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In order to further strengthen Macao’s development as a “City of Reading” and integrate reading into the communities and daily life, the Public Library of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will give continuity to the activity “Where culture flourishes, happiness happens” – “Mobile Library” Outreach Services from May to June. All residents are welcome to participate and enjoy the pleasure of reading.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that totalnon-gaming spending of visitors stood at MOP24.43 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up by 24.5% year-on-year. Of which, total spending of overnight visitors (MOP17.25 billion) and that of same-day visitors (MOP7.18 billion) rose by 12.2% and 69.2% respectively.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index was 188.9 in the first quarter of 2026, down by 1.5% quarter-on-quarter. The index for existing residential units (201.2) decreased by 1.7% from the previous quarter, while the index for pre-sale residential units (240.3) rose by 0.6%.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 36^th Macao Arts Festival, themed “New Streams of Inspiration”, will have its opening ceremony on 8 May (Friday), at 7:45pm at the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre. To build momentum for the opening of the event, the BIRLIK Song and Dance Ensemble from Kazakhstan – one of the groups performing in the Grand Opening: Lotus on the Silk Road – Traditions in Motion –presents a series of activities titled “Where culture flourishes, happiness happens” – Flash Mob in the Community across various districts on 7 and 9 May. Furthermore, tickets for all festival programmes will be available for public sale simultaneously from 10:00am on 9 May (Saturday) through the Enjoy Macao Ticketing outlets, telephone and online booking. With a range of special discounts available, the public is welcome to purchase tickets.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) continuously enhances the scenery in parks and creates leisure areas with natural ecological environments. After the opening of Macao’s first butterfly-friendly garden in Seac Pai Van Park in March, IAM will launch optimisation works in some green areas in Hac Sá Reservoir Natural Park. The works are to be carried out in stages from this Thursday (7 May) onwards. Through planting diversified plants that attract butterflies and optimising the ecological environment to create a natural corridor suitable for butterflies to rest, forage and breed, a butterfly-friendly garden will be created. The optimisation works are expected to be completed in July.
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Macao Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) set up a 180-square-meter “Macao Pavilion” at the recently conducted 139^th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair). The pavilion not only showcased over 200 Macao signature products and high-quality products from Portuguese-speaking countries to numerous international businessmen, but also promoted Macao’s business environment, MICE advantages, policy-related opportunities and support services.
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Spanning five days (1 – 5 May 2026), the Labor Day holiday has come to an end in the Chinese mainland. Macao registered about 873,000 visitor arrivals in total, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. The single-day volume of visitors peaked at about 248,000 on 2 May, the highest record of single-day visitor arrivals since there was official statistics. The average hotel occupancy rate topped 92.7% over the five-day holiday.
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