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Taipa Houses close temporarily to the public from 12pm on Saturday

In conjunction with the activities of 66th Macao Grand Prix, the Taipa Houses, under the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be temporarily closed to the public from 12pm on Saturday, 16 November, until the end of the same day. The entire area of the Taipa Houses (including Avenida da Praia) will be closed to the public on the designated day and access will be restricted to authorities and authorized vehicles.


Macau Grand Prix motorsport stars are cream of the crop in IFTM gastronomy experience

Drivers and riders from the four headlines races at this year’s Suncity Group 66th Macau Grand Prix showed off their culinary skills at the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) today (November 13th), ahead of the weekend’s big event in the Macau Grand Prix IFTM Gastronomy Experience.




UM members participate in fifth American Society of Civil Engineers – International Student Group Greater China Student Conference

Prof Er Guokang and five students from the University of Macau (UM) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering recently participated in the fifth American Society of Civil Engineers--International Student Group (ASCE-ISG) Greater China Student Conference, which was held at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China. During the event, UM students exchanged ideas with their counterparts from other universities. The trip broadened the students’ horizons, increased their knowledge in civil engineering, and helped them build friendships with other students.


UM awards scholarships to over 230 students

The University of Macau (UM) held the Scholarship Presentation Ceremony 2019 today (13 November). During the ceremony, the university presented scholarships and academic prizes to 235 outstanding students. More than 400 UM students received scholarships in the past year.




Consumer Council released 4th supermarket price survey report of the current month

The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the first-half of November on 13 November for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 7 supermarkets in Taipa and Coloane 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.


Foreign exchange reserves and nominal effective exchange rate index for the pataca – October 2019

The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP173.3 billion (USD21.47 billion) at the end of October 2019. The reserves increased by 1.3% from the revised value of MOP171.0 billion (USD21.18 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-October 2019 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 83.4% of pataca M2 at end-September 2019.


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