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Consumer Council conducted its third ‘Supermarket price survey’ in September on 15 September for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Areia Preta, Mong Há and Avenida de Venceslau de Morais in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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The Consumer Council continues to introduce local retail business culture to tourists through different channels to encourage their confidence in shopping in Macao, to avoid consumer disputes, and let them receive enjoyable services offered here.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) hosted today the PATA Gold Awards Lunch and Award Presentation 2017 with three of this year’s Gold Awards going to Macao tourism operators. The awards presentation ceremony is one of the highlights of PATA Travel Mart 2017 that closes today in Macao.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) hosted today the PATA Gold Awards Lunch and Award Presentation 2017 with three of this year’s Gold Awards going to Macao tourism operators. The awards presentation ceremony is one of the highlights of PATA Travel Mart 2017 that closes today in Macao.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP159.5 billion (USD19.79 billion) at the end of August 2017. The reserves increased by 1.0% from the revised value of MOP157.9 billion (USD19.63 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-August 2017 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 88.8% of pataca M2 at end-July 2017.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election today urged qualified voters to exercise on election day their right to vote and thus fulfil their civic duty.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today spoke highly of the contribution to post-typhoon relief work made by personnel from government departments related to either the economy or to finance.
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Consumer Council conducted its second ‘Supermarket price survey’ in September on 14 September for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 14 supermarkets in Toi San, Ilha Verde and Fai Chi Kei areas in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) of the Macao SAR Government, in cooperation with the Architects Association of Macau and the Macao Urban Planning Institute, organises the Macao Exhibition at the 7^th Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture 2017 (hereinafter called “Bi-City Biennale”). The submission period of calling for proposals ended in early August. The submitted proposals for the Bi-City Biennale were then reviewed and selected by the Jury Commission composed of five experts and scholars from Shenzhen and Macao. The 1^st Prize winner was Companhia de Arquitectura JWCC Limitada, who submitted the project entitled “City Magnified: Re-discovering of a Diminishing Urban Identity”, and will be responsible for planning the Macao Exhibition at the Bi-City Biennale. Other proposals were also awarded prizes, namely the 2^nd prize was awarded to CURB — Centre for Architecture and Urbanism with the project “Macau, City of Villages - Diversity From the Bottom Up”, and the 3^rd prize went to Cita Planeamento e Design Lda. for the project “Reconstruct‧Hang Vo Tong－The Macau Experience”. Meanwhile, an Honourable Mention was awarded to Wan Pio with their project “Safe Cordon”.
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PATA Travel Mart opened today (September 14) in Macao, in a Ceremony presided by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, Alexis Tam, who is also the Chairman of the Host Committee for PATA Travel Mart 2017. Organized by Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and hosted by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), PATA Travel Mart is Asia Pacific’s premier travel trade show. Marking this year its 40^th edition, the event attracted to Macao more than 1,130 delegates from 66 destinations.
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