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Professor Sir James Mirrlees, a former recipient of the title of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa and Honorary Professor from the University of Macau (UM), who was also a Nobel laureate in economics, passed away in Cambridge, United Kingdom, at the age of 82. UM would like to offer the deepest condolences on the passing of Prof Mirrlees and has sent a condolence letter to his family. UM members will forever remember him.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for July 2018 amounted to MOP918 million, down by 17.6% year-on-year; value of re-exports (MOP791 million) decreased by 17.4%, with that of Garments falling by 77.8%; moreover, value of domestic exports (MOP127 million) slid by 18.7%, with that of Tobacco decreasing by 38.4%. Total merchandise import rose by 23.6% year-on-year to MOP7.54 billion, of which imports of Mobile phones, Watches and Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products expanded by 59.9%, 56.3% and 41.7% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in July amounted to MOP6.63 billion.
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The “2018 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao)” (2018 PLPEX) will prioritise the recruitment of translators and receptionists of those bilingual in Chinese and Portuguese registered on the “Economic and Trade Co-operation and Human Resources Portal between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries” (“the Portal”). They will be directly involved in promoting the development of a platform for Mainland China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in both online and offline connections.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the “Tap Siac Craft Market” will be held from 16 to 18 November and from 23 to 25 November 2018, at Tap Siac Square. The call for proposals of “creative handicraft workshops” and “stage performances” is open from tomorrow (31 August) until 21 September, at 5:30pm.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that, attributable to the summer holiday, visitors on package tours increased by 14.0% month-to-month to 771,000, yet down by 3.3% year-on-year. Package tour visitors from Mainland China (611,000) went down by 7.5% year-on-year, while those from the Republic of Korea (49,000) and Taiwan (63,000) surged by 30.6% and 59.4% respectively. In the first seven months of 2018, visitors on package tours totalled 5,040,000, up by 10.7% year-on-year.
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To praise the students for their excellence in both conduct and academic performance, the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) awarded scholarships to more than 500 outstanding students at the opening ceremony of the academic year 2018/2019 which was held on 29^th of this month. Awarding scholarships affirms and recognises the students' efforts in the past academic year, to encourage them to strive for excellence in their studies, and to encourage other students to work hard to pursue academic progress and moral cultivation, as well as continuously upgrade their own value, to make contributions to Macao, the Greater Bay Area and the country.
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The opening ceremony of the 2018/2019 academic year of the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) was held in the afternoon of August 29 at the MPI Sports Pavilion, with more than 900 new students joining MPI. The solemnity of playing the national anthem took place during the opening ceremony. Two thousand participants including community leaders, representatives of scholarship donors, representatives from overseas universities, MPI teachers and students, alumni, and parents paid attention to the national flag raising, and all participants sang the national anthem to express their respect and pride to the motherland.
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The 32^nd Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will kick off on 28 September. The Organiser is launching a prized game on its website, offering participants a chance to win fabulous prizes.
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