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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for December 2018 amounted to MOP1.04 billion, up by 15.4% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP923 million) increased by 23.8%, with that of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products surging by 322.1%. However, value of domestic exports (MOP120 million) dropped by 24.0%, with that of Pharmaceutical products & organic chemicals and Tobacco falling by 27.6% and 18.8% respectively. Total merchandise import rose by 0.5% year-on-year to MOP7.98 billion, of which imports of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products and Garments & footwear expanded by 29.9% and 22.6% respectively, but that of Mobile phones fell by 41.0%. Merchandise trade deficit in December amounted to MOP6.94 billion.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that, at the end of December 2018, total number of licensed motor vehicles edged down by 0.6% year-on-year to 240,145, of which light motorcycles (26,256) decreased by 10.5%, whereas light automobiles (108,442) and heavy motorcycles (97,822) inched up by 0.8% and 0.9% respectively. New registration of motor vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2018 declined by 27.2% year-on-year to 3,622, and that for the whole year of 2018 dropped by 13.7% to 14,509, with heavy motorcycles (7,374) falling by 25.4%.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the “2019 HUSH!! Full Music” Beach Concert will be held from 28 April to 1 May at Hac Sa Beach, Hac-Sa Nautical Centre and various locations in the Island District. This year’s Beach Concert will continue to invite a number of famous local and foreign bands to present different varieties of music, creating a passionate large-scale music feast. In order to provide a stage platform and more opportunities for local music performers to perform with foreign bands, IC invites interested local bands and musicians to participate in the concert.
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With the seven-day Spring Festival Golden Week (4th – 10th February) arriving next week, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is gearing up for the festive period with a diversity of proactive measures, such as forecasting visitor flows by use of big data for the first time. Visitor flows will be monitored at tourist districts and congested locations for internal testing during the Spring Festival Golden Week, to ensure that accurate reference data can be delivered in the future after the official launch of the project to facilitate visitor flow diversion.
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With the seven-day Spring Festival Golden Week (4th – 10th February) arriving next week, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is gearing up for the festive period with a diversity of proactive measures, such as forecasting visitor flows by use of big data for the first time. Visitor flows will be monitored at tourist districts and congested locations for internal testing during the Spring Festival Golden Week, to ensure that accurate reference data can be delivered in the future after the official launch of the project to facilitate visitor flow diversion.
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Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 30 January for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 10 supermarkets in Taipa and Coloane 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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To work in line with the administrative concept that emphasizes administrative simplification that facilitates citizens, promotion of e-administration and talent recruitment, and to gradually optimise the inspection and approval procedures for temporary residency application at the same time, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) now launches the Online Document Submission System. This service aims at allowing applicants to fill out the temporary residency application form online and upload supporting documents before filing a formal temporary residency application.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, has outlined three initiatives to boost Macao’s contribution to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area).
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