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The Macao Special Administrative Region Government will present the roadshow “Macao Week in Hangzhou” in Hangzhou from 26 – 29 March 2021. Following the “Beijing Macao Week” in Beijing last September, the “Macao Week in Hangzhou” will enliven Hubin Pedestrian Street with a mega roadshow in Hangzhou to showcase the city’s diverse offer of travel experiences and commercial opportunities to locals and visitors there. Raising Macao’s profile as a healthy, safe and quality destination, the event seeks to attract Mainland visitors for travel and spending in Macao to expand visitor source and spur economic revival.
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Zhu Haibin, a doctoral student in the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) of the University of Macau (UM), won a second prize at the Fourth National Academic Forum for Doctoral Students in Statistics held in Guangzhou. He was the only PhD student from Macao to receive an award at this event. This year’s forum attracted doctoral students from various well-known universities and institutions, including Tsinghua University, Peking University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, Sun Yat-sen University, and the Southern University of Science and Technology.
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IFTM has been placed in Asia’s top-5 for hospitality and leisure management studies for the fifth consecutive year, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings. The result highlights the Institute’s position as a leading global provider of education in tourism.
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In response to the call of World Consumer Rights Day to pay attention to consumer rights and to enrich Macao consumers’ knowledge in laws regarding real estates in the Mainland, Guangdong Consumers Council, Macao Consumer Council and the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) organized “Forum on Guangdong and Macao Real Estate Consumer Rights Protection” on 14 March in Macao. Consumers are suggested to use the information available through the “Joint prevention mechanism for Macao citizens purchasing real estate in the Mainland” to make careful decision.
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The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released results of the Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages for the fourth quarter of 2020. Survey coverage comprises Wholesale & Retail Trade; Transport, Storage & Communications; Security Activities and Public Sewage & Refuse Disposal Activities; however, the self-employed are excluded.
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Foreigners meeting certain requirements are now permitted to enter Macao from mainland China. The measure became effective from the stroke of midnight today, according to Executive Order No. 43/2021.
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IFTM has launched a series of postgraduate courses in collaboration with the UNWTO Academy from February to June. The Institute is the first higher education institution in Asia to collaborate with the UNWTO Academy – the education arm of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – to offer tourism-focused courses within its postgraduate programmes.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today emphasised the unwavering determination of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government to adhere to the fundamental principle of “patriots governing Macao”, in order to maintain Macao’s long-term stability and prosperity.
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The Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies (CJT) of Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) held a seminar “Innovative Thinking on the Development of Gaming and Tourism” on March 10, 2021. The seminar featured presentations by distinguished speakers, including Mr. Jay Chun, Chairman of Paradise Entertainment Ltd., Mr. Tian Han, SVP of Gaming Operations & Strategic Marketing at MGM, as well as Prof. Zeng Zhonglu and his associates of MPI. The innovation issues in gaming technology were discussed in the seminar, alongside the new theoretical paradigms in gaming and tourism research.
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