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The 10^th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) concluded with success today (31 May). The two-day event offer a total of 12 keynote forum, penal sessions and parallel forums, which were joined by more than 2,000 participants from over 70 countries and regions, including 56 government officials at or above vice-ministerial level from nearly 40 countries and regions. The number of attendees grew by 10% compared to last year. At the protocol signing ceremony, a total of 11 co-operation agreements were signed by China and different parties, mainly involving transportation, civil engineering, electricity engineering and mining.
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The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Leong Vai Tac, said on Thursday (30 May) that the Government would continue paying close attention to the impact of changes wrought on Macao’s economy by the fluctuating global economic situation and related uncertainties, ensuring the city would be well prepared for any challenges that might arise.
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To celebrate the 33^rd National Lotus Flowers Exhibition, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at Senado Square, at 10:00 to 17:00 on 6^th June 2019 providing the commemorative postmark cancellation service for “The 33^rd National Lotus Flowers Exhibition”.
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To facilitate the public and philatelists for ordering new philatelic products, please note the followings:
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Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will participate in the “China 2019 World Stamp Exhibition”, located in Wuhan, China, during 11^th to 17^th June 2019. To commemorate this Exhibition, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau issues the commemorative envelopes and provides the commemorative postmark cancellation service on site of the exhibition.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for April 2019 amounted to MOP952 million, down by 12.9% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP845 million) decreased by 11.4%, with that of Diamond & diamond jewellery falling by 56.6%. Value of domestic exports (MOP106 million) dropped by 22.7%, with that of Tobacco decreasing by 38.5%. Total merchandise import rose by 4.7% year-on-year to MOP6.96 billion, of which imports of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products, Garments & footwear and Food & beverages expanded by 46.2%, 21.2% and 14.0% respectively; meanwhile, imports of Mobile phones, Construction materials and Gold jewellery declined by 37.3%, 31.6% and 13.3% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in April totalled MOP6.01 billion.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles totalled 238,289 as at end-April, down by 176 year-on-year; light motorcycles (25,027) dropped by 9.8% whereas light automobiles (107,882) and heavy motorcycles (97,889) rose by 1.0% and 1.8% respectively. New registration of motor vehicles in April declined by 26.1% year-on-year to 906, with heavy motorcycles (481) and light automobiles (385) falling by 24.1% and 27.8% respectively. In the first four months of 2019, new registration of motor vehicles decreased by 25.7% year-on-year to 4,000. Number of traffic accidents dropped by 9.6% year-on-year to 932 in April, involving 338 victims and 1 of them was killed. In the first four months, there were 4,116 traffic accidents and 1,428 traffic casualties.
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