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Concerning the joint and sole operations against illegal workers launched by the Public Security Police Force, the Labour Affairs Bureau and other authorities in February 2021 at construction sites, private flats, commercial and industrial establishments, etc., the figures are set out below.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election issues a reminder that each registered voter is only entitled to endorse the nomination committee of a single election team.
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The applications for the 39^th Macao Young Musicians Competition, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) are now open until 24 March, at 4pm. All interested eligible parties can first register online through the Macao Young Musicians Competition website or make an appointment for on-site registration by phone. After an appointment is made, they can go to the Cultural Affairs Bureau Building, located at Tap Siac Square, at the designated time, for on-site registration. Successful applicants who receive the confirmation message can submit the required documents and an application fee of MOP100 per category in person at the Cultural Bureau Building located at Tap Siac Square, from 12pm to 7pm (open during lunch hour), between 25 and 28 March. If applicants are unable to submit the documents and registration fee in person, they may also prepare all required documents and appoint a representative (holding a proxy) to complete the registration.
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Upon completion of expansion construction, the Macao Grand Prix Museum partially comes into trial operation starting this month. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) successively invites the travel trade and pertinent personages to pay inspection visits to the Museum and contribute feedback for refinement of the Museum’s environment and service quality. The Museum will open to the public on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in April, as well as throughout the entire month of May. The public can schedule visits and purchase admission tickets in advance within designated quotas to experience the Museum’s trial operation and facilities, so that the Museum can collect wide feedback from local and travelling visitors in preparation for its official launch. Interested parties can book visits and purchase tickets online from 9:00 next Monday morning (22 March).
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The CCAC has released the “Investigation Report on the Fire Shutters of Edifício do Bairro da Ilha Verde”, where it points out that the it did not find any evidence in the comprehensive investigation that any departments or authorities had committed any illegal acts in the additional works to replace the fire shutters of Edifício do Bairro da Ilha Verde or that violation of the principle of legality in the procedures of award of the relevant works existed. The prices also conformed to the market standards at that time. Therefore, there was no obvious sign of administrative illegality or impropriety. However, the CCAC questioned the necessity of replacing the fire shutters as the relevant departments or authorities were not found to have endeavoured to look for solutions through other channels. As a result, the newly installed fire shutters worth over MOP4 million were wasted. The CCAC also criticised that this issue significantly reflected the problem of coordination and cooperation among public departments. The Housing Bureau (IH) failed to strictly perform its role of coordination as vested by the Economic Housing Law. Also, the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) and the Fire Services Bureau (CB) had all along failed to inform the Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) or the IH concerning their practice on the standard of fire resistance class of fire shutters. Moreover, the DSSOPT and the CB never notified the GDI that a replacement proposal could be adopted to meet the legal requirements of fire safety. It seemed that the construction project of Edifício do Bairro da Ilha Verde was completed in an unorganised manner in such phases as vetting and approval, construction and rectification. Relevant departments or entities had a lack of knowledge of the law concerning their own competences. Moreover, they adopted different attitudes at work and lacked communication among the departments, resulting in situations of “information islands”. Such circumstance is worth attention of the relevant departments and the SAR Government.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of households using the Internet in 2020 increased by 1,200 year-on-year to 183,500, accounting for 91.9% of the total households. Number of households using fibre optic broadband connection continued to rise, up by 6.5% year-on-year to 147,800, taking up 80.5% of the total households using the Internet. The proportion of households using mobile broadband to access the Internet (179,800) grew by 0.1 percentage point year-on-year to 98.0%, which indicated a growing prevalence of mobile broadband usage among households.
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To celebrate the World Forest Day, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at Senado Square, from 10:00 to 17:00 on 21st March 2021 to provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “World Forest Day”.
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The three-week online registration process for the exchange of the Rat and Ox Zodiac banknotes and the previously issued 20th Anniversary of the Return to the Motherland of Macao banknotes by Macao residents will be starting at 9:00 am on 22 March 2021 and will end at 6:00 pm on 9 April 2021.
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Last week, Macao Polytechnic Institute launched series of activities for “MPI Careers Day 2021”. More than 70 enterprises in Macao and the Greater Bay Area participated in the online and offline career fairs, and provided over 2,000 employment and internship opportunities, which attracted more than 1,500 prospective graduates and students to the on-site enquiry and registration. Moreover, more than a dozen career talks were held, over 500 students felt interested and took part in the activities. Through all these activities, MPI aims at enhancing students’ competitive edge, assisting prospective graduates in their career development and at the same time getting to know more about the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is hoped that students will grab the opportunity to equip themselves and contribute to the progress of Macao and the Greater Bay Area.
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The Government today held respectively a drill to simulate its district- and risk-specific plan for epidemic prevention, and a tabletop exercise to review the preparedness of the civil protection system. The steps were in order to bolster Macao’s capability to respond to any public health emergency relating to COVID-19.
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