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The “Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Dog” brings joyful celebrations to all on 3rd Day and 9th Day of Lunar New Year
The Macao Government Tourism Office will present the “Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Dog” on the 3rd day (18 February) and 9th day (24 February) of Lunar New Year to celebrate the joyful occasion with residents and visitors. The event features a range of spectacular activities such as the float parade, large-scale performances, fireworks display, float exhibition and mobile phone game. MGTO will make continuous efforts to augment the scale and impact of local events and festivals, not only to attract visitors from a diversity of source markets but also to encourage enthusiastic participation among residents.
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Transport and communications statistics for the 4th quarter of 2017
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total number of licensed motor vehicles as at the end of 2017 dropped by 3.6% year-on-year to 241,457, of which light motorcycles (29,352) and light automobiles (107,403) decreased by 20.7% and 3.7% respectively, whereas heavy motorcycles (96,922) rose by 3.0%. New registration of motor vehicles in the fourth quarter rose by 29.0% year-on-year to 4,975, and that for the whole year of 2017 went up by 20.6% year-on-year to 16,803 on account of an increase of 34.8% in heavy motorcycles (9,880).
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External merchandise trade Statistics for December 2017
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for December 2017 amounted to MOP905 million, up by 20.1% year-on-year; value of re-exports (MOP746 million) increased by 24.9%, with that of Diamond & diamond jewellery rising by 138.0%; meanwhile, value of domestic exports (MOP159 million) rose by 1.8%. Total merchandise import grew by 17.2% year-on-year to MOP7.95 billion, of which imports of Mobile phones, Motor cars & motorcycles and Construction materials expanded by 137.0%, 32.3% and 31.6% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in December amounted to MOP7.04 billion.
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Revision made on Regulations of Consumer Arbitration Centre Cross-border arbitration and judgement to boost tourists’ confidence
A dispatch by the Secretary for Economy and Finance was published in Series II of the Official Gazette no. 5 on 31 January 2018, rectifying the revision of section 2, article 11 of the “Regulations of Consumer Arbitration Centre” to adopt the use of long-distance transmission technology, such as video conference, to facilitate cross-border mediation and hearing. The Consumer Council states that the aim of revising the Regulations is to safeguard the right to claim of tourists returning to their own places of origin, to improve the efficiency of the Consumer Arbitration Centre, and to enhance consumers’ confidence to shop in Macao. The Council has proposed to consumer organizations in the Greater Bay Area to set up a mechanism for cross-border arbitration.
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“Macao･Creative City of Gastronomy” work meeting held today
The “Macao･Creative City of Gastronomy” work meeting was held today (30 January), attended by representatives of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and other governmental departments concerned, academic institutes, industry organizations and so forth. During the meeting, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Alexis Tam, proposed six requirements and work directions towards the dedication to build Macao into a genuine Creative City of Gastronomy, through fostering synergies between gastronomy and creative industries, training and preservation, among other endeavors.
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