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Funds of the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System’s Individual Accounts to be Transferred Tomorrow to Senior Citizens Aged 65 to 74
The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) will make payments tomorrow (23 November) to 34,745 applicants of the second phase who are eligible for the withdrawal of funds of the non-mandatory central provident fund system’s individual accounts, and it has started to notify the individuals above of the outcome of applications by mail or by mobile text messages (SMS).
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Guangdong-Macao meeting heralds Greater Bay Area advances
The latest high-level meeting of officials from Guangdong Province and the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) concluded with an understanding for the two places to work together in advancing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area).
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The 10th Higher Education International Conference on Innovation and Developments in Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance was held by the Macao Polytechnic Institute
In order to explore the development in teaching and learning in countries along the Belt and Road countries and other regions, to share the developments in higher education quality assurance and facilitate the enhancement of quality in higher education in Macao, Macao Polytechnic Institute once again joined forces with the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) to organise the 10th Higher Education International Conference on Innovation and Developments in Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance. Over 40 experts and scholars in higher education coming from the United Kingdom, Portugal, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, the Philippines, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions gathered in Macao to explore factors affecting the quality of higher education, and share the trends and developments in the quality assurance in teaching and learning. More than two hundred instructors, researchers and students from local higher education institutions attended the seminars and shared their experience with the experts enthusiastically. Many academic achievements were attained.
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Survey on manpower needs and wages for the 3rd quarter of 2018 -Banking sector
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of full-time employees of the 27 banks in Macao increased by 190 year-on-year to 6,312 at the end of the third quarter of 2018. Analysed by occupation, there were 1,750 directors and managers, and 2,011 clerks (including 679 bank tellers).
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MGTO evaluates event effectiveness for work optimization Two Effectiveness Evaluation studies completed
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) continues to conduct the “Macao Tourism Branding and Media Effectiveness Evaluation of Mega Events” this year to evaluate the impact of four major events and their contribution to the tourism branding of Macao, with the aim to actively optimize its work and enhance the effectiveness of its events.
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IFT, HKPolyU and Sun Yat-Sen University Signing Memorandum of Cooperation
Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU) and Sun Yat-Sen University signed yesterday (21 Nov) the memorandum entitled “Memorandum of Cooperation of the Establishment of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tourism Research Alliance”. The three institutions will jointly organise and set up the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tourism Research Alliance”, studying issues related to tourism development in urban agglomeration of the Area, and building National Think Tank for the study of the Area.
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Delegation from Brazil’s Ministry of Education visits UM
A delegation led by Geraldo Nunes Sobrinho, director of programmes and scholarships of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) under the Ministry of Education of Brazil, recently visited the University of Macau (UM) in the company of Rafael Rodrigues Paulino from the Consulate General of Brazil in Hong Kong and Macau. The delegation was warmly received by UM Rector Yonghua Song, Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) Dean Hong Gang Jin, Faculty of Law (FLL) Associate Dean Augusto Teixeira Garcia, and Global Affairs Office Director Cindy Lam. Both parties had an in-depth discussion on strengthening the collaboration between UM and Brazilian universities. Sobrinho highly praised UM for its achievements in teaching and research and looks forward to increased collaboration between both sides in personnel training.
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Consumer Council released its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ Surveyed spots included supermarkets in São Lázaro and São Lourenço Parishes
Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 21 November for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets in São Lázaro and São Lourenço Parishes.
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