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CE: Macao to be highly vigilant over Lunar New Year holidays on developments in disease outbreak
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today announced the Government would for the time being cancel all large-scale public events it had planned to hold. This was in order to strengthen control measures – already in place – to prevent an outbreak of disease from spreading in the community and to protect further the safety of the public.
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Secretaries coordinate community resources to bolster disease control
Macao’s five Government Secretaries respectively held meetings today with representatives of community groups, in a bid to utilise the latter’s community work and social networks to complement the Government’s disease-control efforts.
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Consumer Council released latest supermarket price survey report of the current month
The Consumer Council released the second “Supermarket price survey report” of Taipa and Coloane in January. Surveyed data included prices, price differences and promotional offers of over 200 products from 7 supermarkets in the Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app, or the Council’s WeChat account.
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Face masks reserved for purchase by Macao residents and non-resident workers
Designated pharmacies are to make available protective face masks – reserved for purchase by either Macao residents or non-resident workers – starting from this evening (Thursday). Buyers will need to present either a Macao ID card or a non-resident worker ID card.
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DSI launched online application for SAR travel documents and travel permit to HKSAR
The Identification Service Bureau (DSI) proactively promotes online application service in line with the development of electronic administration. Following the online application for the Certificate of Criminal Record, the Certificate of Personal Data and the Certificate of Association and Foundation, DSI extends the application service for the SAR travel documents and the visit permit to HKSAR to mobile devices. The relevant service has been put into use on a trial basis since 26th December 2019 and it is officially launched today (23rd January 2020).
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Health Bureau confirms second infection case of novel coronavirus
The Health Bureau confirmed a second infected case of the newly-identified coronavirus found in the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak.
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Consumer Council hotline available during Chinese New Year Holidays
As consumption by citizens and the number of inbound tourists are expected to increase during Lunar New Year, the Consumer Council held a meeting before the festival with Economic Services Bureau (DSE), Macao Government Tourist Office (DST), Transport Bureau (DSAT), Judiciary Police (PJ), Public Security Police Force (PSP), Macao Custom Service, Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), Health Bureau (SS) and Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) to discuss on the protection of consumer rights for local citizens as well as inbound tourists.
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