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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for February 2017
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitors on package tours totalled 559,000 in February 2017, down by 1.5% year-on-year and up by 4.7% month-to-month. Package tour visitors from Mainland China (414,000) and Taiwan (36,000) dropped by 5.4% and 9.3% respectively year-on-year, while those from the Republic of Korea (49,000) surged by 54.4%. In the first two months of 2017, visitors on package tours totalled 1,092,000, down by 4.0% year-on-year.
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Electoral Affairs Commission to set limits on noise levels in public places during campaigning period
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election plans to set limits to the levels of noise that can be produced in public places during campaigning period, in a bid to mitigate the risk of noise pollution and to protect the community from excessive noise.
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“Puzzle City x Comer ─ Double Solo Exhibition by Bunny Lai and Julia Lam” opens at the Lakeside Gallery on Saturday
The “Puzzle Cityx Comer ─ Double Solo Exhibition by Bunny Lai x Julia Lam” will be inaugurated on Saturday, 1 April, at 12pm, at the Lakeside Gallery at the Anim’Arte NAM VAN, featuring a number of oil paintings and illustrations by two local young female artists. The exhibition runs until 7 May. The public is welcome to attend and support local artworks.
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2017 MIECF Green Business Cooperation Day Business Executives and Overseas Experts Discuss New Markets and New Business Opportunities of Environmental Industry
On the first day of “2017 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition” (MIECF) (30 March) at 2:00 p.m., the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will host the “Green Environmental Business Cooperation Day” event in the Venetian Macau - Resort – Hotel - Sicily Room. The executives of the local and overseas business associations, and experts are invited to the event to discuss the special topic on the innovations which advance the development of manufacturing and tourism, in order to bring about new ideas and opportunities for the development of the enterprises.
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Modern sounds of Arabic roots Marcel Khalife: The Oud Master
The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents Marcel Khalife in a concert that will bring the best of the Middle-eastern music to the Grand Auditorium on June 17.
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MIECF expanding as exchange and co-operation ‘green platform’
The 2017 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum and Exhibition (2017MIECF) marks the 10-year milestone of MIECF. Over the past nine years, MIECF has fully delivered its functions as an international “green platform”, via which various organisations and enterprises from the Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Region, the European Union (EU), the Portuguese-speaking Countries, and from countries and regions along the “Belt and Road” have established contact and promoted co-operation in the environmental sector.
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April is a Contribution Month and FSS Reminds the Public to Pay Contributions on Time
The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) reminds members of the public that April is a contribution month and employers are required to pay contributions of the Obligatory System in this month for their local long-term employees for the first quarter of this year. If they have a non-resident worker, they must also pay the employment fee. Besides, beneficiaries of the Arbitrary System must also pay their contributions to the FSS in April. Starting this year, the contribution amount is 90 patacas per month, of which the contribution amount of the Obligatory System is 30 patacas for the employee and 60 patacas for the employer and the contribution amount of the Arbitrary System is 90 patacas.
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CE to attend Legislative Assembly meeting on 21 April
The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, will attend a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly on 21 April (Friday) and answer legislators’ questions on Government policy and social issues.
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UM to hold Open Day on 9 April
The University of Macau (UM) will hold an Open Day on Sunday 9 April. There will be various activities on the Open Day, including international students’ parade, admission consultation, booth games, performances by famous local singers who are graduates of UM, and International Food Festival. All Macao residents are welcome to attend the Open Day and spend a joyful Sunday on UM’s campus.
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Consumer Council conducts price survey on selling prices of fresh pork and vegetables from Zhuhai and Macao
For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council on 28 March collects prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets for consumers’ reference. The mentioned data collected during 22 March to 28 March 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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