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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the 28^thMacao Arts Festival (MAF) presents a number of extraordinary programmes as well as various outreach activities, allowing the residents to experience different forms of arts.
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The Identification Services Bureau has been confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation of St. Kitts and Nevis that holders of the Macao SAR Passport are granted visa-free access to St. Kitts and Nevis for tourism purpose with a maximum stay of one month.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the land area of Macao measured 30.5 km² in 2016. The population density went up from 21,100 persons per km²in 2015 to 21,400 persons per km².
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The Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission for the 2017 Legislative Assembly Election, Mr Tong Hio Fong, said he expected there would be a reduction in the number of guidelines issued by the Commission compared to previous polls.
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Consumer Council conducted its third ‘Supermarket price survey’ in April on 13 April 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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The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released the residential price index for 2016, which is calculated with 2011 as the base year. Information indicated that the residential price index climbed to its highest level in the second and third quarters of 2014, followed by a downward trend before regaining momentum in the second quarter of 2016. Yet, the annual average index for 2016 was still lower than that for 2015, while the rate of decline slowed down.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated thatthe Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the first quarter of 2017 went down by 5.45% year-on-year to 129.00, declining further from the decrease of 4.48% in the fourth quarter of 2016. The decline was attributable to lower charges for hotel accommodation, reduced airfares and lower prices of handbags that pushed down the price indices of Transport & Communications, Accommodation and Clothing & Footwear significantly by 21.16%, 14.39% and 9.50% respectively year-on-year. On the contrary, price indices of Restaurant Services and Entertainment & Cultural Activities increased by 4.86% and 4.59% respectively year-on-year, on account of higher charges for restaurant services and dearer prices of leisure goods such as fireworks and firecrackers during the Lunar New Year.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP155.1 billion (USD19.38 billion) at the end of March 2017. The reserves increased by 0.3% from the revised value of MOP154.6 billion (USD19.34 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-March 2017 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 90.6% of Pataca M2 at end-February 2017.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP155.1 billion (USD19.38 billion) at the end of March 2017. The reserves increased by 0.3% from the revised value of MOP154.6 billion (USD19.34 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-March 2017 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 90.6% of Pataca M2 at end-February 2017.
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Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will release the Philatelic Album of Macaowith luxury slip case on 20 April 2017, it will be available for sale at the Philatelic Shop of General Post Office and the Communications Museum. It is the first Philatelic Album issued with the name of the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau and its new logo. Your collections of album pages can be put into the album for convenient collection.
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