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As part of the “2018 Macao Library Week”, the Macao Public Library of the Cultural Affairs Bureau will launch the “Book Exchange” activity from Thursday, 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 last from 1 March to 8 April.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals decreased by 4.7% year-on-year to 2,741,465 in January 2018, due mainly to the timing of the Lunar New Year which fell in January in 2017 but in February this year. Compared with December 2017, visitor arrivals went down by 10.2% month-to-month. Same-day visitors (1,258,358) dropped by 16.8% year-on-year while overnight visitors (1,483,107) increased by 8.8%. The average length of stay of visitors rose by 0.2 day year-on-year to 1.3 days, with that of overnight visitors and same-day visitors staying at 2.1 days and 0.2 day respectively.
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The 29^th Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be held between late April and May. This edition is themed “Origin”, which symbolises the “spring of life”, and explores a wide range of topics to broaden the audiences’ thinking about life.
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Organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the “Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Dog” was held at the Northern District tonight (24 February) to celebrate the joy of Lunar New Year with all. A large number of residents and visitors flocked to enjoy the float parade along the route and the stage performances at Iao Hon Market Garden. MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Deputy Director Cheng Wai Tong, Vice President of Cultural Affairs Bureau, Leong Wai Man, Vice President of Sports Bureau, Lam Lin Kio, Head of Department of Civic Affairs and Consultation of Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, Patsy Ko Pui San, and other guests officiated the kick-off ceremony for the Parade at Rua Norte do Patane at 8 p.m.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the business of restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade showed year-on-year improvement in December 2017. Among the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments, 44% reported a year-on-year increase in receipts in December and 24% recorded a steady performance. The proportions of Chinese Restaurants and Japanese & Korean Restaurants showing a year-on-year growth in receipts reached 59% and 44% respectively.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors was MOP18.19 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, up by 23.0% year-on-year and 14.2% quarter-to-quarter. Total spending of overnight visitors (MOP14.78 billion) and same-day visitors (MOP3.41 billion) rose by 22.9% and 23.1% respectively year-on-year. For the whole year of 2017, total spending of visitors reached MOP61.32 billion, an increase of 16.4% from MOP52.66 billion in 2016; total spending of overnight visitors (MOP49.75 billion) and same-day visitors (MOP11.57 billion) went up by 18.2% and 9.5% respectively.
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Lasting from 15 to 21 February, the Spring Festival Golden Week of Mainland China has come to an end. According to preliminary statistics, Macao welcomed over 960,000 visitor arrivals (non-resident employees and students excluded) during the Golden Week, up by 6.5% over the corresponding period of last year.
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