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The Branch Office of the CCAC at Areia Preta is now reopen to the public following the completion of interior renovation. The Commissioner Against Corruption, Chan Tsz King, officiated at the reopening ceremony today (6^th March). He hopes that the Branch Office will work more effectively for promotion and education after reopening. The CCAC will continue to fully implement the two-pronged anti-corruption policy which focuses on both suppression and prevention. The renovated Branch Office, which caters better for the needs related to the services to be provided for citizens and promotion and education of integrity, will further strengthen the connection with schools and the community in order to join hands with citizens to build a clean society.
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The full-year 2019 statistics from the police regarding reported crime show Macao remained a safe city last year.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the total population at end-2019 increased by 12,200 year-on-year to 679,600, with the female population accounting for 53.3% of the total. The proportion of elderly population (aged 65 and over) grew by 0.8 percentage points year-on-year to 11.9%, whereas that of adult population (aged 15-64) dropped by 0.8 percentage points to 74.9%. The population of Macao continued to age, with the ageing ratio rising to 90.3%.
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Cardiac muscles cells are considered difficult to regrow and the differentiation process is costly. To address this problem, a research team from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), University of Macau (UM), invented two new methods to generate heart cells in vitro with high consistency and quality, without using expensive and complicated supplements. This is a key step toward the generation of heart cells for cell therapy and drug screening. The study has been published in the renowned journalCell Reports.
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Due to the development of the novel coronavirus and business adjustment, CTT Macao would like to inform that the services of underneath Post Offices will be suspended with effect from 9^th March 2020 until further notice:
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Due to the global spread of the novel coronavirus, the Cultural affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), after a careful evaluation of the risks of the epidemic, announced the cancellation of the 31^st Macao Arts Festival scheduled for May 2020.
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Starting from 5^th March 2020, exhibition galleries of Communications Museum of CTT will open to the public, from Monday to Sunday: 9:00~17:30 and, the museum shop remains opening from Monday to Friday: 9:00~13:00, 14:30~17:45 (Friday 17:30) until further notice.
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The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) has cemented its position as a leading global provider of education in hospitality and leisure management by achieving its highest rating in the “QS World University Rankings by Subject”.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) lowered the Base Rate of the Discount Window today (4 March 2020) by 50 basis points to 1.50%.
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The Maritime Museum, which was temporarily closed earlier due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, will reopen starting from 4 March 2020. In response to the prevention and control efforts made by the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, all visitors entering the Museum are required to wear their own face masks, receive temperature checks and present their personal health declarations for the day. Once the Museum reopens, visitors are advised to cope with the implementation of restriction on visitor flow and regular cleaning.
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