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The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) will be launching the Year of the Dog commemorative coins in 2018. To facilitate the public and to ensure the orderly conduct of the subscription process, AMCM will accept online registration for subscription of coins from eligible subscribers, who are holders of either permanent or non-permanent valid Macao resident identity card and are aged 18 or above, via the webpage of the Monetary Authority of Macao (www.amcm.gov.mo) from 9:00am on 3 July until 6:00pm on 14 July 2017. Simultaneously, a service counter will be set up at the lobby of AMCM within the mentioned time period to provide online registration service for those elderly citizens who require assistance.
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Jointly managed by the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the Sports Bureau, and the Institute for Tourism Studies, under the governance of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Anim’Arte NAM VAN’s “Graffiti Display Area” will be redecorated by local art group GANTZ 5 starting from 1 July (Saturday) under a new theme, “Midsummer”.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitors on package tours totalled 681,000 in May 2017, up by 1.2% month-to-month and 20.7% year-on-year. Package tour visitors from Mainland China (524,000), the Republic of Korea (42,000) and Taiwan (35,000) rose by 18.9%, 56.4% and 14.6% respectively year-on-year. In the first five months of 2017, visitors on package tours totalled 3,085,000, up by 8.0% year-on-year.
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The U.S. Department of State released the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report (“the Report”) and ranked the Macao SAR Tier 2 Watch List. The Office of the Secretary for Security responds to the ranking and its relevant narrative as the following:
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Mr. Xue Xiaofeng, Deputy Director of Liaison Office of the Central People's Government (CPG) in the Macao SAR and his delegation visited the One Country Two Systems Research Centre at Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) on 23 June 2017 for a meeting with its staff. The delegation received a warm welcome from Professor Im Sio Kei, Vice President of MPI and Dr. Leng Tiexun, Head of the research centre. Mr. Xue encouraged the centre’s research team to promote collaboration and innovative thinking, and to produce more fruitful research results in the future.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for May 2017 amounted to MOP894 million, up by 7.4% year-on-year; value of re-exports (MOP752 million) increased by 10.9%, with that of Travel goods, handbags & related products (MOP78 million) surging by 92.8%; however, value of domestic exports (MOP142 million) dropped by 7.9%, with that of Tobacco (MOP24 million) falling by 47.5%. Total merchandise import went up by 10.4% year-on-year to MOP5.84 billion, of which imports of Gold jewellery and Watches increased by 73.4% and 47.5% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP4.94 billion.
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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) reminds members of the public that July is a contribution month and employers must pay in this month the contributions of the obligatory system for their local long-term employees for the second quarter of this year. If employers have hired a non-resident worker, they must also pay the employment fee. On the other hand, beneficiaries of the arbitrary system must also pay their contributions in July. Starting this year, the contribution amount is 90 patacas per month, of which the contribution amount for the obligatory system is 30 patacas for the employee and 60 patacas for the employer, and the contribution amount for the arbitrary system is 90 patacas.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election today confirmed the legal status of four additional nomination committees regarding the direct election process of the 2017 Legislative Assembly Election.
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Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ in June on 27 June for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets at Lam Mau, Patane and San Kio areas in Santo António Parish.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council on 27 June collects prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets for consumers’ reference. The mentioned data collected during 21 June to 27 June are used for comparing the average selling price of the same products from Zhuhai. The relevant data has been uploaded to the Council’s website for consumers’ reference.
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