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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election received by deadline day a total of 31 applications – 25 relating to the direct election process and six to the indirect election process – for legal status from campaign teams wishing to contest the upcoming election.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI in May 2017 increased by 0.95% year-on-year to 109.20, up by 0.15 percentage points from the 0.80% growth in April 2017. The increment was attributable to higher charges for eating out and outpatient services, as well as rising tuition fees.
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The CCAC has noticed some citizens’ doubts about the legal stipulations of the obligation of neutrality and impartiality of the persons in charge and employees of gaming companies in the Legislative Assembly Elections. In order to give the citizens a clear understanding of the relevant stipulations and law-enforcement standards provided by the Electoral Law of the Legislative Assembly of Macao, the CCAC considers that it is necessary to clear up the doubts.
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Officials taking part in the third edition of the “Mayors’ Visiting Program” were today offered fresh insights regarding the latest developments in Macao in relation to tourism, cultural affairs and economic and trade matters.
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The General Council of Archives of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) held its first meeting in 2017 in the Auditorium of the Cultural Affairs Bureau at Tap Siac Square on 9 June, to discuss the creation of a unit and allocation of human resources for records management in public departments. Mr Leung Hio Ming, President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, was the acting chairperson of the meeting.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council on 20 June collects prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets for consumers’ reference. The mentioned data collected during 14 June to 20 June are used for comparing the average selling price of the same products from Zhuhai. The relevant data has been uploaded to the Council’s website for consumers’ reference.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the “Nam Van Lake Craft Market” is held on Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 January to 31 December 2017, from 2pm to 9pm, at the Anim’Arte NAM VAN, featuring a rich variety of handicraft workshops. Online registration for handicraft workshops in July is available at the Activity Registration System on IC’s website from today. The fee for each handicraft workshop is MOP50.
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To celebrate the “Comemoração do Primeiro Aniversário dos Pandas-Gigantes Gémeos de Macau”, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at Senado Square and Seac Pai Van Park on 25th June 2017 providing the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “Comemoração do Primeiro Aniversário dos Pandas-Gigantes Gémeos de Macau”.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, issued a letter of condolence to the President of the Portuguese Republic, Mr Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to express profound sympathy for those people affected by a wildfire in Portugal.
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Following the Kick-Off Ceremony of the 2^nd International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao held last week, the Organizing Committee of the International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao immediately flew to Shanghai to continue its promotional work. Riding on the 20^th Shanghai International Film Festival, the Organizing Committee hosted a cocktail reception in Shanghai to promote the event to film industry professionals and media from different places across the globe.
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