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The “Keep your receipts 2021” activity organized by the Consumer Council has started and the registration period ends on 14 May. A total of 85 prizes are available and consumers are welcome to participate.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP198.5 billion (USD24.85 billion) at the end of February 2021. The reserves increased by 1.6% from the revised value of MOP195.4 billion (USD24.47 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-February 2021 represented 10 times the currency in circulation or 82.5% of pataca M2 at end-January 2021.
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According to the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao), there are about 132,000 beneficiaries receiving old-age and disability pension this year, and about 3,000 of them have yet to provide the proof of life. The FSS reminds that beneficiaires who have not provided the proof of life must complete the formalities before the end of March, otherwise the related payment will be suspended from April.
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To celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Colégio Diocesano de São José 1-6, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde, n.º 14-17, Colégio Diocesano de São José 6, from 11:30 to 16:30 on 19th March 2021, to provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “90th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Colégio Diocesano de São José 1-6”.
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The joint online registration for the exchange of the Rat and Ox Zodiac banknotes, together with the previously issued 20th Anniversary of the Return to the Motherland of Macao banknotes, will commence next Monday.
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Consumers International (CI) announces the theme of this year’s “World Consumer Rights Day” as “Tackling Plastic Pollution”, and calls on consumer organizations around the world for global change to tackle plastic pollution.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) continues to optimise the facilities in various parks and gardens. Following the earlier reopening of the children’s cycling/scooter field and the plant maze area of the Flora Park after revamping and optimisation, the pump track (cycling track) introduced for the first time in the park to provide the public with more diversified venues will be open on March 16 (Tuesday) for trial run.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) decreased while those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs) witnessed an increase in January 2021. With regard to the outstanding balances, RMLs rose whereas CRELs witnessed a decline.
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Applications for the “2021 Scripts in Focus—Film Scriptwriting Advanced Programme”, jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) of the Macao SAR Government, the Film Administration of Guangdong Province and the Create Hong Kong, are now open until 20 April. All local filmmakers are welcome to join. Shortlisted projects will receive guidance from professional directors and scriptwriters, two representative projects will be selected from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao separately. Among these six projects, two winning projects will be selected and each will be awarded a prize.
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