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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, reiterated today that the Government, as always, attached great importance to the optimisation of legal procedures and allocation of resources to support the development of the judiciary.
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The Government is committed to advancing Macao’s sustainability as a tourism market, while ensuring a balance between economic development and the quality of local people’s livelihoods, said the Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On.
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Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 18 October for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in Sé Parish.
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To encourage the students to acquire more international commercial expertise, further enhance their global competitiveness and expand their horizons, the Student Affairs Office of the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) organised in the past summer the “Overseas Study Programme”, under which outstanding MPI students went to Melbourne, Australia, and attended a 3-week intensive course at the famous Monash University. The course featured four key aspects, namely developing global perspectives, fostering the ability to adapt to diverse cultures, strengthening the global professional skills and appreciating different corporate cultures. All participating students agreed that this overseas study tour was a greatly gainful experience since their professional knowledge had been deepened while their horizons broadened.
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In order to promote the healthy development of the insurance sector and to ensure that insurance intermediaries have adequate and continuous training, the Monetary Authority of Macao (hereafter called the “AMCM”) has launched the “Continuing Professional Development Programme for Insurance Intermediaries”. Starting from 1 January 2018, all individual insurance intermediaries must complete the required number of hours of training (hereafter as the “CPD hours”) in order to have their insurance intermediary licences renewed in the subsequent year.
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The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative RegionGovernment, Alexis Tam, had a breakfast meeting this morning (17 October) with delegates of the 16 Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) as the Partner Region of theGlobal Tourism Economy Forum • Macao 2017(“GTEF” or “the Forum”). Director of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, also participated in the meeting.
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The “22^nd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair” (22^nd MIF) and “2017 Portuguese-Speaking-Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao)” (2017 PLPEX) will be held concurrently from 19^th to 21^st October 2017 at The Venetian Macao. MIF and PLPEX will join hands with enterprises from Mainland China, overseas and Macao to advance in the “Belt and Road”, “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area construction” as well as to promote the development of “One Centre, One Platform”, namely “World Centre of Tourism and Leisure” and “Business and Trade Co-operation Service Platform between China and Portuguese-Speaking-Countries”, and also promote the moderate diversification of Macao’s economy. The press conference is scheduled to take place today (17^th) to provide the up-to-date information of the two events.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), and co-organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, the 20^th Lusofonia Festival kicks off on Thursday, 19 October, and will run from 19 to 22 October, at the Taipa Houses for four consecutive days, introducing Macao’s unique lusophone culture. Residents and tourists are welcome to participate and experience the warm lusophone atmosphere.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), and co-organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, the 20^th Lusofonia Festival kicks off on Thursday, 19 October, and will run from 19 to 22 October, at the Taipa Houses for four consecutive days, introducing Macao’s unique lusophone culture. Residents and tourists are welcome to participate and experience the warm lusophone atmosphere.
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The Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Chui Sai On, was present in the closing ceremony of Global Tourism Economy Forum • Macao 2017 (“GTEF” or “the Forum”) today (17 October). Hosted by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, the Forum supports China’s Belt and Road Initiative and embraces the “16+1” economic framework between China and the 16 Central and Eastern European Countries (“CEEC”) in this edition. Through a range of themed panel sessions and business networking functions, the Forum fostered an in-depth exchange of perspectives among industry stakeholders from near and afar across the world. While radiating Macao’s unique strengths and role as a platform, GTEF 2017 culminated in a fruitful harvest.
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