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MGTO holds monthly lucky draws for visitors with special cultural-and-creative souvenirs in celebration of handover anniversary
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) rolls out the “Monthly Lucky Draws for Visitors in Celebration of Handover Anniversary” on the 20th day of every month from May to November. The first round of lucky draw was held today (20 May), drawing a multitude of visitors and lively vibes.
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MGTO solicits residents’ opinions on feasibility of imposing tourist tax for study
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has commenced a study on the feasibility of imposing tourist tax in Macao, which includes case analysis and questionnaire surveys to be conducted among residents, visitors and members of the travel trade. The public opinion poll began today (20 May) for a whole month to solicit residents’ opinions via the form of online questionnaire. The collected opinions will become a significant consideration in the study.
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Genuine Dialogue between the Youth and DSI Director Ao Ieong U
In order to facilitate communication and interaction between the youth and the Macao SAR government, the Identification Services Bureau (DSI) hosted an event “Genuine Dialogue between the Youth and DSI Director Ao Ieong U” today (18 May), inviting young members of General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau to have a face to face communication with DSI Director Ao Ieong U and her team members. Through the genuine dialogue with the youth, DSI aims to receive comments from young people on the work of DSI and to have a better understanding of the young people’s needs, which are valuable references for future development of the work in identification.
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Macao, Porto boost friendly ties, cooperation for reciprocal benefits
Macao and the Portuguese city of Porto have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote friendly relations and extend cooperation that has reciprocal benefits, by complementing the respective strengths of the two places.
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Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations unfolded in BeijingMGTO participated in various activities to share Macao’s latest tourism situation
The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC), initiated by President Xi Jinping, was grandly unveiled in Beijing, the capital of China, on 15 May to showcase the latest cultural tourism trends in China and across Asia through themed exhibitions, tourism presentations, cultural performances, cultural tourism forums, product discussions and other highlights under the topic of “Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Asian Civilizations and a Community with a Shared Future”. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) attended the Asian Culture and Tourism Exhibition, the Chinese Cultural Tourism Promotion Seminar and the Asian Food and Human Civilization Forum among other activities in Beijing on 16 and 17 May. The Office rode on the occasion to organize the “Travel Trade Dinner in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region” to enhance mutual exchange and share the latest tourism situation in Macao with members of the travel trade and the press in Beijing.
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Private sector construction and real estate transactions for the 1st quarter of 2019
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 1,850 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the first quarter of 2019 as per Stamp Duty record, and the total value of transactions was MOP10.55 billion, down by 20.3% and 25.5% respectively quarter-to-quarter.
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