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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, money supply sustained its growth momentum in March with a stable share of patacas. On the other hand, both resident deposits and loans grew from a month earlier.
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In response to this year’s International Museum Day, 17 Macao museums co-organize a large-scale annual museum event, the “2017 Macao International Museum Day Carnival” themed “The Mobile Museum – Red Market X Drunken Dragon Festival”. The opening ceremony was held on 3 May, at 10:30am, at the Red Market (Mercado Municipal Almirante Lacerda), featuring a series of excellent activities and attracting residents into active participation.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the 28^th Macao Arts Festival (MAF) presents a variety of extraordinary performances this week, including ANECKXANDER: a tragic autobiography of the body, Hu(r)mano, Rusty Nails & Other Heroes, the Cantonese opera The Tale of Lady General and the environmental artwork Remote Macao, exploring the various possibilities of space by means of different art manifestations.
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To implement cooperation on food safety between Macao and Portugal, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE) of Portugal held the first working meeting in Macao on May 2. Both sides had discussions about notification of information about food safety, technique for food testing and personnel training, etc., jointly promoting the food safety efforts in both places.
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According to records provided by the Public Security Police Force, Macao registered over 375,000 visitor arrivals (excluding non-resident employees and students) during the 1^stMay Labor Day holidays (29^th April – 1^st May), a rise of 6.7% over the corresponding three-day holidays of last year. Over 338,000 visitors came from the Greater China markets, up by 5.5% in total. Visitor arrivals from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan increased by 5%, 7.5% and 5.1% respectively, whereas other markets registered a double-digit growth of 18.9%.
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A team of master’s students from the University of Macau (UM) named ‘Golden Wound Dressing Co Ltd’ recently won the championship and the Best Exhibition Award in the Bank of China Trophy One Million Dollar Macao Regional Entrepreneurship Competition. The team will compete with the other finalists from Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong in the national final to be held in August for the big prize of one million as the start-up fund.
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In order to allow the public to have a better understanding of the New Central Library Project and its progress, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) launched the New Macao Central Library website. This new website provides an introduction of the Library, information about the revitalization of the old buildings, promotional activities and news publication, among others. The content of the website will be updated according to the project progress, in order to allow residents to obtain the latest information about the New Central Library. For more information about the Library, please visit www.library.gov.mo. For enquiries, please call through tel. no. 2837 7117 during office hours.
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In order to allow the public to have a better understanding of the New Central Library Project and its progress, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) launched the New Macao Central Library website. This new website provides an introduction of the Library, information about the revitalization of the old buildings, promotional activities and news publication, among others. The content of the website will be updated according to the project progress, in order to allow residents to obtain the latest information about the New Central Library. For more information about the Library, please visit www.library.gov.mo. For enquiries, please call through tel. no. 2837 7117 during office hours.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average daily wage of construction workers increased by 1.8% quarter-to-quarter to MOP830 in the first quarter of 2017. The average daily wage of non-resident construction workers (MOP750) rose by 4.0% quarter-to-quarter, and that of local construction workers (MOP1,045) edged up by 0.4%.
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The 28^thMacao Arts Festival (MAF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, was inaugurated on 28 April, at 7:40pm in the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre. The opening ceremony was officiated by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Alexis, Tam Chon Weng; the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R., Xue Xiaofeng; the Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao S.A.R., Wang Dong; the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Leung Hio Ming; the Acting Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office, Cecilia, Tse Heng Sai; the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Teledifusão de Macau, S.A. (TDM), Manuel Gonçalves Pires Júnior; the Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate responsibility of MGM, Sarah Rogers; the Deputy General Manager of Bank of China Limited (Macau Branch), Ip Sio Kai; and the Vice President of Air Macau Company Limited, Liao Hanxi. This edition of the MAF presents 25 extraordinary shows and exhibitions as well as an outreach programme, in a total of over 100 activities, leading the audience to explore various possibilities of spaces by means of different art manifestations.
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