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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 115 hotels & guesthouses were operating in February and number of available guest rooms dropped by 3.8% year-on-year to 37,000. With a substantial decline in number of visitor arrivals amid the ongoing epidemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms plunged by 76.9 percentage points year-on-year to merely 15.0% in February. The rate of 5-star hotels tumbled by 84.0 percentage points to 10.0%, while the decline in the rates of 2-star hotels (36.9%) and guesthouses (43.3%) was relatively small, with respective decreases of 33.8 percentage points and 22.3 percentage points, as some of their guest rooms were provided to non-resident workers for accommodation.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the demand for imported goods dropped owing to a decline in economic activity in Macao in February 2020 amid the epidemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia. Therefore, total merchandise import fell by 30.3% year-on-year to MOP3.87 billion in February, the lowest single-month figure since March 2011. Imports of Gold jewellery, Mobile phones and Watches plunged by 73.9%, 68.3% and 57.9% respectively; meanwhile, imports of Other textile made-up articles, which comprised mostly face masks, jumped by 854.6% and imports of Pharmaceutical products increased by 57.6%. Total merchandise export amounted to MOP911 million, down by 1.4% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP841 million) went down by 0.8%, with that of Diamond & diamond jewellery reducing by 48.0%. Value of domestic exports (MOP70 million) fell by 8.0%, with that of Tobacco dropping by 41.9%. Merchandise trade deficit in February totalled MOP2.96 billion.
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The Government will create a 10-billion-pataca fund – under the Macao Foundation – to enhance the financial support offered to Macao residents and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As a consequence of the reduction or cancellations of flights to some destinations, airmail services for major destinations have been suspended. However, senders are suggested to send mail items by choosing the following mail category:
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the general unemployment rate for December 2019-February 2020 was 1.9% and the unemployment rate of local residents was 2.6%, up by 0.2 and 0.3 percentage points respectively from the previous period (November 2019-January 2020). Besides, the underemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points to 0.8%.
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In accordance with the guidelines issued by the Higher Education Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region and considering the actual circumstances of the University of Macau (UM), the university has decided that bachelor’s students graduating this academic year will resume classes on 20 April and that bachelor’s students not graduating this academic year will continue with distance learning until the end of this semester. UM stresses that students are not allowed to return to the campus before class resumption without authorisation.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region Government temporarily utilizesthe“Special isolatedareaatSheraton Grand Macao” as the 12^thdesignated hotelvenuefor quarantine andmedical observation starting fromMarch 28.The hotelis located ataPoente do Istmo Taipa-Coloane,Cotai.
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The University of Macau (UM) today (27 March) participated in an online meeting with presidents and representatives of 14 well-known universities around the world. During the meeting, representatives of UM shared the university’s anti-epidemic measures, experience in transitioning from classroom-based teaching to online teaching, as well as how the university assumes its social responsibility during the epidemic. Participants also discussed the benefits of online education and how institutions around the world can deepen collaboration in scientific research and increase the exchange of information against challenges arising from the pandemic.
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The University of Macau (UM) recently developed a project titled ‘Key Technologies and Applications of Cross-domain Multi-dimensional Electronic Monitoring’,with various companies and institutions, including Zhuhai Dahengqin Technology Development Co Ltd, South China University of Technology, and Wuhan University. The project received a first prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award at a conference on science, technology, and innovation in Guangdong province. UM’s receiving this award reflects the success of collaboration between Hengqin and Macao in scientific research, which will help foster a synergy among Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao in technological innovation.
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