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According to the Executive Order No. 307/2018 published in the SAR’s Official Gazette, the amount of benefits and allowances for the social security system will be increased from 1 January 2019. The amounts after increase are as follows:
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The Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao (IFT) starts receiving online applications for Daytime Bachelor Degree Programmes from 3 to 18 January. Six English-taught degree programmes are open for applications, namely Culinary Arts Management, Heritage Management, Hotel Management, Tourism Business Management, Tourism Event Management, as well as Tourism Retail and Marketing Management.
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The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) is paying close attention to the tsunami that occurred in Banten province, Indonesia, and maintains close contact with the tourism industry for follow up.
From the information gathered through the Macao travel industry, no request for assistance from Macao residents has been received. Until the present moment, GGCT has also not received any request for information or assistance.
If necessary, Macao residents can call:
24-hour Tourism Hotline (853) 2833 3000;
The Chinese Embassy and Consulates or the Global Emergency Call Center for Consular Protection and Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24-hour hotline: +86 10 12308 for assistance.
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The “Macao Light Festival 2018 – Time Travel in Macao” has attracted many residents and visitors since its launch on 2^nd December, it has also been widely and positively covered by the media. In order to enable more residents and visitors to enjoy the illuminations and to prolong its compelling effect as a mega event, the Festival is extended to 20^th January 2019 at some of the locations covered.
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A paper written by Ronald Fong, an assistant professor from the Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau (UM), has published in the renowned academic journal Translation Research and Teaching. Titled ‘A Cognitive Analysis of the Cantonese Motion-Directional Construction and its Implications for Translation’, the article contributes to translation studies on equivalent structures between English and Cantonese. It is also the only article in the journal that discusses topics related to the Cantonese language.
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Published by the Macao Public Library under the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Reading Map of Macao 2018 has been released in Chinese-Portuguese and Chinese-English bilingual editions. The map features cultural routes linking different World Heritage sites, aiming to promote Macao’s distinctive reading venues close by residents and tourists.
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Tickets for the 18^th Macao City Fringe Festival, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, went on sale in December. Sales reached a satisfactory result. Limited tickets are still available for some of the performances. The public are advised to purchase as soon as possible.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI in November 2018 increased by 3.12% year-on-year to 113.96, a decrease of 0.23 percentage points from the 3.35% growth in October. The increment in November was attributable to dearer charges for eating out, higher rentals for dwellings, rising parking meter rates as well as increasing prices of gasoline and adults’ clothing.
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In view of the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, visitor arrivals increased by 15.3% year-on-year to 3,266,283 in November 2018, and a month-to-month growth of 3.6%. Overnight visitors (1,589,246) and same-day visitors (1,677,037) rose by 5.1% and 26.9% respectively year-on-year. The average length of stay of visitors held steady year-on-year at 1.2 days, 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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The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) raised the Base Rate of the Discount Window today (21 December 2018) by 25 basis points to 2.75%. It has been the fourth time for the AMCM to raise the policy rate this year.
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