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The Government today signed an agreement with the Alibaba Group to further develop Macao as a smart city, namely by using Alibaba’s big data processing capabilities to enhance the quality of the city’s public services.
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The 31^st Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be held from 29 September to 30 October, featuring 17 programmes in a total of 20 excellent performances. Tickets will be available through the Macau Ticketing Network from 10am on Sunday, 6 August, while telephone and online bookings will be accepted from 12pm on the same day. On the first day of ticket sales, ticket purchases are limited to a maximum of 10 tickets per performance per person while ticket collection for free-admission performances is limited to 2 tickets per performance per person. The Cultural Affairs Bureau will distribute queuing vouchers at the Macau Ticketing Network starting from 9am on 6 August and purchasers holding the vouchers can buy the tickets according to the respective queuing vouchers.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 1,229 new companies were incorporated in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 88 year-on-year. Total value of registered capital surged by 5,104.3% year-on-year to MOP7.3 billion, due to the incorporation of a fund company with a large capital. Analysed by industry, there were 378 newly incorporated companies operating in Wholesale & Retail and 309 in Business Services. Companies in dissolution totalled 195 in the second quarter, and the value of registered capital of companies in dissolution amounted to MOP30 million.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, money supply continued to grow in June with a stable share of patacas. On the other hand, both resident deposits and loans increased from a month earlier.
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The 2017 Summertime English: An Immersion Experience (STE), organised by the University of Macau’s (UM) English Language Centre (ELC), attracted over 76 secondary school students from Macao and overseas. Participants said the camp was inspiring and boosted their confidence in speaking English.
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In order to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of the Ministry of Culture of the PRC and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government organize “Haojiang Moonlight Night – Opera Warriors”, counting on the support of the Ministry of Culture of the PRC and the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the MSAR, as well as with the cooperation of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture. The performance takes to the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium stage on 15 and 16 September, at 8pm. Tickets will be on sale from next Tuesday (8 August) at the Macau Ticketing Network outlets.
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The Government placed great importance on enhancing the livelihoods of Macao’s people and strived to allocate sufficient funds for implementing related policies and measures, said the Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On.
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A series of training events for the Volunteer Team for Clean Elections 2017 recruited by the CCAC has already finished. Starting from 6^th August (Sunday), the volunteers will go to different districts in Macao to interact with the citizens in order to promote electoral probity.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today said Macao would continue to bolster efforts to make further contributions to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and to the “Belt and Road” initiative.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election is to hold a meeting next week with the General Audit Committee of the Legislative Assembly Election, to discuss the rules for determining the validity of ballots.
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