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The 51st Session of Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues held in Macao
The 51st Session of Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) is held in Macao from April 8 to 13. More than 300 representatives of 49 member countries, 1 member organisation (European Union) and 12 international organisations participate in the session this year. A total of 17 issues and over 360 drafts of maximum residue limits of 33 pesticides in animal and plant products will be reviewed.
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Inauguration Ceremony of Deputy Commissioner of PSP
Assistant Commissioner Vong Vai Hong of Public Security Police Force (PSP) assumed office as Deputy Commissioner on 8 April. The inauguration ceremony, which was held at the PSP Headquarters in the morning, was officiated by Commissioner Leong Man Cheong and witnessed by the Directorate and heads of various departments.
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Residential property price index for December 2018 – February 2019
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for December 2018 - February 2019 decreased by 0.9% over the previous period (November 2018 - January 2019) to 262.9. The indices for the Macao Peninsula (265.3) and Taipa & Coloane (252.4) dropped by 1.0% and 0.9% respectively.
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British Museum Drawings Showcased in Macao for the First Time in Art Macao Leading-up Event
The exhibition ‘Italian Renaissance Drawings from the British Museum’ will be unveiled on the third floor of the Macao Museum of Art at 6:30pm on 11 April (Thursday). Jointly presented by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM), under the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and the British Museum, the exhibition features original drawings of 42 Renaissance artists including, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael, demonstrating Italian artistic achievement during this period. The first time being showcased in Macao, this selection of drawings from the British Museum is an opportunity not to be missed.
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Improvements made on supermarket price survey work Consumer Council collects prices from the same supermarket twice a month
The Consumer Council continues to improve its supermarket price survey work, after reviewing on its work in recent years, price changes cycle and frequency, as well as listening to consumers’ suggestions, the Council started to collect price data from the same supermarket twice a month, this will further increase the timeliness of the survey report.
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Language Big Data Alliance (LBDA) Summit 2019 Held at MPI
The Language Big Data Alliance (LBDA) kicked off its annual conference in the morning of April 2, 2019 at Macao Polytechnic Institute, featuring the theme of "Future, Infinite". Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) is a founding institution and council member of LBDA and was the host of this year's annual conference. The conference was attended by experts and scholars of diverse fields from around the world. Officiating guests included: Ip Peng Kin, Office Chief from GSASC of the Macao SAR Government; Gou Renmin, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office; Huang Youyi, Hannelore Lee-Janke and Wei-He Zhong, Co-Presidents of LBDA; Im Sio Kei Marcus, President of MPI and Teng Sio Hong, Acting Deputy Director of the Macao SAR Government's Higher Education Bureau, among many others.
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