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Workshop on the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
In the latest evaluation of the Macao SAR by the Committee against Torture of the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), a training need was identified for the personnel in the Security branches. In this regard, the Committee recommended that the Macao SAR should consider the provision of specialized training in the CAT area, bearing in mind the “Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ", better known as the Istanbul Protocol.
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Exhibition “Chapas Sínicas” still open at the Archives of Macao Exhibition extension opens to the public at the University of Macau
The exhibition “Chapas Sínicas ─ Stories of Macao in Torre do Tombo”, jointly organised by the Archives of Macao and the National Archives of Torre do Tombo of Portugal, is still open at the Archives of Macao, and an extension of the exhibition, in cooperation with the University of Macau Library, opened in the University Gallery of the University of Macau. All are welcome to visit.
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Macao Yearbook 2018 released today
The Chinese, Portuguese and English special edition of Macao Yearbook 2018, an annual publication compiled by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) of the Macao SAR, is released today.
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Foreign exchange reserves and nominal effective exchange rate index for the pataca – August 2018
The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP159.5 billion (USD19.73 billion) at the end of August 2018. The reserves increased by 1.7% from the revised value of MOP156.9 billion (USD19.41 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-August 2018 represented 10 times the currency in circulation or 81.2% of pataca M2 at end-July 2018.
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All-out effort in preparation for forecast typhoons
The Secretary for Security, Mr Wong Sio Chak, today stressed that the Government had stepped up its preparation efforts in response to the anticipated arrival of two typhoons identified respectively by the names Barijat and Mangkhut.
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Macao International Fireworks Display Contest reschedules fireworks displays this Saturday, 15 September for another date
According to the weather forecast of Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau, Macao will be under the influence of unstable weather conditions this weekend. Therefore, the fireworks displays (by French and Portuguese teams) originally scheduled on the third night, this Saturday (15 September) by the Macao International Fireworks Display Contest, as well as the Fireworks Carnival on the same night, will be rescheduled to another date. Residents’ and visitors’ kind attention and understanding for the above change are appreciated. The updated schedule of fireworks displays will be announced by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) at a later time and uploaded on MGTO’s website: http://fireworks.macaotourism.gov.mo.
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