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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 4,206 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the first half of 2026 as per Stamp Duty record, an increase of 1,516 from the same period last year; the total value of transactions rose by 46.7% to MOP14.94 billion. The number of residential units transacted totalled 2,885, amounting to MOP12.54 billion.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of visitor arrivals increased by 2.4% year-on-year to 3,542,218 in July 2026. Same-day visitors (2,107,744) rose by 6.4% year-on-year while overnight visitors (1,434,474) dropped by 2.9%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.1 days, with that of overnight visitors (2.4 days) remaining unchanged.
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The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China issued RMB-denominated sovereign bonds successfully today (20 August) in Macao. The Monetary Authority of Macao congratulates the successful issuance of sovereign bonds and expresses sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Finance for its long-term support to the cultivation of bond market in Macao. The sovereign bonds issuance is offered to the professional investors, with an issuance size of RMB 6 billion, comprising tranches of RMB 3 billion 2-year sovereign bonds with acoupon rate of 1.30%, RMB 1 billion 3-year sovereign bonds with a coupon rate of 1.33%, RMB 1 billion 5-year sovereign bonds with a coupon rate of 1.46% and RMB 1 billion 10-year sovereign bonds with a coupon rate of 1.76%. The issuance of sovereign bonds was highly welcomed by the market and recorded an over subscription.
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In celebration of its 45th anniversary, the University of Macau (UM) will host the World Universities Public Speaking Invitational Championship 2026 on 28 and 29 August. The event will bring together outstanding students from 26 leading universities around the world, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, the University of Oxford, Stanford University, and Harvard University. Through English public speaking, the championship aims to promote intercultural exchange and showcase students’ communication skills, critical thinking, and global perspectives. The event is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend.
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In conjunction with Law No. 10/2025 “Lei da contratação pública” (“Public Procurement Law”) and Administrative Regulation No. 19/2026 “Regulamentação da Lei da contratação pública” (“Regulations for the Implementation of the Public Procurement Law”), which will officially enter into force on 1 September this year, the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region has launched “Página Electrónica da Contratação Pública” (“Public Procurement Website”) to provide suppliers, public departments and the public with a standardised portal for the publication of procurement information. With the launch of the website, the Suppliers Database, Suppliers Services Platform and relevant services of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will be discontinued after the entry into force of the new law and regulations.
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The 2026 Special Allocation from the Budget Surplus under the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System is scheduled to be credited on 24 September at the earliest. Elderly persons who have registered for automatic withdrawal and meet the eligibility criteria for automatic payment are not required to complete any formalities. The payments will be automatically deposited into the bank accounts to which their old-age or disability pensions are paid. Other eligible withdrawal persons who are not subject to automatic payment may submit their withdrawal applications to the Social Security Fund via “Macao One Account”.
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The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) presented the third Macao International Children’s Arts Festival from July to August 2026, and concurrently brought to the stage “Sounds of WOODerland", a baby theatre piece and the fourth work under the programme “Commissioning Performing Arts Productions 2024-2026”. The production received positive feedback from both audiences and industry professionals. To further promote local creations beyond Macao, IC specially invited industry representatives, including stage production companies, theatres, and arts festival organisers specialising in children’s programming from Chinese Mainland and neighbouring regions to attend the performances and participate in the “Local Program Presentation Session” (the Session) where they held discussions and explored collaboration opportunities with the teams behind the selected works of the Commissioning Programme.
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The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), together with local travel trade, is promoting the destination at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2026, held from 18 to 20 August in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, inviting international travel trade to participate in next year’s PATA Travel Mart to be held in Macao. During the event, Macao tourism was also highlighted with projects from MGTO and three integrated resort enterprises receiving a total of seven awards in different categories of marketing, sustainability and social responsibility in the PATA Gold Awards 2026.
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