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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) said that the FSS had received more than 56,000 applications for the withdrawal of funds of the non-mandatory central provident fund system’s individual accounts as of 15 October. Of which 22,498 applications submitted by senior citizens aged 75 or older, individuals receiving disability pension from the FSS for more than one year, and those currently receiving special disability subsidy from the Social Welfare Bureau (SWB) have been approved. The funds will be transferred tomorrow (23 October), and the FSS has already begun to notify the applicants by mail or mobile text message (SMS).
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In order to continue to optimise schools’ enrolment mechanism, simplify the registration process for parents to enrol their children in kindergarten for the first time, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the “DSEJ”) has implemented the “Central Registration for Children Entering Kindergarten for the First Time” (hereinafter referred to as “Central Registration”) since 2016. During the period of “Central Registration” in the academic year of 2019 / 2020, parents enrolling their children (who were born between 2014 and 2016) in infant education in Macao for the first time can consult the enrolment information of different schools on the DSEJ website and register their children online. They do not need to queue up at schools to obtain and submit application forms. In addition, schools do not set limit to the number of registrants and interviewees.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI in September 2018 grew by 3.51% year-on-year to 113.54, a further increase of 0.19 percentage points from the 3.32% growth in August. The increment in September was attributable to higher rentals for dwellings, dearer charges for eating out, rising parking meter rates as well as increasing prices of gasoline and adults’ clothing.
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The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) is paying close attention to the train derailment in Taiwan, China, maintaining in close contact with the Macao Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan for any further developments.
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The “23^rd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (23rd MIF)” and the “2018 Portuguese-speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macau)” (2018 PLPEX) is geared towards international development trends this year, adding a number ofnew exhibition areas, helping enterprises to publicise theadvantages of their products and services, tapping new markets and fostering a pro-business environment.
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The 23^rd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (23^rd MIF) and the 2018 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2018 PLPEX) were successfully concluded today (20 Oct). The two exhibitions held concurrently have created a superimposed effect and established a cross-industry platform for exhibitors and merchants, many of whom reported fruitful results.
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The 23rd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (23rd MIF) has invited Mozambique and Fujian Province as its "Partner Country" and "Partner Province" to set up theme pavilions to showcase their respective advantages, attracting a number of international businesspeople to take a closer look and approach the exhibitors about collaboration.
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The “23^rd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair” (23^rd MIF) and the “2018 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao)” (2018 PLPEX) concluded with great success today (20 October). During the three-day events, a total of 75 agreements were signed in the Signing Centre, covering co-operation between governments and associations, MICE, cross-border e-commerce, tourism, cultural and creative industries, environmental protection technologies, talent development, research into healthcare big data, and product manufacturing, promotion and agency. In addition, over 400 matching sessions were held in the Business Matching Area.
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