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In line with the commencement of renovation works, the St. Lazarus Parish Field Office of the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) will be fully closed on August 7, and the service counters of the office will start to move to the temporary office located at the Exhibition Hall of Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion from next Monday. Members of the public doing business with the FSS are required to pay attention to the removal date of the service counters.
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Hu Xiaoxiao, a PhD student from the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Science and Technology, recently received the Best Presentation Award, for her paper titled ‘Phase Based Edge Detection Algorithms’, at Computer Graphics International, one of the oldest annual international conferences on computer graphics.
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In order to let the community learn more about the "Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System", the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) has started to make visits and invite employers from different industries to have a meeting with them in order to explain the system. The Vice-President of the Administrative Committee of the FSS, Chan Pou Wan and others recently had a meeting with the representatives of the six major gambling enterprises at the headquarters of the FSS, for the exchange of ideas on the contents and implementation details of the system. The FSS hopes to deepen the understanding of the gambling enterprises of the new law in order to facilitate the voluntary participation of the enterprises into the non-mandatory central provident fund system.
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In order to let the community learn more about the "Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System", the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) has started to make visits and invite employers from different industries to have a meeting with them in order to explain the system. The Vice-President of the Administrative Committee of the FSS, Chan Pou Wan and others recently had a meeting with the representatives of the six major gambling enterprises at the headquarters of the FSS, for the exchange of ideas on the contents and implementation details of the system. The FSS hopes to deepen the understanding of the gambling enterprises of the new law in order to facilitate the voluntary participation of the enterprises into the non-mandatory central provident fund system.
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The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Leong Vai Tac, said he was confident that recently updated local legislation would facilitate prosecutions regarding suspected money laundering crimes, and lead to a higher incidence of convictions for such offences.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals totalled 2,378,615 in June 2017, up slightly by 0.9% year-on-year but down by 7.5% month-to-month. Overnight visitors (1,348,607) went up by 10.1% year-on-year while same-day visitors (1,030,008) decreased by 9.1%. The average length of stay of visitors rose by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.3 days; the average length of stay of overnight visitors dropped by 0.1 day year-on-year to 2.1 days, whereas that of same-day visitors remained unchanged at 0.2 day.
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After researching and making consultation, the Consumer Council announced the “Code of Practice” for the Retail Industry of Mobile Phones to adapt the development and changes of the mobile phone retail market. The Council indicates that all “Certified Shops” in the mobile phone retail industry must abide by the Code, failure to do so will lead to the loss of entitlement to the “Certified Shop” emblem. The revised Code enables consumers to be informed of the origin of mobile phones, terms for product exchange, as well as the right of consumers to enjoy after-sales service.
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The seminar “New Trend in Online and Theater Film Distribution” will be held on Wednesday, 26 July, at 2:30pm, at the Ballroom on the first floor of the Regency Art Hotel Macao. Online registration for the seminar is available from today until Monday, 24 July, at 5pm. Admission is free. All interested parties are welcome to participate. The seminar will be conducted in Cantonese, with Portuguese and English interpretation provided.
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The Macao Foundation and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) cooperates for the seventh consecutive year in setting up the “Macao Pavilion” at the “2017 Hong Kong Book Fair”, holding a joint exhibition with the Macao Polytechnic Institute and the bookshopPlaza Cultural Macau, Lda.. In order to promote Macao’s diversified publishing culture, the organizer will display excellent works by local entities in the publishing sector, including Pen of Macau, Association of Stories in Macao, New Generation Culture Association, University of East Asia Open College Students’ Association, Cultural Guildhall, Macao Carpentry Trade Union, Ox Warehouse, Macao Theatre Culture Institute, Step Out, Comuna de Pedra Arts and Culture Association, Hiu Kok Drama Association and Blue Blue Sky Arts Association, among others.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI in June 2017 increased by 1.06% year-on-year to 109.44, higher than the 0.95% growth in May 2017. The increment was attributable to dearer charges for outpatient services, eating out and domestic services, rising tuition fees, as well as increases in vehicle prices and parking meter rates.
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