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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for February - April 2020 decreased by 0.5% over the previous period (January - March 2020) to 262.8. The indices for the Macao Peninsula (264.1) and Taipa & Coloane (257.3) dropped by 0.6% and 0.1% respectively.
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The Government has today announced the procedures for application and issuance of a maternity-leave subsidy that is available to eligible female employees under the amended Labour Relations Law.
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To mark the century of the Macau Red Cross in fulfilling its humanitarian and philantrophic Missions, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will issue the stamp theme “Centenary of the Macau Red Cross” on 12^th June, 2020. The Macau Red Cross was founded in 1920, is the oldest humanitarian organization in the city, and celebrates its first centenary this year.
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CTT would like to inform that the label stamps “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” will be available for sale from 9:00 a.m. on 10^th June, 2020 (Wednesday) through stamp vending machine installed at the following additional location:
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Because of the decrease in the number of individuals required for medical observation, the number of designated hotels for medical observation has dropped from 12 to one. However, given the gradual rise in the number of people required to undergo quarantine recently, the rooms supplied by the current designated hotel are now fully occupied. Therefore, starting from 7 June, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government once again utilizesthe“Special isolatedareaatSheraton Grand Macao” as anotherdesignated hotelvenuefor quarantine andmedical observation.The hotelis located atPoente do Istmo Taipa-Coloane,Cotai.
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The University of Macau (UM) recently held a plaque unveiling ceremony for the Centre for Regional Oceans under its Faculty of Science and Technology (FST). The establishment of the centre symbolises the university’s dedication to promote research studies in regional oceanography in order to support economic diversification in Macao and contribute to the long-term development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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To support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to continue to equip themselves under adversity and enhance their business strength, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) joins hands with Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre, Macao Cross-Border E-Commerce Industry Association, The Industry and Commerce Association of Macau and Macau Youth Entrepreneur Association to organise three webinars “SME Special Webinars”. The event is open for application from now on by scanning the following QR Code and filling in the application form. The event is free-of-charge.
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Regardless of the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, students at the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies continues with its effort to support local entrepreneurs via student consultancy project led by IFTM Assistant Professor Dr. Fernando Lourenço. This year, students had the opportunity to help a young entrepreneur, Mr. Jacob Wong, who graduated in 2017 at the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies. His company is called IM Technology Limited, it specialises in smart vending machines. These vending machines are remotely controlled, have large interactive display, uses smart digital payment system with the capacity to store and sell goods and coffee better don’t mention the brand. One of its advantage is its cloud computing technology and its ability to collect to help businesses better serve and analyse consumer behaviour. This project offered learning opportunities for students to understand the work involve in business startups and to understand new technological advances in the retail sector.
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With the mission to promote the construction of the “International Portuguese Training Centre” and the “training base of Chinese-Portuguese bilingual talents”, and with the long-established effort in Portuguese language teachers’ training to enhance academic excellence and teaching, the Centre for Portuguese Studies (CPCLP) of Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) continues to offer summer training courses to Portuguese language teachers of higher education institutions in China to meet the high demand over the years. Due to the epidemic situation, the training course this summer will be conducted online, and free of charge. All Portuguese language teachers of higher education institutions in Macao, mainland China and other Asia-Pacific regions are welcome.
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