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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 54 institutions offering vocational training courses in 2020. A total of 1,343 courses were organised, which decreased by 30.6% owing to the suspension of courses by some training institutions amid the pandemic. Total number of participants dropped by 25.3% to 61,292.
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Ziyue Yu and Lihua He, two PhD students of Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI), recently won the Best Student Paper Award for their paper “Deep Learning for COVID-19 Prediction based on Blood Test” at the 6th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security (IoTBDS 2021). This is the only best student paper at IoTBDS 2021, and was widely commended by the conference participants.
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As of 4pm on Thursday (13 May), a total of 126,141 COVID-19 vaccine jabs had been administered in Macao, according to statistics provided by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP206.7 billion (USD25.85 billion) at the end of April 2021. The reserves increased by 3.1% from the revised value of MOP200.5 billion (USD25.03 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-April 2021 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 86.6% of pataca M2 at end-March 2021.
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The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) will conduct system maintenance on 15^th May 2021 (Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the self-service applications for identification documents (i.e. self-service applications for Macau SAR Resident Identity Card, Macau SAR Travel Documents and Certificates) will be suspended at that time. DSI are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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After holding Macao tourism and MICE presentation seminars at the Macao Weeks in Beijing and Hangzhou successively, Macao Government Tourism Office and the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute have commenced an array of promotional initiatives in various cities across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area since March. Riding on the “Macao Week in Jiangsu”, the two offices organized the “Jiangsu — Macao Tourism and MICE Presentation Seminar” in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, today (13 May), joined by a travel and MICE trade delegation from Macao. The seminar presented the strengths of Macao’s tourism and MICE industries and facilitated networking among industry delegates from both sides, while raising Macao’s profile as a healthy, safe and quality destination.
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Capitalizing on the timing of the “Macao Week in Jiangsu” held in Nanjing, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Jinling Hotel Nanjing and Macau Cuisine Association together roll out the “Macao Week in Jiangsu – Taste of Macao Food Promotion” from 13 – 26 May to bring into the limelight Macao’s unique gastronomic brand – Macanese and Portuguese cuisine, to radiate Macao’s glamour as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. The inauguration ceremony for the “Macao Week in Jiangsu – Taste of Macao Food Promotion” was held during the Jiangsu – Macao Tourism and MICE Presentation Seminar today (13 May).
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election has decided to maintain at 36 the number of polling stations to be used for this year’s Legislative Assembly Election, which set for 12 September.
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Organised by the Ministry of Commerce and the People’s Government of Hainan Province, the first China International Consumer Products Expo was held in Haikou, Hainan from 7 to 10 May. To have a better understanding of Hainan province’s practice and enhancing the connection between Macao’s commercial associations and the Expo’s exhibitors, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) organised 35 representatives of Macao’s commercial and MICE sectors to visit Haikou from 6 to 8 May to participate in the 1^st China International Consumer Products Expo. At the event IPIM set up the “Macao Pavilion” to showcase Macao’s business environment and advantages in holding MICE events. On 7 May, an exchange session for Hainan and Macao participants was held, where MICE specialists from both places shared their experiences in organising events. Business matching activities were also included in the session to promote the qualitative development of the MICE sector.
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