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Consumer Council released latest supermarket price survey report of the current month
The Consumer Council released the second “Supermarket price survey report” of Taipa and Coloane in January. Surveyed data included prices, price differences and promotional offers of over 200 products from 7 supermarkets in the Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app, or the Council’s WeChat account.
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Face masks reserved for purchase by Macao residents and non-resident workers
Designated pharmacies are to make available protective face masks – reserved for purchase by either Macao residents or non-resident workers – starting from this evening (Thursday). Buyers will need to present either a Macao ID card or a non-resident worker ID card.
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DSI launched online application for SAR travel documents and travel permit to HKSAR
The Identification Service Bureau (DSI) proactively promotes online application service in line with the development of electronic administration. Following the online application for the Certificate of Criminal Record, the Certificate of Personal Data and the Certificate of Association and Foundation, DSI extends the application service for the SAR travel documents and the visit permit to HKSAR to mobile devices. The relevant service has been put into use on a trial basis since 26th December 2019 and it is officially launched today (23rd January 2020).
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Health Bureau confirms second infection case of novel coronavirus
The Health Bureau confirmed a second infected case of the newly-identified coronavirus found in the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak.
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Consumer Council hotline available during Chinese New Year Holidays
As consumption by citizens and the number of inbound tourists are expected to increase during Lunar New Year, the Consumer Council held a meeting before the festival with Economic Services Bureau (DSE), Macao Government Tourist Office (DST), Transport Bureau (DSAT), Judiciary Police (PJ), Public Security Police Force (PSP), Macao Custom Service, Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), Health Bureau (SS) and Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) to discuss on the protection of consumer rights for local citizens as well as inbound tourists.
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MGTO to enhance preventive measures in response to latest situation of Novel Coronavirus
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will roll out a series of activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Considering these festive activities will attract large groups of audience and also to strengthen protection for its frontline staff, the Office is adopting relevant preventions and calling for active cooperation by tourism operations in response to the latest development of the novel coronavirus.
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Macao sparing no effort to prevent the spread locally of a new coronavirus
The Government has taken a wide range of measures in relation to its disease-control efforts concerning the viral pneumonia outbreak stemming from Wuhan, Hubei Province.
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UM, Camões Institute, IPOR sign collaboration agreement on Portuguese language research in Asia Pacific
The University of Macau (UM) signed a collaboration agreement with the Camões Institute of Language and Cooperation (Camões, I.P.) and the Portuguese Institute of the Orient (IPOR) on 21 January 2020. The agreement is expected to strengthen collaboration in Portuguese language research, teaching and learning, assessment, and sharing of research results, in mainland China and the Asia Pacific region, especially in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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