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Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ in January on 17 January for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Iao Hon Market and the Border Gate area (Portas do Cerco ) in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Leong Vai Tac, today said gaming tax was not the only element to be considered in determining the competiveness of Macao’s gaming industry.
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Consumer Council conducted its third ‘Supermarket price survey’ in January on 16 January for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Areia Preta, Mong Há and Avenida de Venceslau de Morais in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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In recent years, the University of Macau (UM) has initiated a series of curriculum reforms with the aim of producing more outstanding graduates. The outcome has been very encouraging. UM has completed the admission process for students under the Principals’ Recommended Admission Scheme for the 2017/2018 academic year. This year, 450 outstanding students applied to UM through the scheme, up 10 per cent from last year. 398 of them have confirmed their acceptance of the offers from UM, and among them 59 are ranked No 1 in their secondary schools. All students admitted through the Principals’ Recommended Admission Scheme will receive scholarships.UM places great emphasis on providing special training for outstanding students. In the new academic year, the university plans to arrange for recipients of the University of Macau Grand Lotus Scholarship and the University of Macau Golden Lotus Scholarship to enter the Honours College in their first year of study with exemption from exams. The students will receive special guidance and training from the deans and professors in their faculties. These opportunities aim to help outstanding students achieve their full potential so they can better serve Macao after graduation. These students not only excel academically; they are also talented in different areas. They have won awards at various local and international competitions. Many of them are also actively involved in community service.In recent years, UM has made a great effort to build a strong faculty team and enhance its teaching and research. Having established a task force, the university has launched a series of curriculum and academic reforms and will continue to do so in order to attract more local students by offering more programmes that interest them. In terms of course design, UM adopts interactive techniques to increase students’ interest and level of engagement. UM has also recruited many outstanding faculty members from around the world, in an effort to expand students’ horizons and help them develop a new mindset. UM believes that admitting outstanding students will go a long way towards improving its teaching and research.
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In recent years, the University of Macau (UM) has initiated a series of curriculum reforms with the aim of producing more outstanding graduates. The outcome has been very encouraging. UM has completed the admission process for students under the Principals’ Recommended Admission Scheme for the 2017/2018 academic year. This year, 450 outstanding students applied to UM through the scheme, up 10 per cent from last year. 398 of them have confirmed their acceptance of the offers from UM, and among them 59 are ranked No 1 in their secondary schools. All students admitted through the Principals’ Recommended Admission Scheme will receive scholarships.
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The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Ms Chan Hoi Fan, said today it was expected the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election would be formed prior to the end of this month.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP155.7 billion (USD19.49billion) at the end of December 2016. The reserves increased by 2.8% from the revised value of MOP151.4 billion (USD18.95 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-December 2016 represented 12 times the currency in circulation or 97.3% of Pataca M2 at end-November 2016.
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After three days running, the 13th China Expo Forum for International Co-operation (CEFCO 2017) ended successfully in Macao today (Jan. 14). Macao´s MICE industry operators all agree that the holding of this international event in Macau not only pushes forward the city´s international influence and promotes its “Priority to Convention” image, but also enables local MICE operators to meet international standards, and provides an opportunity for international thinking collision and exchange.
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After three days running, the 13th China Expo Forum for International Co-operation (CEFCO 2017) ended successfully in Macao today (Jan. 14). Macao´s MICE industry operators all agree that the holding of this international event in Macau not only pushes forward the city´s international influence and promotes its “Priority to Convention” image, but also enables local MICE operators to meet international standards, and provides an opportunity for international thinking collision and exchange.
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