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The date for the Legislative Assembly election has been set for 12 September 2021, according to Executive Order No. 7/2021 published today in the Macao SAR Gazette.
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Registration for the Fun Run of the 2021 Sands China Macao International 10K, jointly organized by the Sports Bureau and the General Association of Athletics of Macau and title-sponsored by Sands China, started at 9am today and has received overwhelming response. The Organizing Committee announced that limited quotas are left for the 10K race and the Fun Run. Interested runners are advised to submit their applications as early as possible.
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Registration for the 2021 Sands China Macao International 10K, jointly organized by the Sports Bureau and the General Association of Athletics of Macau and title-sponsored by Sands China, started today and has received overwhelming response. The Organizing Committee announced that there are only limited quotas left for the 10K race. In addition, registration for the Fun Run will commence at 9am tomorrow (7 March). Interested participants may register at the event’s official website www.macao10k.com or in person at Pavilion B of Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. Online and on-site registration will commence at the same date and time and will be closed when all places are taken.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government expresses its firm backing of, and support for, the steps by the National People’s Congress to improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong SAR.
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The 2021 Sands China Macao International 10K, jointly organized by the Sports Bureau and the General Association of Athletics of Macau, will be held on 11 April. Two race categories will be held, namely 10K and Fun Run, with a total of 10,000 places available. Registration starts at 9am tomorrow (6 March) for the 10K, and at 9am on Sunday (7 March) for the Fun Run. Participants may register at the event’s website www.macao10k.com or in person at Pavilion B of Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. Online and on-site registration will commence at the same date and time and will be closed when all places are taken.
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As the pandemic situation remains stable in the Mainland, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) are jointly carrying out promotional activities for the travel and MICE trade in various cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The two entities held Macao tourism and MICE presentation seminars in Guangzhou and Dongguan on 4 and 5 March respectively, joined by members of the travel and MICE trade from Macao, to familiarize their counterparts in both cities with Macao’s tourism situation and “tourism + MICE” initiatives, etc. The seminars also promoted Macao’s image as a healthy, safe and quality destination. Riding on the mission, MGTO attended the 81^st Work Meeting of the Tourism Marketing Organization of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Guangzhou.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 45.9% year-on-year in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2020, a smaller decline than in the preceding quarter (-63.8%). External demand recovered compared to the previous quarter; export of services dropped at a slower pace, by 61.0% year-on-year, with exports of gaming services and other tourism services falling by 70.3% and 48.9% respectively. Exports of goods surged by 245.2%. As regards domestic demand, investment dropped by 11.7% year-on-year; private consumption expenditure decreased by 10.2% whereas government final consumption expenditure rose by 8.4%.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 244,854 as at end-January 2021, up by 1.6% year-on-year. Light automobiles (111,823) and heavy motorcycles (103,309) grew by 1.8% and 3.3% year-on-year respectively. New registration of motor vehicles in January surged by 39.9% year-on-year to 1,277, with that of heavy motorcycles (649) and light automobiles (584) increasing by 56.8% and 28.9% respectively. Number of traffic accidents in January totalled 1,198, which involved 396 persons injured.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government will not issue any comment regarding acts by the Heritage Foundation, an organisation in the United States of America. The Government notes the foundation had since 2009 included Macao on its own initiatives on its Index of Economic Freedom.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, broad money supply rebounded in January with a stable share of patacas. Meanwhile, both resident deposits and loans increased from a month earlier.
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