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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the composite interest rates of Macao’s banking sector for the pataca (MOP) and the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) registered decreases in the second quarter of 2021.
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The DSEDJ constantly pays attention to the prevention and control of the infection for the new school year, keeps close contact with health departments, dynamically studies and judges the constant changes in the development of the epidemic situation in Macao and mainland China. After analysing and studying the situation with health departments, if there are no major changes in epidemic situation, non-tertiary education students start school from 1 Sept onwards as scheduled and tertiary education students gradually resume face-to-face teaching from 6 Sept onwards.
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The 33rd round of guaranteed face mask supply scheme
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A team led by Prof Wong Koon Ho in the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) has made a breakthrough in understanding the biology of fungal spores, which are the main infectious agent of fungal pathogens that can cause deadly infections in humans. Prof Wong’s team has discovered the dormancy mechanism of fungal spores. The discovery holds promise for protecting immunocompromised people, such as COVID-19 patients, from deadly infections caused by fungal pathogens. The study has received considerable attention in the field of microbiology and has been featured on the cover of Nature Microbiology.
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The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) extended the data collection period for the Population Census to 28 August and resumed today (23 Aug) the six-day field visits by Census officers to households of 98,000 residential units who have not responded to the Census.
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In line with the Macao SAR government’s epidemic prevention and control measures, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) has extended the deadline for applications for the “9th Subsidy Programme for Fashion Design on Sample Making” to 5pm on 9 September (Thursday). All interested parties are welcome to take this opportunity to apply for the Programme.
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“PHILANIPPON 2021” will be held in Yokohama, Japan, during 25^th to 30^th August 2021. Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau authorized the local philatelic agent to officially represent. To commemorate this Exhibition, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will issue the commemorative envelopes and provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service on site of the exhibition.
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The 26^th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (26^th MIF), organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, will be held at The Venetian Macao from 21 to 23 October. This year’s MIF will once again set up the “Macao SME Pavilion” and provide eligible local companies with an anti-epidemic discount: a participation fee of MOP680, assisting SMEs in their upgrading and transformation and boosting the economy in the post-pandemic era. Interested companies are welcome to apply from today (23 August) to 31 August.
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The 2021 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (2021MIECF) will be held from 5 to 7 August. On the first day of the 2021MIECF, a series of activities will be staged on the the Green Business Co-operation Day, during which international organisations, leading experts and scholars from Mainland China, and senior officers of famous listed companies will be invited to share and exchange their ideas on “Accelerating Commercialisation of Technological Innovation, Mainstreaming Green Manufacturing and Lifestyles”.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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