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Starting Today, Seniors Aged between 65 and 74 can apply for Withdrawal of Funds from Individual Accounts of Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System
The second phase of fund withdrawal applications for this year’s special allocation of budget surplus for individual accounts of non-mandatory central provident fund system has commenced. Starting today, eligible seniors who are aged between 65 and 74 can apply to the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) for withdrawal of funds, and the money will be transferred on November 23 at the earliest for the approved applications.
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Commemorative postmark cancellation service of “Celebration of Teachers' Day”
To celebrate the Teachers' Day 2018, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at our Philatelic Shop of General Post Office, from 10:30 to 17:30 on 10th September 2018 to provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “Celebration of Teachers' Day”.
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Macao Orchestra inaugurates its 2018-19 Concert Season
The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, held the opening ceremony of its 2018-19 Concert Season on 1 September, at the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, followed by the season opening concert “Sergei Rachmaninoff by Barry Douglas”. The opening ceremony was officiated by the Acting Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Wang Dong; the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mok Ian Ian; the Assistant of the Deputy Director of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao S.A.R., Shao Bin; the Chairman of the China Symphony Development Foundation, Chen Guangxian; members of Macao Orchestra Advisory Committee, Dai Ding Cheng, Kevin Thompson, Johnny M Poon and Cao Yiji; the Head of the Department of Performing Arts Development of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Iu Wai Man; the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Macao Orchestra, Lu Jia, and the General Manager of the Macao Orchestra, Rebecca Chou.
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UM mourns the passing of honorary doctor, Nobel laurate James Mirrlees
Professor Sir James Mirrlees, a former recipient of the title of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa and Honorary Professor from the University of Macau (UM), who was also a Nobel laureate in economics, passed away in Cambridge, United Kingdom, at the age of 82. UM would like to offer the deepest condolences on the passing of Prof Mirrlees and has sent a condolence letter to his family. UM members will forever remember him.
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External merchandise trade statistics for July 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for July 2018 amounted to MOP918 million, down by 17.6% year-on-year; value of re-exports (MOP791 million) decreased by 17.4%, with that of Garments falling by 77.8%; moreover, value of domestic exports (MOP127 million) slid by 18.7%, with that of Tobacco decreasing by 38.4%. Total merchandise import rose by 23.6% year-on-year to MOP7.54 billion, of which imports of Mobile phones, Watches and Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products expanded by 59.9%, 56.3% and 41.7% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in July amounted to MOP6.63 billion.
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