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UM Honorary Doctor Henry T. Yang gives Doctor honoris causa Lecture on how top universities nurture professionals
The University of Macau (UM) yesterday (12 November) held a Doctor honoris causa Lecture titled ‘Cultivating Talent at a World-Class Research University UC Santa Barbara: A Modest Example’. The keynote speaker, Professor Henry T. Yang, is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from UM, a world-renowned expert in structural engineering, and the current chancellor of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). During the talk, Yang discussed how world-class higher education institutions and research institutes discover talented people and nurture outstanding professionals. The event attracted many UM faculty members and students.
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Consumer Council released its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’on Sé Parish
Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey' in November on 13 November for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in Sé Parish.
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Preparations underway to welcome Portuguese travel trade for National Congress of APAVT next week in Macao
Macao Government Tourism Office and the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (APAVT, from its Portuguese acronym) are finalizing the preparations for the 43rd National Congress of APAVT, scheduled for November 23 to 27 in Macao. The congress will offer Portuguese tourism professionals a firsthand update on the city’s tourism offer, contributing to stimulate the diversification of visitor-source markets. The event will also reinforce Macao’s role as a platform for relations between China and Portuguese speaking countries, with one of the highlights of the programme including a session for business contacts between Portuguese travel trade and counterparts from Mainland China.
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FSS Continues to Hold More Explanatory Sessions to Introduce the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System
The “Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System (the System)” will come into force on 1 January next year. In order to deepen the understanding of the community about the System, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) has held several sessions to explain the non-mandatory central provident fund system to employees of different industries and also two public sessions for employers. Later, there will be two public sessions for employees on 11 and 26 November, and interested individuals can sign up for participation.
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CE to deliver 2018 Policy Address tomorrow
The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, tomorrow will deliver the Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2018 at the Legislative Assembly.
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CE to deliver 2018 Policy Address tomorrow
The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, tomorrow will deliver the Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2018 at the Legislative Assembly.
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Mortgage loans statistics – September 2017
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) decreased from the previous month while those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs) rose in September 2017. With regard to the outstanding balance, RMLs and CRELs both witnessed slight monthly increases.
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The 16th Macao-wide English Speech Contest and 23rd “21st Century” National English Speaking Competition Macao Regional Contest ends successfully
The 16th Macao-wide English Speech Contest and 23rd “21st Century” National English Speaking Competition Macao Regional Contest took place on Saturday-Sunday, 11th-12th November 2017.
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Performance Pledge 2017 of Marine and Water Bureau Passes Re-evaluation
The application for re-evaluation of the Performance Pledge 2017 of the Marine and Water Bureau was approved by the Public Services Evaluation Committee in September. The Bureau was awarded a “pass” in the re-evaluation, which is valid until 5 September 2019.
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