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The SAR Government has emphasised that issues relating to the establishment in Macao of a securities market denominated and cleared in renminbi, were still at the research phase.
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The Global Tourism Economy Forum (“GTEF” or “the Forum”) was unveiled with an opening ceremony today (14 October). Centred on the concept of “Beautiful Life” raised by President Xi Jinping, the Forum is leading forward-thinking discussions on global tourism economy under the theme “Tourism and Leisure: Roadmap to a Beautiful Life”. The two-day Forum in Macao has lined up industry leaders and experts to share insightful perspectives in an array of sessions. The “GTEF ∙ World Tourism Investment and Financing Conference” was also launched in this edition, inspiring delegates to explore new possibilities in the tourism markets along the Belt and Road and across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Forum also deepened its collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) by bringing the finale of the “UNWTO Tourism Tech Adventure: SportsTech” to Macao for the first time, to foster reform and innovation in the tourism value chain.
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The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, presented today (14 October) a Letter of Appreciation to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, Dr. Alexis Tam Chon Weng, for the latter’s contribution to development of human capital in tourism worldwide. The Letter made particular reference to the training programmes offered to participants from UNWTO member states by Macao Institute for Tourism Studies’ Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training, in collaboration with UNWTO.
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The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Leong Vai Tac, had – while visiting Lisbon in Portugal – meetings with Portuguese officials, to seek extension of cooperation in the fields of youth entrepreneurship, MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions), e-commerce, and the training of financial professionals.
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The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the first-half of October on 14 October for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 7 supermarkets in Taipa and Coloane 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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The signing ceremony of “Agreement between the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Argentine Republic on Mutual Visa Waiver” was held today (October 14) at the Macao SAR Government Headquarter.
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The online registration process for the exchange of the 20^th Anniversary of the Return of Sovereignty of Macao banknotes and the four previously issued Zodiac Banknotes for the two Issuing Banks has already been completed successfully. Starting from next Monday (21 October), all participating banks will conduct the exchange for the 20^th Anniversary of the Return of Sovereignty of Macao banknotes and Zodiac banknotes with registrants.
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The Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government is committed to assisting mainland and local businesses in their respective exploration of markets external to them. In particular, Macao would do this by making use of the city’s Platform role in order to set up connections in Portugal, with a view ultimately to extending such a network into other Portuguese-speaking countries.
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A grand rally was held at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing on the National Day to celebrate the 70^th anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China. Themed as “Blooming Lotus”, Macao’s float marked its glamorous presence as part of the “Children of China” formation in the mass pageantry. With its strikingly unique design, the float was honored with the “Splendid Award” by the Division of Service Safeguarding and Command for Mass Pageantry of the Celebration Rally, revealing the audiences’ fondness for the float. The float marched on the day carrying Macao Tourism Mascot MAK MAK and personages of different fields from Macao, sharing the joy of the National Day celebration.
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The University of Macau (UM) will continue to offer three admission schemes in the next academic year to encourage outstanding students to pursue higher education in Macao. They are the Principals’ Recommended Admission Scheme, the Chinese and Portuguese Bilingual Talent Nurturing Scheme, and the Outstanding Student-Athletes Admission Scheme. The university recently held an information seminar to help form-6 students, their parents, and secondary school teachers to learn more about the three admission schemes, the unique competitive advantages of UM’s undergraduate programmes, and the career prospects of UM graduates.
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