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IAM welcomes public opinions for ongoing amendment of “Maximum Limits of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Food”
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is currently collecting public opinions for the amendment of Administrative Regulation No. 23/2018 “Maximum Limits of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Food”. Members of the local food industry and the public can download the opinion collection form from IAM’s Food Safety Information website and submit the form via email or fax. The collection period is from now until 31 March. Members of the food industry and the public are welcome to actively express their opinions to improve the amendment of local food safety standards.
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CE presents awards for 2025 honouring outstanding individuals and entities
The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, today presented awards to a total of 28 recipients, either individuals or organisations. The awards for 2025 recognise either personal achievement, contribution to the community, or distinguished service to the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR).
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External merchandise trade statistics for December and the whole year of 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total value of merchandise exports increased by 3.2% year-on-year to MOP13.92 billion in 2025, of which value of re-exports (MOP12.46 billion) grew by 3.8% while value of domestic exports (MOP1.46 billion) fell by 1.8%. Meanwhile, total value of merchandise imports dropped by 3.0% year-on-year to MOP124.79 billion. In 2025, external merchandise trade and merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP138.71 billion and MOP110.86 billion respectively.
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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for December and the whole year of 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average occupancy rate of guest rooms of hotel establishments stood at 89.4% in 2025, an uplift of 3.1 percentage points year-on-year. Number of guests of hotel establishments increased by 1.0% year-on-year to 14,560,000. Meanwhile, number of inbound package tour visitors dropped by 9.7% year-on-year to 1,912,000, owing to a decrease in those from the Chinese mainland. International tour visitors, however, recorded a rise.
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Transport and communications statistics for December and the whole year of 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in the Macao Special Administrative Region totalled 254,393 as at end-2025, up by 0.5% year-on-year. For the whole year of 2025, cross-border vehicular traffic (11,133,988 trips) rose by 21.1% year-on-year, whereas passenger ferry trips (77,549 trips) and arriving and departing commercial flights at the Macau International Airport (55,576 trips) dropped by 2.6% and 1.8% respectively. As at end-2025, number of mobile phone subscribers (1,495,213) and internet subscribers (785,000) showed respective growth of 3.2% and 1.3% year-on-year.
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Statistics on electronic payment transaction value – restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade for December 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that electronic payment transaction value (hereinafter referred to as transaction value) for restaurants & similar establishments increased by 2.1% year-on-year to MOP13.66 billion in 2025, while the transaction value for retail trade dropped by 4.0% to MOP52.47 billion.
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Employment survey for October – December 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the unemployment rate of local residents (2.3%) for October - December 2025 remained unchanged from the previous period (September - November 2025), while the underemployment rate of local residents held stable at 2.0%.
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