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Consumer Council conducted its third ‘Supermarket price survey’ in August on 17 August for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 14 supermarkets in Toi San, Ilha Verde and Fai Chi Kei areas in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the 2017 Nam Van Lake Craft Market is held on Saturdays and Sundays, from 2pm to 9pm, in Anim’Arte NAM VAN. Stall registration for the Nam Van Lake Craft Market, to be held from October to December, is now open until Wednesday, 6 September 2017, at 5pm. All cultural and creative entities and individuals from Macao, Mainland China and Hong Kong are welcome to register, in order to showcase and sell their original brands and products.
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According to the statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the proportion of international business in the local banking sector retreated slightly in the second quarter of 2017. At end-June 2017, the share of international assets in total banking assets fell to 84.4% from 84.7% at end-March 2017, while the share of international liabilities in total banking liabilities declined to 79.0% from 79.2%.
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Consumer Council conducted its second ‘Supermarket price survey’ in August on 15 August for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Iao Hon Market and the Border Gate area (Portas do Cerco ) in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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Consumer Council conducted its second ‘Supermarket price survey’ in August on 15 August for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Iao Hon Market and the Border Gate area (Portas do Cerco ) in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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The 31^st Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau will be held from 29 September to 30 October. Young artists from Israel present an outdoor new production of the opera Orfeo ed Euridice at Mount Fortress, reinterpreting a poignant and legendary love story from Greek mythology. New musical rising stars take to the Festival’s stages one after the other, giving music aficionados an opportunity not to be missed. Tickets are now available.
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The 31^st Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau will be held from 29 September to 30 October. Young artists from Israel present an outdoor new production of the opera Orfeo ed Euridice at Mount Fortress, reinterpreting a poignant and legendary love story from Greek mythology. New musical rising stars take to the Festival’s stages one after the other, giving music aficionados an opportunity not to be missed. Tickets are now available.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council collected prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets on 15 August. The mentioned data collected during 9 August to 15 August are used for comparing the average selling prices of fresh pork and vegetables from Zhuhai, and also for comparing the average prices of the two food items from Zhuhai, Hong Kong, and Macao in the previous month. The relevant data has been uploaded to the Council’s website for consumers’ reference.
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With its educational principles of student-centeredness and quality teaching, Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) has long been very popular with students. Over 6,600 students applied for admission to MPI in the 2017/2018 academic year with around 900 joining as freshmen. Over 80% of MPI’s new students are from Macao, including those who are either academically high rankers or local/international award winners in fields such as science and technology, sports, arts, languages, debating and public speaking. The Institute will award scholarships to 150 high-achieving freshmen to encourage them to do their very best in their studies so as to contribute to the society in the future.
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The University of Macau (UM) today (15 August) held the orientation and convocation for the 2017/2018 academic year to welcome more than 1,700 freshmen. UM Rector Wei Zhao gave the ‘first lecture at UM’ to the students, encouraging them to make the most of the ‘great buildings’ and ‘great professors’ at UM to acquire ‘great knowledge’ and ‘great character’, so they can rise up to the challenges of the 21^st century.
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