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The WorldSkills Macao, China Team has achieved outstanding results at the "WorldSkills Australia Global Skills Challenge (GSC)" held in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, from 23 to 29 June 2026. Competing against elite contestants from around the world, Bianca Mak Correia, a year-2 Culinary Arts Management student from the Macao University of Tourism (UTM), under the guidance of expert Lecturer Jerome Keong Ming Loong, won the Silver Medal in the Restaurant Service competition. Furthermore, she was awarded the "Best in Nation" certificate for achieving the highest score among all contestants representing Macao, bringing great honor to the city.
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The “Licensing Expo Shanghai 2026” will be held from 15 to 17 July. The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) of the Macao SAR Government organised the participation of several delegations of the sector in the Expo through the installation of the “Macao Creative Pavilion”, showcasing the unique charm and commercial potential of Macao’s cultural and creative industries to licensors, buyers and media from around the world.
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Multiple facilities of the Dog Park in Avenida da Ponte da Amizade are showing signs of aging after many years of use. To provide a safer, more comfortable and more convenient activity space for the public and their dogs, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will start improvement works on the coming Thursday (16 July) to enlarge the dog park, change the play facilities for dogs, and install dog washing tubs and shading facilities.
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30 documentaries, short features and animations have been recently shortlisted for the second phase of the programme “Local View Power”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym).
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today (15 July) that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP243.9 billion (USD30.20 billion) at the end of June 2026. The reserves increased by 3.6% from the revised value of MOP235.3 billion (USD29.17 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-June 2026 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 88.8% of the Macao pataca M2 at end-May 2026.
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According to statistics released today (15 July) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) decreased month-on-month in May 2026. With regard to the outstanding balances, RMLs dropped whereas CRELs witnessed growth on a monthly basis.
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The CCAC received a report from the Commission of Audit concerning suspected untrue situations in the subsidised courses organised by a local education institution under the “Continuing Education Development Plan”. Following an investigation, the CCAC believed there were indications that the two persons-in-charge of the education institution had allegedly colluded with more than 40 residents to defraud subsidies from the aforesaid plan involving an amount exceeding MOP200,000.
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The Identification Services Bureau will conduct system maintenance from midnight to 9 a. m. on 19 July 2026 (Sunday). During this period, the Electronic Identity and My Border Crossing services operate as usual, but the following services provided through the "Macao One Account" and the "Business and Associations Platform" will be affected:
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July is the contribution month for the second quarter of 2026 under the Social Security System. As of 14 July, approximately 14,000 employers had not yet made contributions for their employees, representing about 56% of all employers required to contribute.
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