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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI in July 2018 increased by 3.33% year-on-year to 113.11, up by 0.22 percentage points from the 3.11% growth in June. The increment in July was attributable to dearer charges for eating out, rising rentals for dwellings, higher parking meter rates and increasing prices of gasoline and adults’ clothing.
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The University of Macau (UM) today (20 August) held the convocation and an orientation seminar for the 2018/2019 academic year for over 2,000 new students. UM Rector Yonghua Song gave the new students their first lecture at UM. During the talk, he discussed how,against the background of the fourth industrial revolution, leading universities around the world should evolve and nurture outstanding professionals with a creative mindset to meet the challenges of today’s world. He also encouraged students to treasure their time in college and make the most of UM’s outstanding teaching environment and research resources, in order to increase their competitiveness in a global environment and inject a creative energy into China and Macao.
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The Government has been optimising plans for ensuring the security of Macao’s water supply citywide in the event of public emergency, while pressing ahead with construction of a fourth pipeline to bring water from the mainland, in order to enhance stability of local supply.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that 47% of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments reported a year-on-year rise in receipts in June, up by 6 percentage points from May; the corresponding proportions of Chinese Restaurants (65%) and Western Restaurants (37%) each increased by 11 percentage points. On the other hand, the share of interviewed establishments recording a year-on-year decline in receipts decreased by 3 percentage points over May to 26%, with the corresponding proportion of Japanese & Korean Restaurants (7%) reducing by 20 percentage points.
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During the summer vacation, the Student Affairs Office of Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) organized nearly 30 students of different programmes to participate in the Chongqing Internship Programme for the youth of Hong Kong and Macao, which was hosted by the Chongqing Talents Exchange Service Center. The 36-day work experience has played an important role in enhancing MPI students’ understanding of Chinese corporate culture, broadening their horizons, and enhancing their employment competitiveness.
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Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Alexis Tam, led a delegation comprising officials of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Sports Bureau as well as members of Tourism Development Committee and Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee to visit several cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area for familiarization with their tourism attractions and facilities. The mission was organized by MGTO with the aim to foster multi-destination tourism and push forward the work of the Tourism Federation of Cities in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay Area. Riding on the mission, MGTO kicked off a two-day Macao travel roadshow in Shenzhen, the last city to visit, today (18 August) to showcase the tourism resources and new brand of Macao as a Creative City of Gastronomy.
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With the implementation of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area initiative, young people from Macao now have an exciting new option when deciding where to pursue their careers after graduation. Several University of Macau (UM) students served internships in the Greater Bay Area in the just-ended summer holiday. What have they learned from their internship experiences? Will they consider finding a job in the area after graduation?
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