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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of MICE events held in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 83 year-on-year to 461, comprising 429 meetings & conferences, 22 exhibitions and 10 incentives. Number of participants and attendees was 736,000, up by 5.8%. For the whole year of 2018, number of MICE events went up by 46 year-on-year to 1,427, including 1,342 meetings & conferences (+57), 60 exhibitions (+9) and 25 incentives (-20). Number of participants and attendees reached 2,122,000, up by 11.6% year-on-year.
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The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) will soon implement new aviation security requirements through two new aeronautical circulars commencing 1 March 2019. Such requirements include the prohibition of transporting lighters on aircraft and transporting selfie stick, camera/video recorder tripod and monopod exceeding 30 cm after retraction in carry-on baggage, and so on. AACM advises passengers to arrive in the airport with ample time to go through the security screening procedures in case some delay might occur when the new requirements are in force in the initial phase.
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Following the eighth edition of “Macao Philatelic Catalogue” issued in 2017, the ninth edition has also been well-printed. Continuing the previous edition’s format, it covers well-organized text providing comprehensive background information on all philatelic products issued from 2017 to 2018.
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To celebrate its anniversary, the Communications Museum will launch, on March 1st, a special exhibition “Stamps Around the World – Liechtenstein, Kingdom of Stamps”. This will be the first stamp exhibition to showcase the stamps issued by a particular country or region. Special thanks to Liechtenstein National Museum and Philately Liechtenstein for lending their precious collections that allow us to appreciate the beautiful stamps of “Princely Treasures”, “Chinese Signs of the Zodiac”, “Technology and Life”, “Beautiful Liechtenstein” and “Classic Car Collection” of Liechtenstein.
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To facilitate the public and philatelists for ordering new philatelic products, please note the followings:
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that value of retail sales for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 4.1% year-on-year to MOP19.87 billion and rose by 9.4% as compared with the revised figure (MOP18.15 billion) in the third quarter of 2018. Watches, Clocks & Jewellery accounted for 20.9% of the total value of retail sales, followed by Goods in Department Stores (16.3%), Adults’ Clothing (13.4%) and Leather Goods (12.4%).
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Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at our Philatelic Shop located at General Post Office and Communications Museum, from 9:00 to 17:30 on 1st March 2019 to provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “13th Anniversary of Communications Museum”.
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To mark the 135^th Anniversary of Macao Post and Telecommunications, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will launch a philatelic book of special significance, titled "CTT Headquarters’ Building - History, Architecture, Functionality". This book presents the history and architecture of the CTT Headquarters’ Building, as well as a considerable collection of photographs, many of them unpublished, illustrating the building and the work developed in the past and present within these facilities. Inside the book, two souvenir sheets were included: the souvenir sheet applied with intaglio printing technique of 135^th Anniversary of Macao and Telecommunications and the silk souvenir sheet of 130^th Anniversary of Macao Post.
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As part of the “2019 Macao Library Week”, the Department of Public Library Management of the Cultural Affairs Bureau will launch the “Book Exchange” activity from Friday, 1 March, in order to promote reading habits as well as to encourage residents who love reading to make friends through books and share their resources. The book collection period will start from 1 March to 7 April, from 2pm to 8pm on Monday, and from 8:30am to 8pm from Tuesday to Sunday, excluding public holidays.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the general unemployment rate for November 2018-January 2019 was 1.7%, the unemployment rate of local residents stood at 2.4%, and the underemployment rate was 0.4%. All three indicators remained stable from the previous period (October-December 2018).
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