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External merchandise trade statistics for February 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export amounted to MOP729 million in February 2021, down by 16.8% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP638 million) declined by 21.0%, with that of Articles for casino and Garments falling by 87.4% and 74.7% respectively. Meanwhile, value of domestic exports (MOP91 million) grew by 30.9%, with that of Garments and Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits & other bakers’ wares soaring by 295.4% and 279.9% respectively. Total merchandise import surged by 102.8% year-on-year to MOP7.76 billion, of which imports of Gold jewellery, Mobile phones and Handbags & wallets swelled by 640.5%, 528.8% and 417.7% respectively, but those of Other textile made-up articles and Articles for casino declined by 70.6% and 45.8% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in February 2021 totalled MOP7.03 billion.
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The registration period for the exchange of the Rat and Ox Zodiac banknotes and the 20th Anniversary of the Return to the Motherland of Macao banknotes terminating next Friday
The online registration period for the exchange of the Rat and Ox Zodiac banknotes and the previously issued 20th Anniversary of the Return to the Motherland of Macao banknotes will end at 6:00pm on 9 April 2021 (Friday). The Monetary Authority of Macao would like to remind those citizens who are interested in exchanging for the said banknotes to complete the registration process before the mentioned deadline.
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IPIM Leads Macao Enterprises to Participate in the ‘Macao Week in Hangzhou’ to Foster Trade, Economic Exchange and Collaboration between the Two Regions
To facilitate the ‘tourism + MICE’ integration and give play to its synergistic effects, the Macao SAR Government held the ‘Macao Week in Hangzhou’ roadshow for four consecutive days, which displayed information about the features of Macao’s tourism, commerce and trade, culture and gastronomy. During the event, a Macao tourism and MICE presentation seminar and a business matching session for Hangzhou and Macao entrepreneurs were organised to promote Macao as a healthy and safe travel destination, and to foster exchange and collaboration in business and trade between the two regions.
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Ticket sales for the 31st Macao Arts Festival satisfactory on the first day of sales
Tickets for the 31st Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, went on sale simultaneously through the Macau Ticketing Network outlets, telephone and online booking from 10am on 28 March. This year’s MAF has received an enthusiastic response from the public and sales reached a satisfactory result as more than 4,700 tickets were sold up to 7pm on the first day of ticket sales, which accounted for 63% of the total number of tickets. Many programmes were highly sought after and tickets for over 34 shows were sold out.
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[Infographic] Macao, a healthy, safe and quality destination
Macao, a healthy, safe and quality destination
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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for February 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 120 hotels & guesthouses were open for business in February 2021, an increase of 3 year-on-year; number of available guest rooms dropped by 4.4% to 36,000. Data on hotels & guesthouses designated for medical observation were excluded in the compilation of the results. The average occupancy rate of guest rooms stood at 38.5%, representing a year-on-year growth of 23.7 percentage points and yet a month-to-month decrease of 1.8 percentage points.
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IFTM Wine Appreciation Club Members Certified as Wines of Portugal Ambassador
12 student members of the IFTM Wine Appreciation Club, an affiliate of the IFTM Student Union, have been certified by the ViniPortugal trade association as “Wines of Portugal Ambassador (Initiation Level)” on March 19 after successfully completing the related training and examination.
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Protest suspended due to organiser’s failure to ensure epidemic-control measures
The Director of the Health Bureau has requested suspension of a protest planned for today, due to the organiser failing to ensure there would be implementation during the event, of necessary epidemic-control measures.
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Optimisation for electronic consumption benefits plan to be announced soon
The Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance states the following:
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Macao registers highest daily record of 32,647 visitor arrivals since start of pandemic
Macao has seen a rebound in visitor arrivals in recent days. A total of 189,843 visitor arrivals were registered over the past week (20 — 26 March) with an average daily volume of 27,120 visitors, which surged by 109.5% and 77.8% compared with the average daily visitor arrivals during the Spring Festival Golden Week (12,947) and February (15,254) respectively. The past week (spanning from Saturday to the ensuing Friday) also marks the highest weekly record of visitor arrivals since the outbreak of COVID-19 last year.
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