both rose in December 2018. With regard to the outstanding balance, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed monthly increases.
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The Consumer Council provided hotline service to consumers during 4to 10 February, a total of 56 inquiry and complaint cases were received during the one-week CNY holiday. Among the 41 complaint cases, 17 cases were lodged by citizens regarding outbound travel and prices of products, etc., 24 cases were lodged by tourists. The Council has offered assistance to consumers and follow up has been made, certain cases had been referred to other departments.
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Consumer Council conducted its first ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 11 February for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Areia Preta, Mong Há and Avenida de Venceslau de Morais in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) or the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app.
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Lasting from 4 to 10 February, the seven-day Spring Festival Golden Week of Mainland China has come to an end. According to preliminary statistics, Macao welcomed over 1.21 million visitor arrivals (non-resident employees and students excluded) during the Golden Week, up by 26.6% over the corresponding period of last year. MGTO also rode on the opportunity during the Spring Festival Golden Week to predict visitor flows through leveraging smart technology, with the forecast basically in line with actual visitor flows.
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The University of Macau (UM) Department of Portuguese held the premiere of the documentary An Odyssey / part 1. The event was jointly organised by the department’s Research Centre for Luso-Asian Studies and the International Institute of Macau (IIM). Produced by the IIM, the video documents immigration flows triggered by political, economic, and social factors following the Opium Wars and the signing of the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, with a focus on the migration of the Macanese Portuguese community to Hong Kong, Shanghai and other treaty ports. The documentary specifically narrates the stories of those who, during the outbreak of the Second World War and the Japanese invasion of Shanghai and Hong Kong, returned to Macao as refugees. Most of the documentary is based on interviews conducted in North America with senior members of the last generation who were born in those ports. In the video, they share their experiences as refugees during that time.
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