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The Third-term Chief Exeuctive-Elect Mr Chui Sai On is scheduled to leave for Beijing on 10 August to receive his appointment letter from the State Council. Mr Chui will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs Winnie Chui, and expected to remain in the capital for three days.
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The Chief Executive-Elect, Mr Chui Sai On, left for Beijing this morning to receive his appointment letter from the State Council. Mr Chui spoke to reporters at Macao International Airport before his departure and told them that at an earlier meeting with Chief Executive Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Mr Ho had pledged his full support as Mr Chui prepared to take up his post in December. Mr Chui said that on his return from Beijing he would immediately start to prepare his new office and the new third-term Special Administration Region Government (SARG). His election office would end its mission on 25 August, but he would continue to work in the new office. Mr Chui will be in the capital for three days. He is accompanied by his wife, Mrs Winnie Chui and several staff from the Government Information Bureau and the Protocol Department. He will be the second SARG chief executive after Mr Ho.
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Macao reported 15 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, taking the total number of such cases to 251. The 15 patients, nine males and six females, were aged between 2 and 53. Three of the patients were children from the same class of a crèche. Meanwhile, two patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today. There were still 12 patients receiving treatment. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Macao reported 11 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, taking the total number of such cases to 236. The 11 patients, nine males and two females, were aged between 6 months and 40 years old. Meanwhile, seven patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today. There were still 11 patients receiving treatment. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the population of Macao was estimated at 544,200 as at 30 June 2009, down by 2,000 from end-March, attributable to the decrease of non-resident workers. In the second quarter of 2009, there were 1,039 live births, down by 7.0% quarter-to-quarter, with male babies accounting for 52.0% (540). The number of mortality cases totalled 386 and the major causes of death were Neoplasms and Diseases of the Circulatory System. Meanwhile, no fetal mortality case was recorded. The Health Bureau received 1,244 cases of Notifiable diseases in this quarter, consisting mainly of Hand, Foot and Mouth Diseases (528 cases), Varicella (chickenpox) (270 cases) and Influenza (149 cases); moreover, 33 cases of Influenza A/H1N1 (Swine flu) were recorded. In addition, 731 cases of marriage registration were recorded, up by 15.1% over the first quarter of 2009. In the second quarter of 2009, there were 615 immigrants moving from Mainland China to Macao with One-way Exit Permit, quarter-to-quarter increase slightly of 1.7% (10); meanwhile, 454 illegal immigrants were repatriated. Moreover, a total of 2,238 individuals were authorized to reside in Macao, up by 650 quarter-to-quarter. Number of non-resident workers totalled 83,616 at the end of the second quarter, a decrease of 4,173 over the end of the first quarter of 2009.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 657 new companies were incorporated in the second quarter of 2009, down by 20.4% year-on-year, with the total value of registered capital declining by 17.9% to MOP81 million. Among these new companies, 248 (with registered capital of MOP20 million) were operating in Wholesale and Retail, 113 (MOP7 million) in Business Services and 92 (MOP7 million) in Construction. Furthermore, 480 new companies (73.1% of total) were incorporated with registered capital of MOP50,000 or less and the corresponding capital (MOP14 million) made up merely 16.8% of the total. Meanwhile, there were 9 new companies incorporated with registered capital of more than MOP1,000,000 and the corresponding value of capital accounted for 38.8% of the total (MOP32 million). In addition, over eighty percent of the new incorporations were limited companies. Capital of the new companies came mainly from Macao (MOP57 million), Mainland China (MOP10 million) and Hong Kong (MOP5 million). Capital from Guangdong Province (MOP4 million) took the lead among the Pan-Pearl River Delta provinces. Analysed by shareholders’ place of residence, 387 new companies were established solely by Macao shareholders, 91 were joint ventures between shareholders from Macao and other countries/regions; meanwhile, there were 179 new companies incorporated by shareholders from countries/regions other than Macao. In the second quarter of 2009, number of dissolution of companies was similar to that a year ago, at 102, with the total value of registered capital amounting to MOP1.93 billion. Among the companies in dissolution, registered capital of 17 Real Estate companies took up 98.5% of the total.
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Macao reported eight new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, bringing the total number of such cases to 225. The eight patients, five males and three females, were aged between 11 and 70. Meanwhile, three patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today. There were still 17 patients receiving treatment. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Macao reported 13 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, including a pregnant woman who is believed to have contracted the virus when attending a wedding. The 13 patients, six males and seven female, were aged between two and 54. Three of the new cases had attended a wedding banquet on 29 August together with four other people who had been tested positive for the virus yesterday. The Health Bureau concluded that most cases from mid-June to mid-July contracted the virus from family members, while most of the new cases in the recent fortnight caught the virus at workplace or gathering. The Bureau urged people with flu symptoms to stay home and do not go to workplace, school or attend any gathering, while people with chronic disease should avoid crowded places. The total number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases in Macao amounted to 217 today. Meanwhile, two patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today. There were still 19 patients receiving treatment. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Macao reported 10 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, bringing the total number of such cases to 204. The 10 patients, three males and seven female, were aged between 11 and 23. Four of the patients attended a wedding on 29 July and developed flu symptoms the next day. Meanwhile, four other patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today. There were still 22 patients receiving treatment. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Macao reported nine new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, bringing the total number of such cases to 194. The nine patients, five males and four female, were aged between 8 and 37. Meanwhile, five patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today. There were still 15 patients receiving treatment. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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