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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) and animal protection groups will continue to organise multiple activities in December, including the “Sharing Talk on Adoption of Dogs and Cats” and the “Talk on Health and Veterinary Care of Dog Breeds” with the theme of Chihuahua. In addition, the “Pet Preparatory Class—Pet Information Station” will tour different neighbourhoods to continuously promote the concepts of animal epidemic prevention and protection, adoption and being a responsible owner. Members of the public are welcome to participate in the activities.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 252,082 as at end-October 2024, up by 0.5% year-on-year. In October, cross-border vehicular traffic (840,729 trips), passenger ferry trips (6,861 trips) and arriving and departing commercial flights at the Macau International Airport (4,624 trips) rose by 23.3%, 9% and 22.6% year-on-year respectively. As at end-October, number of mobile phone subscribers (1,443,673) and internet subscribers (771,907) showed respective growth of 5% and 7.3% year-on-year.
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The Financial Intelligence Office of the Unitary Police Service (GIF) has marked its 7th year of successful “Public-Private Partnership” implementation, fostering a stable relationship with the banking sector. On 25 November 2024, GIF hosted its 12th “Joint Meeting on Prevention and Suppression of Financial Crimes” to strengthen the effectiveness on preventing and combating crimes of money laundering and terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”) in Macao. During the meeting, representatives of GIF presented data on suspicious transaction reports in Macao, comprehensively analyzed recent typologies and trends of suspicious transactions in the financial sector, and discussed the latest international standards for AML/CFT. Through experience sharing and information exchange, GIF aimed to enhance the vigilance of banking sector against risks of financial crime and deepen their understanding of prevention and combat measures thereof.
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The University of Macau (UM) held the Scholarship Presentation Ceremony 2024 today (27 November). During the ceremony, the university presented scholarships and academic prizes to 402 students in recognition of their outstanding performances.
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The UM-Peking University Frontiers Science Center Joint Symposium was held today (27 November) at the University of Macau (UM). Jointly organised by the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of UM, the Ministry of Education Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology (FSCPO) of UM, and the Frontiers Science Center for Cancer Integrative Omics (FSCCIO) of Peking University (PKU), the event brought together around 150 experts and researchers in biomedical sciences to discuss the latest developments in cancer treatment.
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Students from the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) programme in the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at the University of Macau (UM) conducted a study tour in Hangzhou, with the aim of gaining first-hand insights into the city’s smart city development and exploring social governance and business innovation.
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The 2024 Macau International Kart Grand Prix, organized by the Sports Bureau, the Automobile General Association of Macao-China, OTK Kart Asia and IAME Asia, and sponsored by Sands China Limited, will take place from 28 November to 1 December (Thursday to Sunday)and from 4 to 8 December (Wednesday to Sunday)at the Coloane Karting Track.
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To further strengthen and promote cross-border exchange and cooperation in preventing and combating money laundering among competent authorities in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR, the Financial Intelligence Office of the Unitary Police Service coordinated a Macao SAR delegation to Chengdu, Sichuan from 19 to 20 November 2024 to participate in the “5^th AML Tripartite meeting (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao) ” organized by the Anti-money Laundering Bureau of the People’s Bank of China.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that inbound package tour visitors totalled 194,000 in October 2024, an uplift of 14.2% year-on-year. The average occupancy rate of guest rooms of hotel establishments rose by 4.5 percentage points year-on-year to 87.3%. Meanwhile, number of guests dropped by 5.8% to 1,176,000, and their average length of stay remained at 1.6 nights.
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