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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election has urged voters to pay close attention to the correct polling procedures, adding that voting will be completely confidential.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election has urged voters to pay close attention to the correct polling procedures, adding that voting will be completely confidential.
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The art exhibition “FLOW: Glass Art Exhibition by Sunny Wang”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, is open to the public from today until 19 November at the Temporary Exhibitions Gallery of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau. The exhibition is open to the general public.
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The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) is one of the most representative associations of the exhibition industry. UFI has recently published its 13th edition of the annual report on the Trade Fair Industry in Asia, analysing the development of the trade fair market in Asia in 2016. During the year, a total of 26 B2B trade fairs held in Macao were included in the UFI statistics. Revenues from exhibitions were estimated at around USD53.55 million, with 215,250m² of net spaces sold, showing a rise of 2.9% as compared to 2015.
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Macao is ready to welcome Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2017 to be held from September 13 to 15. Hosted by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), PATA Travel Mart is Asia Pacific's premier travel trade shows, attracting tourism officials and professionals from tourist destinations in the Asia Pacific region and beyond to Macao.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, is to visit Guangzhou on Monday (11 September) to discuss in detail with leaders of Guangdong Province plans for a cross-boundary flood prevention system, in order to speed resolution of Macao’s flooding issues.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated a year-on-year improvement in business performance of the gaming sector in 2016, with the gross value added recording a positive growth. Total receipts of the 10 enterprises that engaged in gaming activities amounted to MOP 229.00 billion in 2016, down by 1.8% year-on-year. The year-on-year decrease in gaming receipts (MOP 227.38 billion) narrowed notably from 34.3% in 2015 to 1.8% in 2016, receipts from food & beverage (MOP 506 million) dropped by 7.6% whereas those from currency exchange (MOP 82 million) rose by 8.6%; meanwhile, interest receipts (MOP 165 million) registered a decrease of 40.7%.
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The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) is paying close attention to the earthquake that occurred today in Mexico. Until the present moment, GGCT has not received any request for information or assistance.
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After typhoon Hato rampaged through Macao, the Consumer Council carried out measures, including increased patrols to traders and the setup of a “WhatsApp Hotline” 62980886 for consumers to report any market irregularities, to help stabilize the prices in the market and to safeguard consumer rights. The Council finished 1,491 times of patrolling and received 80 cases reported by citizens in the recent half-month. Traders affected by typhoon Hato has resumed their businesses and supply of goods has become stable.
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The China (Guangdong) International Tourism Industry Expo (CITIE) 2017 is currently held in the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex at Guangzhou from today (8 September) until 10 September. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) seizes the opportunity to showcase the destination together with tourism trade delegates from Macao at the Expo, while joining the tourism authorities of Guangdong and Hong Kong to promote their multi-destination tour routes and expand the diversity of source markets through the event.
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