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Consumer price index (CPI) for January 2019
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI in January 2019 increased by 3.04% year-on-year to 114.53, an increase of 0.10 percentage point from the 2.94% growth in December 2018. The increment in January was attributable to dearer charges for eating out and higher rentals for dwellings, as well as increasing prices of motor cars and adults’ clothing.
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Visitor arrivals for January 2019
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals totalled 3,425,126 in January 2019, up by 24.9% year-on-year but down by 4.1% over December 2018. Same-day visitors (1,783,758) surged by 41.8% year-on-year, with those arriving by land soaring by 65.8%; overnight visitors (1,641,368) increased by 10.7%. The average length of stay of visitors dropped by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.2 days on account of a notable growth of 6.2 percentage points in the proportion of same-day visitors (52.1%). Overnight visitors stayed an average of 2.2 days, up by 0.1 day; meanwhile, the average length of stay of same-day visitors held stable at 0.2 day.
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UM to hold Doctor honoris causa Lecture Anthony Lau to talk about e-commerce logistics
Anthony Lau Siu Wing, an honorary doctor of the University of Macau (UM), on Tuesday 5 March will give a talk titled ‘E-Commerce Logistics’ at UM. All are welcome.
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Consumer Council released latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ Various functions available on website and app
Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 25 February for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in Sé Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) or the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app.
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The IMF Concludes its Consultation on Macao’s Macroeconomic and Financial Assessments
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission completed its 12-day visit to Macao SAR on 25 February 2019 and preliminarily concluded the SAR’s macroeconomic and financial assessments.
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Tour around Macao with IFT Students
The Institute for Tourism Studies(IFT)’s Bachelor Degree Programme emphasises on the balance between theory and practice. Students are required to complete certain hours of practical tasks related to their specialisations every year. One of the tasks given to the Tourism Business Management students is to provide free guided tour to tourists and local residents.
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CE to visit Beijing for talks on advancing Greater Bay Area development
The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, will visit on Thursday (28 February) to Beijing, where he will attend a meeting – to be held on Friday (1 March) – of the Central Government’s leading group for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area).
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