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CE’s New Year Message stresses new engines for Macao growth
The Government was dedicated to creating new engines for Macao’s economic development, which could be achieved by grasping fresh opportunities arising from the country’s reform and opening-up policies during the new era, said the Chief Executive in his New Year Message.
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IAM launches “IAM connect” platform for immediate reflection of views
To facilitate the electronic governance of the Macao SAR Government and promote electronic municipal services, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) launches the “IAM connect” platform for immediate reflection of views on its establishment day (January 1). Residents can access the platform via mobile phones to easily and promptly give their opinions about four municipal areas, namely “environmental hygiene”, “parks and gardens/green areas and leisure areas”, “equipment and facilities” and “food safety”, while they can also log in to the platform anytime to enquire about case progress and the result of follow-up.
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External merchandise trade statistics for November 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for November 2018 amounted to MOP1.02 billion, up by 1.8% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP899 million) increased by 6.8%, with that of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products surging notably by 526.1%. However, value of domestic exports (MOP124 million) dropped by 24.1%, with that of Pharmaceutical products & organic chemicals and Tobacco falling by 60.7% and 48.3% respectively. Total merchandise import rose by 6.7% year-on-year to MOP8.06 billion, of which imports of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products, Garments & footwear and Mobile phones expanded by 34.6%, 21.2% and 20.4% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in November amounted to MOP7.04 billion.
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Employment survey for September-November 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the employment situation in Macao was satisfactory. The general unemployment rate for September-November 2018 was 1.7%, down by 0.1 percentage point from the previous period (August-October 2018); meanwhile, the unemployment rate of local residents remained unchanged at 2.4% and the underemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point to 0.3%.
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