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Cultural Affairs Bureau presents a series of activities celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Pig
In order to welcome the Chinese New Year and celebrate this occasion with the public, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) organizes the “Let’s Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Pig” which includes a series of performances, workshops and exhibitions, among others.
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Consumer Council released latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ Various functions available on website and app
Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 23 January for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in Sé 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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Annual Press Conference of Macao Government Tourism Office March forward with the "Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan” Deepen Macao’s development as a Creative City of Gastronomy Participate in forging of the Greater Bay Area travel destination Foster smart tourism development
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held the Annual Press Conference today (23 January), indicating that total visitor arrivals to Macao went up by 9.8% to over 35.8 million in 2018, as revealed by preliminary figures. Surpassing same-day visitor arrivals for three years in a row, overnight-stay visitor arrivals surged year-on-year by 7.2% to account for 51.7% of total visitor arrivals. Looking into 2019, MGTO will march ahead to deepen Macao’s development as a Creative City of Gastronomy in tandem with the dedication to foster smart tourism and implement action plans mapped out by the Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan progressively, delivering the impact of the tourism industry in driving the economy and other related industries forward.
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Visitor arrivals for December 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of visitor arrivals set a new monthly record of 3,569,825 in December 2018, representing a 16.9% growth year-on-year and a 9.3% rise month-to-month. Overnight visitors (1,741,267) and same-day visitors (1,828,558) increased by 6.5% and 28.9% respectively year-on-year. The average length of stay of visitors held steady at 1.2 days compared with December 2017, with that of overnight visitors rising by 0.1 day to 2.2 days and that of same-day visitors staying at 0.2 day.
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Inauguration of the new Vice President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Chan Kai Chon
The new Vice President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Chan Kai Chon took the oath of office today (22 January) in a ceremony presided over by the President of IC, Mok Ian Ian.
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Consumer price index (CPI) for December 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI in December 2018 increased by 2.94% year-on-year to 114.35, a slowdown of 0.18 percentage points from the 3.12% growth in November. The inflation rate for 2018 was 3.01%, up by 1.78 percentage points from 1.23% in 2017.
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