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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the general unemployment rate for January-March 2017 was 2.0%, and the unemployment rate of local residents was 2.8%; meanwhile, the underemployment rate stood at 0.5%. All three indicators held stable as in the previous period (December 2016-February 2017).
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As the 1^stMay Labor Day holidays (29^th April – 1^st May) approaches in the Mainland, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) actively gets prepared with a variety of measures adopted as follows: more scrupulous inspections, sending reminders to local businesses via letter, food guide publication, attending to enquiries at different stationed locations and supporting entities in organizing festive and holiday activities, etc. The above measures aim to cater to local residents and visitors with regard to their needs, and keep optimizing the tourism environment and safeguarding service quality in the local industry.

MGTO regularly publicizes the room rates declared by local hotels and guest houses in different room categories on its website, and via its WeChat ID, advises visitors to arrange their accommodation and itinerary in advance prior to their trip.
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Macao Consumer Council and Gansu Consumers Association sign a consumer protection protocol in Macao today (26^thApril) to establish a mechanism for case transfer, information exchange, and other co-operation, etc.. The Council indicates that it has been trying to further its co-operation with provinces and cities included in the One Belt, One Road region, both the Council and Gansu Consumers Association agree that co-operation between the two parties will help establish a healthy consumption environment and thus encourage economic development.
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In response to this year’s International Museum Day, 17 Macao museums co-organize a large-scale annual museum event, the “2017 Macao International Museum Day Carnival” themed “The Mobile Museum – Red MarketX Drunken Dragon Festival”. The opening ceremony will be held on 3 May, at 10:30am, at the Red Market (Mercado Municipal Almirante Lacerda). Representatives of cultural entities from Guangdong Province and of the Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau and its respective museums were invited to participate in the ceremony. The general public is welcome to attend the ceremony.
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Carl Edwin Wieman, the new honorary doctor of the University of Macau (UM) and a Nobel laureate in physics, today (25 April) gave a Doctor honoris causa Lecture, titled ‘Taking a Scientific Approach to Science Education’, in the auditorium of UM Wu Yee Sun Library.
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The University of Macau (UM) today (25 April) conferred the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa on Carl Edwin Wieman, a renowned physicist in the United States and Nobel laureate in physics, in recognition of his contributions to science education and research.
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Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ in April on 25 April for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 12 supermarkets in Taipa and Coloane area.
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Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ in April on 25 April for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 12 supermarkets in Taipa and Coloane area.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council on 25 April collects prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets for consumers’ reference. The mentioned data collected during 19 April to 25 April 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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The 28^thMacao Arts Festival (MAF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, kicks off this Friday, 28 April, with an opening ceremony to be held at 7:40pm in the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre, open to the general public. This edition of the MAF presents 25 extraordinary shows and exhibitions as well as an outreach programme, in a total of over 100 activities, leading the audience to explore various possibilities of spaces by means of different art manifestations.
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