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GGCT lowers the Travel Alert for Sri Lanka to Level 1
Given that the situation in Sri Lanka has attenuated, the Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) lowered the Travel Alert to Level 1.
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Esplanade of Maritime Museum temporarily closed for works Exhibition area remains open
The repair works on the outdoor canopies and fountain of the Maritime Museum will commence on 6 September 2019. To ensure safety, the esplanade will be temporarily closed to the public while the repair works take place, until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Monetary and financial statistics – July 2019
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, broad money supply continued to fall in July with a stable share of patacas. Meanwhile, both resident deposits and loans dropped from a month earlier.
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UM develops ‘small-molecule probes’ for better evaluation of AD treatment
A research team from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Macau (UM) has developed a brain imaging tool for patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is a new technology for photoacoustic (PA) imaging of Copper (II) in the brains of patients with AD. The study has been published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and was highlighted in ChemistryViews.
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Possible warning signals to be issued due to the impact on "Kajiki" (Update Time: 2019-09-03 05:30)
Possible warning signals to be issued due to the impact on "Kajiki"
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The probabilities of issuing severe weather warning signals (Update Time: 2019-09-02 17:40)
The probabilities of issuing severe weather warning signals
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Macao Yearbook 2019 released tomorrow
The Chinese, Portuguese and English special edition of Macao Yearbook 2019, an annual publication compiled by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) of the Macao SAR, will hit the shelves tomorrow (3 September).
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Starting Today, Seniors Aged between 65 and 74 can apply for Withdrawal of Funds from their Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System Individual Accounts
The second phase of fund withdrawal application for this year’s special allocation from budget surplus for individual accounts of the non-mandatory central provident fund system has commenced. Starting today, eligible seniors between age 65 and 74 can apply to the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) for withdrawal of funds. Applicants can register for Automatic Withdrawal of Funds at the same time, and the money will be transferred on 27th November at the earliest for approved applications.
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Transport and communications statistics for July 2019
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles totalled 238,383 as at end-July 2019, up slightly by 152 year-on-year; light automobiles (108,258) and heavy motorcycles (98,136) increased by 0.9% and 1.8% respectively. New registration of motor vehicles in July went up by 0.8% year-on-year to 1,130, with light automobiles (537) rising by 1.1%, while heavy motorcycles (537) edging down by 0.4%. In the first seven months of 2019, new registration of motor vehicles declined by 20.6% year-on-year to 6,844. Number of traffic accidents grew by 8.0% year-on-year to 1,167 in July, and number of injuries totalled 327. In the first seven months, there were 7,337 traffic accidents; number of victims totalled 2,442 and 5 of them were killed.
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Aerial mapping period is extended due to weather
Due to the unstable weather conditions in August, the Macao SAR Government will extend the period of the aerial mapping operation which was originally scheduled to complete in August. It is expected that the whole operation will finish towards the end of September.
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