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As affected by the novel coronavirus pneumonia for more than a year, tourism activities have been subdued, which led to an accumulation of consumption capacity of visitors. Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total spending of visitors (excluding gaming expenses) increased by 23.5% year-on-year to MOP6.18 billion in the first quarter of 2021, driven by an upsurge of 128.6% in their per-capita spending (MOP3,556). Total spending of overnight visitors rose by 48.0% year-on-year to MOP5.59 billion, while that of same-day visitors dropped by 52.1% to MOP589 million.
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The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau (UM), and the Departments of Philosophy at Sun Yat-Sen University’s Guangzhou and Zhuhai campuses, jointly held an event titled ‘Macau Roundtable on the Problem of Transcendence in Phenomenology and Chinese Philosophy’. Scholars of UM, Sun Yat-sen University, Peking University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, and Zhejiang University attended the meeting
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The 51^st meeting of the Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group (SMEWG) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was held days earlier (19 to 20 May) in a virtual format. Themed “Join, Work, Grow, Together”, this year’s meeting focused on accelerating the post-pandemic recovery.
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The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) will conduct system maintenance on 21^st May 2021 (Friday) from 10 p.m. to 12 p.m., and online services provided through the “Common Access to Public Services of the Macao SAR” where information from DSI is needed will be suspended at that time (including application for marriage certificate, application for birth certificate, application for subsidy for senior citizens, application for the Certificate of Criminal Record and so on). Citizens can still apply for the Certificate of Criminal Record through DSI website if needed. DSI are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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Crime enforcement statistics from the security authorities for the first three months of 2021 show Macao remains a secure and safe city.
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A conference sizing about 1,000 participants has been held in Macao recently. During the event, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) together with industrial and commercial associations of various districts organised tours for more than 1,000 participating merchants to the local community. Certain merchants expressed satisfaction with the arrangement, which allowed them to experience Macao as a safe travel destination. Store owners and travel agencies reported that the MICE event participants can bring business opportunities, and that they feel confident about the future prospects as Macao’s economy gradually recovers from the pandemic.
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The Government Information Bureau pays great attention to the opinions carried in the 2020 Annual Report of the Commission Against Corruption concerning procurement of services. The Government Information Bureau will follow up on the issues raised, in a proactive manner.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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The Macao Grand Prix Museum will officially open starting from June. For residents’ and visitors’ convenience to schedule visits in advance, the Museum now optimizes its ticketing arrangements on the official website. Starting from 9 a.m. tomorrow (21 May), admission tickets can be purchased online 30 days in advance and up to one day before the visit.
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The application deadline for the “Academic Research Grant” of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is 31 May 2021. All interested academics are welcome to apply.
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