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Tourist price index (TPI) for the third quarter of 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the third quarter of 2025 went down by 0.82% year-on-year. The decrease was mainly due to lower hotel room rates but was partially offset by dearer prices of jewellery, as well as higher entertainment and leisure expenses. Among various sections of goods and services, price index of Accommodation fell by 11.34% year-on-year, whereas the price indices of Miscellaneous Goods (e.g. jewellery, watches, arts and crafts) and Entertainment & Cultural Activities rose by 8.02% and 7.42% respectively.
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Statistics on electronic payment transaction value – restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade for August 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the electronic payment transaction value (hereinafter referred to as transaction value) grew by 7.8% month-on-month for restaurants & similar establishments and 17.0% for retail trade in August 2025, buoyed by the continued effects of the summer holidays. Meanwhile, the two industries saw year-on-year increases of 2.2% and 4.7% respectively.
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【International exchange】MGTO attends 66th APEC Tourism Working Group Meeting in Qingdao
On behalf of Macao, China as a guest economy, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Economic and Technological Development Bureau attended the66thAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Tourism Working Group Meeting (the “Meeting”), held in Qingdao from 14 to 16 October. During the Meeting, MGTO presented an overview of Macao’s latest tourism situation and the Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan, while exchanging ideas with representatives of APEC’s member economies on the outlook of tourism, which elevated Macao’s influence and engagement with international tourism organizations.
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Newly-appointed Government officials sworn in
The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, today administered the swearing-in of Mr Wong Sio Chak as the Secretary for Administration and Justice; Mr Chan Tsz King as the Secretary for Security; and Mr Tong Hio Fong as Prosecutor-General.
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Government Headquarters open to the public this weekend
This year’s Government Headquarters Open Day sessions will be held during the coming weekend (18 and 19 October), from 9am to 6pm.
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[Three Concurrent Events] Nine Matching Sessions to Help Traders Seize Diverse Industrial Opportunities
The 2nd China-Portuguese-Speaking Countries Economic and Trade Expo (Macao) (2nd C-PLPEX), the 30th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (30th MIF), and the Macao Franchise Expo 2025 (2025MFE) will be held concurrently from Wednesday 22 to Saturday 25 October 2025 at the same venue. Throughout the four-day period, the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of the Macao SAR will organise nine matching sessions on debut economy, traditional Chinese medicine industry, agricultural industry chain, cross-border e-commerce, restaurant franchising, IP collaboration, economic and trade sectors, etc., aiming to facilitate precise supply-demand matching for exhibitors and buyers while fostering international industrial co-operation.
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Faculty of Law of the University of Macau Successfully Hosts ‘International Law in Campus’ Lecture Series
The Faculty of Law at the University of Macau invited Mr Shang Zhen (Special Representative for Climate ChangeNegotiations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Ms Huang Yingni (Division Director, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Mr Wei Xin (Deputy Division Director, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), to deliver lectures on topics including ‘Ten Years Since the Paris Agreement: Review and Outlook’, ‘The BBNJ Agreement: a milestone in the history of the development of the law of the sea’, and ‘The ICJ's Relevant Advisory Opinion on Palestine &.The Negotiation of International Instruments to Prevent Plastic Pollution’.
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