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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that value of retail sales for the third quarter of 2018 increased by 12.8% year-on-year to MOP18.19 billion and rose by 1.0% as compared with the revised figure (MOP18.00 billion) in the second quarter of 2018. Watches, Clocks & Jewellery accounted for 21.0% of the total value of retail sales, followed by Goods in Department Stores (16.3%), Adults’ Clothing (13.0%), Leather Goods (12.3%) and Goods in Supermarkets (6.6%).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that in view of the National Day holiday and the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, visitor arrivals surged by 23.2% month-to-month to 3,154,291 in October 2018, corresponding to a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. Overnight visitors (1,549,891) and same-day visitors (1,604,400) grew by 5.4% and 13.2% respectively year-on-year. The average length of stay of visitors held steady year-on-year at 1.2 days, with that of overnight visitors rising by 0.1 day to 2.3 days and that of same-day visitors staying at 0.2 day.
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The Greater Bay Area spells new opportunities. Nurturing talented people to seize these opportunities sits high on the University of Macau’s (UM) agenda. In fact, the university has launched various talent development programmes, all designed to achieve the same goal: creating innovative talent with a competitive edge who know how to tap into Macao’s advantages. Rector Yonghua Song puts it this way: ‘In the future, UM’s first priority is to strengthen student training and help Macao stand tall as a centre for talent development and technological innovations on the west bank of the Pearl River.’
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Eight members of the University of Macau (UM) English Public Speaking Team recently participated in the 17^th Macao-wide English Speech Contest and the 24^th ‘21^st Century Cup’ National English Speaking Competition Macao Regional Contest. They won the top three prizes, the Best Impromptu Speaker Award, the Best Manner Award, and five merit awards in the university category.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the “2018 Macao International Parade”, celebrating the 19^th Anniversary of Macao’s handover to China, will be held on Sunday, 16 December. Based on the concept of cultural encounter between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and associated with the classic myths and folklore of China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, the Parade presents a culturally rich Handover celebration, highlighting Macao’s unique position as an important hub between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries.
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In celebration of the 19^th anniversary of Macao’s handover to China, the “2018 Macao International Parade” is an annual cultural event that gathers artistic talent and creativity in Macao. This year, the Parade presents ten figures of the mythology and folklore of China, Macao and eight Portuguese-speaking countries, which represent the cultural essence of the respective countries and regions and promote the Parade as an exchange platform for culture and arts.
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The Consumer Council published issue no. 303 Consumer Report, featuring a report on the testing of boxed tissue papers and sanitary napkins, as well as a feature on the publication of the “Code of Practice for Pet Products and Services”. Consumers may get access to the contents by visiting the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo).
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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) will make payments tomorrow (23 November) to 34,745 applicants of the second phase who are eligible for the withdrawal of funds of the non-mandatory central provident fund system’s individual accounts, and it has started to notify the individuals above of the outcome of applications by mail or by mobile text messages (SMS).
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The latest high-level meeting of officials from Guangdong Province and the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) concluded with an understanding for the two places to work together in advancing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area).
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