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The 15-day data collection for the 2021 Population Census has entered its sixth day today (12 Aug). In line with the pandemic prevention and control measures of the SAR Government, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has spared no efforts to promote online Census response. Until now, over 57,000 households have completed the online questionnaire, which accounted for 27.5% of the total. Starting tomorrow (13 Aug), DSEC will set up 12 questionnaire collection points to facilitate submission of paper questionnaires, and send SMS reminders to all residents in Macao to encourage Census completion.
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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 first half of 2021. In the meantime, the outstanding balance of SME loans rose while the share of SME loans to major industries remained stable.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre (hereinafter referred to as “the Centre”) indicates that, in view of the severity of the global epidemic situation, Macao cannot afford to drop its guard, and vaccination against COVID-19 is an important means to combat the epidemic effectively. For this, to facilitate vaccination among members of the public, the 18 vaccination points across the territory now offer more than 10,000 inoculation quotas daily, with adequate quotas for on-site registration. Today (11 August), the Centre has sent the following text message to the entire population:
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In the last two years alone, a number of IFTM students have focused their final year capstone research project on investigating different aspects of the cultural and creative industries. Many of which have been presented in the annual Tourism Education Student Summit event (TEd Summit) and subsequently published within the respective e-Proceedings (ISSN 2518-4784, 2020 & 2021). The studies they conducted ranged in scope from entertainment such as film and pop culture to art as a decorative aesthetic.
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According to the Dispatch of the Chief Executive, in accordance with Item 1 of Article 9 of Law No. 11/2020 (Civil Protection Legal Regime), the state of immediate prevention as prescribed in Dispatch of the Chief Executive No. 112/2021 is terminated as of 22:00 on 10 August 2021.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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In conjunction with the Macao SAR Government’s prevention and control measures of the pandemic, all cultural facilities under the Cultural Affairs Bureau are currently closed. The Macao Public Library of the Cultural Affairs Bureau is extending the book loan period during the closure of the public libraries. Therefore the members of the public do not have to hasten to return the materials to the public libraries.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre issued a reminder to members of the public that the early stage of COVID-19 infection might involve symptoms that are similar to other respiratory diseases.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the total population as at end-June 2021 was 682,500, the same as in the previous quarter; female population (363,800) accounted for 53.3% of the total.
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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 increased in June 2021. With regard to the outstanding balances, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed increases.
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