News

According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (3rd May 10:01 till 4th May 10:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1160 and 0.1405μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
…

Since the law on "Prohibition of Providing Illegal Accommodation" took effect on August 13 2010, the Cross-departmental Working Team has sealed a total of 122 premises suspected to provide accommodation illegally. Three more operators are fined 200,000 patacas each.
Inspections conducted by the Cross-departmental Working Team involved investigations to a total of 557 occupants of premises suspected to provide accommodation illegally, including 33 overstayers and 25 illegal immigrants, whose cases are being follow up by police authorities. The Cross-departmental Working Team will carry on its operation to crack down illegal accommodation. Staff of Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) continues to check the premises to ensure they remain sealed and supply of water and electricity suspended. MGTO stressed that damaging the seal and resuming supply of water and electricity is a criminal offence which will be submitted to judicial entity for follow up. Macau Government Tourist Office has waged a total of 122 sanctions and 19 operators who provided accommodation illegally were fined 200 000 patacas each according to the law on "Prohibition of Providing Illegal Accommodation". Two operators did not pay the fine within the statutory period and MGTO has submitted the related cases to the Financial Services Bureau to enforce the collection of the fine. To date, one operator has voluntarily paid the fine of 200 000 patacas within the statutory period. For those who failed to pay the fine within the statutory period, MGTO has notified the Financial Services Bureau to enforce the collection of fine and informed PSP to deny reentry of the involved persons into Macau if they are non-residents.
…

Data collection of the 2011 Population Census will be conducted from 12 to 26 August 2011. The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has officially launched the 2011 Population Census website http://censos.dsec.gov.mo on the occasion of the 100-day countdown to the start of the Census. The 2011 Population Census website provides rich and informative content, including history of past censuses of Macao, important notes to Census respondents, media's corner, online recruitment, as well as the frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Population Census, etc. Moreover, the Census website will be constantly updated with latest news, notices, upcoming events, etc. about the Census. In addition, recruitment of temporary staff, online application only, for the 2011 Population Census continues and the deadline for application will end on 17 June. All Macao permanent residents (including overseas students) aged 18 before 1 July 2011, with secondary education or higher, are eligible. Just browse the 2011 Population Census website, register and pass the simple online quiz, then schedule an interview. DSEC is going to host recruitment seminars at local universities to encourage participation of more students to join the Census team. Please check the Census website for details on recruitment.
…

According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (2nd May 16:01 till 3rd May 16:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1160 and 0.1291μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
…

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average daily wage of construction workers was MOP608 in the first quarter of 2011, down by 1.8% quarter-to-quarter. The average daily wage of skilled & semi-skilled workers (MOP625) and unskilled workers (MOP352) decreased by 2.0% and 3.0% respectively. Among the skilled & semi-skilled workers, the average daily wage of electricians & electrical workers decreased by 3.5% quarter-to-quarter to MOP735; however, wages of structural iron erectors and plant operators amounted to MOP679 and MOP654 respectively, up by 5.3% and 8.3%. After discounting the effect of inflation, wage index of construction workers was 97.5 in real terms in the first quarter of 2011, down by 3.9% over the previous quarter. As regards construction materials, prices of steel increased continuously; the average price of spiral & round reinforcing steel bars rose by 15.7% quarter-to-quarter to MOP5,778 per tonne; moreover, the average price of Portland cement increased by 5.7% to MOP683 per tonne. In the first quarter of 2011, price index of construction materials for residential buildings rose by 8.3% quarter-to-quarter to 156.0; in particular, price indices of steel, electric wires and timber increased by 15.6%, 12.7% and 4.2% respectively. Compared with the same quarter of 2010, price index of construction materials for residential buildings registered an increase of 17.8%.
…

According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (2nd May 10:01 till 3rd May 10:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1160 and 0.1291μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
…

According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (28th April 16:01 till 29th April 16:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1169 and 0.1335μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
…

Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the total number of licensed motor vehicles reached 197,800 at the end of March 2011, a year-on-year increase of 4%, of which 54% (106,823) were motorcycles and 39% (77,308) were light private cars. New registration of motor vehicles went up by 10% year-on-year to 4,332 in the first quarter of 2011, with motorcycles and light private cars accounting for 53% and 43% respectively. In the first quarter of 2011, number of traffic accidents rose by 8% year-on-year to 3,377 cases, resulting in 1,251 victims and 3 of them were killed. Cross-border vehicle traffic by land between Macao and Mainland China increased by 9% year-on-year to 978,108 vehicle trips in the first quarter of 2011, of which vehicle traffic through the Border Gate took up 82%. Commercial flight movements at the Macao International Airport decreased by 5% year-on-year to 8,545 in the first quarter of 2011. The major routes were Taiwan, China (34% of total); Mainland China (30%); Thailand (9%) and Malaysia (7%). Helicopter flights between Macao and Hong Kong (3,944) and between Macao and Mainland China (950) increased by 11% and 20% respectively. Passenger transport by sea between Macao and Hong Kong totalled 30,746 ferry trips in the first quarter of 2011, up by 9% year-on-year. Ferry trips between Macao and Mainland China totalled 5,925, down by 8% year-on-year. In the first quarter of 2011, seaborne container throughput totalled 23,161 TEU or 17,140 containers handled, up by 15% and 20% respectively year-on-year. Gross weight of seaborne containerized cargo decreased by 5% year-on-year to 38,382 tonnes, with 849 tonnes of transshipment goods. Gross weight of containerized cargo by land decreased by 6% to 9,282 tonnes, including 2,522 tonnes of transit goods. In the first quarter of 2011, outward air cargo (5,052 tonnes) and inward air cargo (2,492 tonnes) decreased significantly by 33% and 39% respectively; meanwhile, transit air cargo dropped by 40% year-on-year to 976 tonnes. At the end of March 2011, number of mobile telephone users rose by 17% from a year earlier to 1,231,912 whereas fixed-line telephone users decreased by 2% to 167,804. As regards internet services, number of subscribers reached 180,316 and the cumulative duration of usage totalled 118 million hours in the first quarter of 2011, up by 20% and 22% respectively.
…

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the value of total merchandise export for March 2011 amounted to MOP613 million, down by 18.6% year-on-year, of which value of re-exports decreased by 26.1% to MOP410 million, but that of domestic exports increased by 2.1% to MOP203 million. Value of exports of Knitted or crocheted garment decreased by 33.5% year-on-year, while that of Textile fabrics rose substantially by 106.3%. Value of total merchandise import amounted to MOP4.80 billion in March 2011, up by 38.7% year-on-year. Value of imports of Capital goods surged by 74.7%, of which imports of Mobile phones soared continuously by 118.8%. Merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP4.18 billion in March 2011. In the first quarter of 2011, total value of merchandise export decreased by 10.8% year-on-year to MOP1.63 billion, of which value of re-exports declined by 15.9%, but that of domestic exports rose slightly by 0.7%; meanwhile, total value of merchandise import rose by 34.2% to MOP13.19 billion. Merchandise trade deficit for the first quarter of 2011 widened by 44.4% to MOP11.56 billion; the exports/imports ratio dropped by 6.2 percentage points year-on-year to 12.3%. Value of merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP734 million), Mainland China (MOP232 million) and the USA (MOP153 million) in the first quarter of 2011 decreased by 12.3%, 13.4% and 26.4% respectively year-on-year; however, exports to the EU (MOP98 million) increased by 2.7%. Exports of Jewellery (MOP114 million) decreased by 61.4%, but that of Tobacco & wine (MOP139 million) and Clocks & watches (MOP98 million) grew by 62.8% and 45.6% respectively; meanwhile, exports of Textile & garment declined by 11.5% to MOP337 million. In the first quarter of 2011, value of merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP3.86 billion) and the EU (MOP3.40 billion) expanded by 29.2% and 55.9% respectively year-on-year. Imports of Consumer goods soared by 36.5% to MOP8.08 billion, of which imports of Food & beverages (MOP1.98 billion), Gold jewellery (MOP1.07 billion) and Handbags & wallets (MOP682 million) increased by 34.0%, 35.9% and 98.6% respectively. Moreover, imports of Capital goods (MOP2.43 billion) registered year-on-year increase of 70.6%. In the first quarter of 2011, total value of merchandise import and export amounted to MOP14.82 billion, up by 27.2% compared with MOP11.65 billion from a year earlier.
…

According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (28th April 10:01 till 29th April 10:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1169 and 0.1335μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
…