According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) decreased while those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs) increased in August 2019. With regard to the outstanding balances, RMLs increased whereas CRELs witnessed a decrease.
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The final of China’s first inter-varsity competition in Chinese-Portuguese translation will be held on 28 October at the University of Macau (UM). The competition aims to promote communication between universities in Macao and mainland China and to provide a platform for students majoring in Portuguese language to put their knowledge and translation skills into practice.
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In order to ensure the proper operation of its information technology system, the Cultural Affairs Bureau will carry out relocation of the technology equipment currently stored in the telecommunications data centre from 3pm on 17 October (Thursday) to 10am on 18 October (Friday). During this period, the operation of several websites will be suspended, including the Cultural Affairs Bureau website and its sub-websites, the websites of the Cultural Heritage of Macao, the Macao World Heritage, the Macao Conservatory, the Archives of Macao, the Macao Museum of Art, the Macao Museum, the Macao Culture Centre, the IC Press Page, the “Art Macao”, the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries, the C² Magazine and the Jao Tsung-I Academy, among others. In addition, IC’s Activity Registration System, the Community Funding Application System, the “WH Macau” mobile application, the “Art Macao” mobile application, the Inquiry System of Progress of Application for Filming and the “Macao eBooks” mobile application will also be unavailable during the above mentioned period. The normal operation of the websites and service will resume once the relocation of the technology equipment is completed.
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