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Consumer Council released 5th supermarket price survey report of the current month
The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the second-half of April on 15 April for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 14 supermarkets in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app, or the Council’s WeChat account.
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Work on complementary legislation related to National Security Law in progress: Secretary
The Secretary for Security, Mr Wong Sio Chak, today said the Government was fully committed to advancing work on complementary laws and regulations for the further implementation of Macao’s National Security Law.
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CE: Community, Government to foster Macao’s contribution to national security
The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today called on the community to join hands with the Government in fostering Macao’s contribution to maintaining national security.
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Open Call for the exhibition “Artworks of Macao Artists 2019”
With 2019 marking the 20th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland and also the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Museum of Art (MAM), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, MAM and the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) especially co-organised the exhibition “Artworks of Macao Artists 2019”, aiming to review the creative achievements of Macao’s contemporary visual art, promote exchanges between art communities in Macao and Mainland China, and strengthen inheritance of tradition and innovation in the development of Macao’s visual art. MAM intends to select artworks by open submission and all interested artists may submit their works from 17 to 20 May 2019.
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CE to visit Portugal from 11 to 19 May
At the invitation of the Portuguese Republic, the Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, will lead a Government delegation to visit the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, and the city of Porto, during the period of 11 to 19 May.
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Foreign exchange reserves and nominal effective exchange rate index for the pataca – March 2019
The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP163.3 billion (USD20.19 billion) at the end of March 2019. The reserves decreased by 2.1% from the revised value of MOP166.8 billion (USD20.63 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-March 2019 represented 10 times the currency in circulation or 79.8% of pataca M2 at end-February 2019.
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Tourist price index (TPI) for the 1st quarter of 2019
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the first quarter of 2019 went up by 0.72% year-on-year to 137.92. The increase was attributable to dearer prices of local food products and higher charges for hotel accommodation and restaurant services; yet, falling prices of clothing and handbags tapered off part of the increase. Among the various sections of goods and services, price index of Entertainment & Cultural Activities grew by 3.93% year-on-year due to rising prices of the Lunar New Year-related leisure goods (e.g. fireworks and firecrackers). Price indices of Accommodation and Food, Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco rose by 3.73% and 3.28% respectively. Meanwhile, price indices of Clothing & Footwear (-6.94%) and Miscellaneous Goods (-2.50%) saw decreases.
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