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The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the first-half of June on 13 June for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 10 supermarkets in Santo António 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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Representatives from the Consumer Council visited Rio de Janeiro earlier for a meeting with PROTESTE, the consumer protection organization in Brazil, to discuss on the setup of a long-term communication mechanism. The Council’s representatives were received by Maria Inês Dolci, Vice President of Directors Council of PROTESTE, and Pedro Moreira, Executive Director of PROTESTE, both parties agreed to sign a cooperation agreement to implement the relevant mechanism.
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM) has published new approach procedures and approved Air Macau to adopt the new procedures for their aircraft landings. Commencing today, with AACM’s authorization to adopt the procedures, air operators can benefit from the reduced number of go-arounds and flight diversions resulting from unfavourable weather conditions when performing landings (from North to South) at Runway 16. The new procedures greatly enhance the operational safety and efficiency of the aircraft when landing at Runway 16.
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The Tourism Federation of Cities in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay Area (referred to as the “Federation”) convened the second Annual Meeting in Hong Kong today (12 June) to forge the collaborative initiatives of the year. Member entities keenly expressed their views on the prospect of tourism development across the Greater Bay Area, followed by comprehensive discussions. Deputy Director of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Cheng Wai Tong, attended the meeting with the team.
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The University of Macau (UM) today (12 June) conferred a Doctor of Science honoris causa degree on the Nobel laureate in chemistry, Prof Aaron Ciechanover, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to basic scientific research. After the ceremony, Prof Ciechanover gave a lecture titled ‘The Revolution of Personalised Medicine: Are We Going to Cure all Diseases and at What Cost’, which attracted many experts, scholars, faculty members, researchers, and students from China and abroad.
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The Sixth Macau Symposium on Biomedical Sciences, organised by the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), opened at UM today (12 June). The two-day event attracted over 400 people, including experts, scientists and researchers in the field as well as teachers and students from UM and local secondary schools. With this year’s theme being ‘innovation’, the symposium focused on cutting-edge research and innovative technologies in biomedical sciences. The Nobel laureate Aaron Ciechanover, who is also a recipient of an honorary doctorate from UM, was one of the keynote speakers.
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The Sixth Macau Symposium on Biomedical Sciences, organised by the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), opened at UM today (12 June). The two-day event attracted over 400 people, including experts, scientists and researchers in the field as well as teachers and students from UM and local secondary schools. With this year’s theme being ‘innovation’, the symposium focused on cutting-edge research and innovative technologies in biomedical sciences. The Nobel laureate Aaron Ciechanover, who is also a recipient of an honorary doctorate from UM, was one of the keynote speakers.
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