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The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released summary information on the industrial structure of Macao for 2009; data series of the Industrial Structure of Macao 2009 has been adjusted according to the major revision of GDP. In 2009, under the influence of the global financial crisis, business performance of many economic activities of Macao slackened in comparison with 2008, of which the Construction sector was the most severely hit. On the contrary, performance of the Wholesale & Retail; Hotel; and Gaming sectors still recorded increase, in particular, performance of the Wholesale & Retail sector saw remarkable growth and the Hotel sector also had satisfactory increase. As regards changes in industrial structure, Gross Value Added of the tertiary sector increased, while that of the secondary sector decreased, the relative importance of the tertiary sector to GDP rose from 83.0% in 2008 to 89.0% in 2009 whereas that of the secondary sector dropped from 17.0% to 11.0%. In 2009, total Gross Value Added, Intermediate Consumption and Compensation of Employees of all economic activities of Macao fell by 1.4%, 0.5% and 3.5% respectively over 2008; meanwhile, the decline in the Construction sector stood at 41.0%, 43.3% and 38.0% respectively, attributable to a substantial decrease in the construction investment of major gaming and tourism facilities. Ratio of total Gross Value Added to total Gross Output of all economic activities dropped slightly by 0.2 percentage point from 2008 to 46.7%. Ratio of total Compensation of Employees to total Gross Value Added decreased by 0.9 percentage point to 41.7%, with that of the Hotel sector decreasing by 15.1 percentage points. The relative importance of the secondary sector to GDP declined by 6.0 percentage points over 2008. In particular, the relative importance of the Construction sector decreased markedly by 5.6 percentage points to 8.3%; that of the Manufacturing sector declined by 0.6 percentage point to 1.5%, while the relative importance of the Electricity, Gas & Water Supply sector increased slightly by 0.1 percentage point to 1.3%. The relative importance of the tertiary sector to GDP rose by 6.0 percentage points compared with 2008, with notable increase in that of the Gaming; Wholesale & Retail and Hotel sectors. Relative importance of the Gaming sector rose by 2.7 percentage points from 29.6% in 2008 to 32.3% in 2009, Wholesale & Retail sector went up by 1.5 percentage points from 4.6% to 6.1%, Hotel sector rose by 0.7 percentage point from 3.7% to 4.3%, Transport, Storage & Communications; Public Administration; Education and Health & Social Work sectors registered slight increase; meanwhile, relative importance of Banking; Insurance & Pension Fund and Restaurants & Similar Activities was similar to that in 2008. However, that of Real Estate Activities registered a decrease of 0.3 percentage point. The following table illustrated changes in the industrial structure of Macao: Industrial structure of Macao at current prices, 2007-2009
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the value of total merchandise export for November 2010 decreased by 10.8% year-on-year to MOP565 million, with value of domestic exports falling by 3.5% to MOP188 million and that of re-exports dropping by 14.0% to MOP377 million. The value of total merchandise import amounted to MOP4.06 billion, up by 17.9% year-on-year. A trade deficit of MOP3.50 billion was recorded for November 2010. In the first eleven months of 2010, total value of merchandise export fell by 8.2% year-on-year to MOP6.42 billion, of which the value of domestic exports declined by 21.1%, but that of re-exports rose slightly by 0.3%; meanwhile, total value of merchandise import grew by 18.9% to MOP39.57 billion. The trade deficit from January to November 2010 widened by 26.1% year-on-year to MOP33.15 billion; the exports/imports ratio went down by 4.8 percentage points year-on-year to 16.2%. Analyzed by destination of exported goods, value of merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP2.78 billion) and Mainland China (MOP1.03 billion) in the first eleven months of 2010 increased by 2.8% and 2.3% respectively year-on-year, while that to the USA (MOP731 million) and the EU (MOP365 million) decreased substantially by 41.4% and 38.0% respectively. Exports of Textile & garment amounted to MOP1.50 billion, down by 35.9% year-on-year to account for 23.3% of the total merchandise export; however, value of Non-textile exports (MOP4.92 billion) grew by 5.7%, with that of Copper & articles thereof and Tobacco & wine rising notably by 47.2% and 33.4% respectively. Regarding the country of origin of imported goods, in the first eleven months of 2010, value of merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP12.35 billion) and the EU (MOP8.75 billion) expanded by 17.7% and 25.0% respectively year-on-year. The value of imports of Consumer goods rose by 33.1% year-on-year, with that of Motor cars & motorcycles growing significantly by 74.5%; nevertheless, the value of imports of Raw materials & semi-manufactures fell by 1.0%. From January to November 2010, total value of merchandise import and export amounted to MOP46.0 billion, up by 14.2% compared with MOP40.28 billion in the first eleven months of 2009.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the unemployment rate for September-November 2010 was 2.8%, down by 0.1 percentage point over the previous period (August-October 2010); the underemployment rate went up by 0.1 percentage point to 1.7%. Total labour force was 329,000 in September-November 2010 and the labour force participation rate stood at 71.2%, down by 0.5 percentage point from the previous period. The employed population decreased by about 1,000 over the previous period to 320,000, in which employment of the Manufacturing Sector saw increase, while that of the Transport, Storage & Communications Sector and Retail Trade registered a decrease. Number of the unemployed decreased by about 300 from the previous period to 9,200, with 14.6% being fresh labour force entrants searching for their first job, down by 5.3 percentage points over the previous period. In comparison with September-November 2009, the unemployment rate and the underemployment rate dropped by 0.5 and 0.2 percentage point respectively; meanwhile, the labour force participation rate stayed unchanged.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,685,800 in November 2010. Total visitor arrivals rose by 6.5% year-on-year to 2,013,188. Same-day visitors (1,064,673) accounted for 52.9% of the total visitor arrivals, with 570,220 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 7.9% year-on-year to 1,096,865 (54.5% of total), with 437,375 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, up by 13.5% from November 2009. Visitors from Hong Kong (561,395), Japan (35,897) and Republic of Korea (26,832) grew by 10.8%, 4.6% and 77.2% respectively, while those from Taiwan, China (96,432); Malaysia (34,855) and Singapore (24,987) decreased by 16.5%, 8.2% and 8.3% respectively. Total visitor arrivals reached 22,694,110 in the first eleven months of 2010, up by 15.1% year-on-year. The majority of visitors were from Mainland China (12,028,734); Hong Kong (6,798,544); Taiwan, China (1,186,987); Japan (377,455); Republic of Korea (297,993) and Malaysia (296,802). Same-day visitors accounted for 52.3% of the total visitor arrivals, at 11,875,224 in the first eleven months of 2010. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 9,276,803 from January to November 2010, an increase of 18.6% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 7.4% to 5,813,792, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (52.8%) and Mainland China (22.9%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa increased by 46.6% to 3,142,408. Visitor arrivals by land reached 11,929,366 in the first eleven months of 2010, up by 14.2% year-on-year; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 10,945,157 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (78.9%) and Hong Kong (14.0%). Visitor arrivals by air increased by 2.2% year-on-year to 1,487,941. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went up by 3.1% to 1,468,009, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (37.5%); Mainland China (31.4%); and Malaysia (7.3%).
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Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) has raised a total of Mop28,000 for Zhouqu mudslide victims in China's Gansu Province. Proceeds were presented to the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R. by Mr. Antonio Chu, Registrar of IFT, together with 2 students. The IFT delegation was received by Ms. Xu Ting, Deputy Department Head of Culture and Education, and two representatives. The relentless massive mudslide that hit Zhouqu on 8 August had taken away over 1,000 lives. Millions of victims in Ganzu and Sichuan provinces mourn for the lost of their homes and loved ones. Thousands of miles away from this devastated region, the compatriots in Macao share the same amount of grief. IFT had organized a fund raising activity, in order to offer aid to the rebuilding after this natural disaster. This event fully demonstrated the patriotic sentiments of Macao people who are always ready to give a helping hand to our compatriots in need. The selfless contribution from the community represents our sincere blessings to all the fellow Zhouqu residents, and it is hoped that this spirit of togetherness will reach them with our donations in the course of rebuilding their homes and faith.
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A Policy Research Office supervised directly by the Chief Executive will be established on 1 January 2011, it was gazetted in the Government Bulletin today, Duties of the Office would include conducting research in the areas of politics, legislation, economy, social and culture, and the evaluation and follow up on the implementation of public policies. The Office has to provide all necessary information and consultation to the Chief Executive. All governmental departments are obliged to co-operate with the Office when requested. The Office would be led by a director and two deputy directors: the posts can be filled by current civil servants. The Bulletin also gazetted the Chief Executive’s approval of the Code for the Principle Officials of the Macao Special Administrative Region which is aimed at building a management team with vision, accountability and effectiveness. The principles of the Code include are: - The principle officials, in exercising their duties, have to implement the policy with justice. - Actively advance the effectiveness management of their subordinates. - Maintain the government’s credibility and to maintain their integrity and moral at the highest standard. - Prohibit any direct or indirect use of official information to obtain personal interests, and - Prohibit from serving other government post or public duty concurrently unless assigned. The General Rules for the Principle Officials also gazetted stated that all principle officials have to be responsible to the Chief Executive and they would not have to bear any civil, financial and criminal liabilities in the discharge of their duties. They are prohibited from abusing their power and ought to prevent conflict of interest. Meanwhile, the bulletin also gazetted the General Rules for the Director and Chief, suggesting that they work with politeness and fairness.
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For the purpose of establishing the Macao Database for Cultural and Creative Industries and promoting the development of local cultural and creative industries, the Cultural Affairs Bureau is now launching the third phase of the “Cultural and Creative Industries Information Collection Project” which targets all professional companies or institutions in the garment industry. From today until the 31st of January, 2011, all relevant parties are welcome to submit information to the Cultural Affairs Bureau. The Cultural Affairs Bureau has been collecting information for the Database for Cultural and Creative Industries since August of this year and the third phase of the project is currently underway. The submission deadline for the first and second phases which have collected information from the design industry and the visual and performing arts industries will be on the 31st of December, 2010. Starting today, the Cultural Affairs Bureau will continue to collect information from the local original garment industry. All professional companies and institutions which run a local brand of original clothing and accessories, or engage in model agency services are welcome to submit information to the Cultural Affairs Bureau. The establishment of the Database will facilitate the government to launch favorable policies promoting the cultural and creative industries. Furthermore, the Cultural Affairs Bureau also plans to apply the information collected to establish a cultural and creative magazine and a website to access information related to cultural and creative industries in Macao, with a view to providing a platform for the exchange of information and the promotion of business matching and development of Macao’s cultural and creative industries. The concerted effort of the government and the industries is essential to improving and completing the Macao Database for Cultural and Creative Industries. All locally registered professional companies or institutions which engage in the garment industry are welcome to submit information to the Department for the Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries under the Cultural Affairs Bureau from today until the 31st of January, 2011, using an information collection form, which can be downloaded from the Cultural Affairs Bureau website (www.icm.gov.mo/dpicc). Interested parties may complete the form and submit it, along with supporting electronic files, to the Department for the Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, located at Praça do Tap Seac. For enquiries, please call 8399 6919 (Ms. Lam or Ms. Lao) during office hours or email to info.dpicc@icm.gov.mo.
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The Premier Mr Wen Jiabao had basically approved Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Framework Agreement, the Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, said when he concluded his four-day duty visit in Beijing. Mr Chui met President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao during the visit, and reported to them the recent development of Macao and his policy blueprint for next year. The Central Government had announced the Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta (2008-2020) and the Hengqin development plan previously and thus supported Macao’s effort in diversifying its industrial portfolio, Mr Chui said, and the approval of the Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Framework Agreement would further enhance Macao’s drive. He said that these plans support further co-operation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and Macao would study co-operation with Hengqin and Nansha, the emerging regions in Guangdong. Speaking about the inflation of food prices, Mr Chui said he had visited several Central Government agencies and commissions and the Macao SAR Government would further discuss with these departments in order to safeguard food safety and gradually bring food at affordable prices to the Macao people. Mr Chui returned to Macao this evening.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today visited the Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs to thank their long-term support to Macao. In the last day of his four-day duty visit to Beijing, Mr Chui visited the Ministry of Commerce and met its Minister, Mr Chen Deming. During the meeting, Mr Chui thanked the Ministry for its long-existing support to Macao, which was highlighted by the staging of the Third Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in Macao last month. As Macao is proactively developing its conference and meeting business in order to diversify its industrial portfolio, the hosting of such large-scale events would enrich Macao’s experience in organising global conferences and events, Mr Chui said. In response, Mr Chen extended his gratitude to Mr Chui for the work of Macao SAR Government in organising the forum. Mr Chui then visited the Ministry of the General Administration of Customs and met its Minister, Mr Sheng Guangzu, and attended a luncheon hosted by the Minister. Mr Chui said that the heavy people flow at the Border Gate Checkpoint had increased significantly in recent years and said he hoped that Macao and the Mainland could co-operate more on Hengqin in the future. Mr Sheng told Mr Chui that the General Administration of Customs was eager to support Macao in its development.
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The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) continues to assist 143 stranded Macau students, among which 93 have departed from the UK, while the rest have received necessary assistance to travel on other airlines or have made their own arrangements. With assistance and coordination of GGCT, MGTO’s UK representative and Cathay Pacific Airways, the second batch of 19 Macau students stranded in London boarded the second extra flight of Cathay Pacific, CX2252, which arrived Hong Kong International Airport this morning (Dec 23), and returned to Macau with the transportation arrangements provided by GGCT. The first batch of 58* stranded students has returned to Macau via Hong Kong last night (Dec 22). 16 other stranded students with Cathay Pacific tickets have departed the UK on other flights of the airline. To date, 93 students have left the UK on Cathay Pacific Airways. GGCT assisted another 12 stranded students holding tickets of different airlines today (Dec 23) to travel on the third additional flight of Cathay Pacific, CX8250,which is expected to depart London at 2:30pm local time on Dec 23 and will arrive Hong Kong around 10am on Dec 24. According to GGCT’s information, among the remaining 38 students who have registered with GGCT, including holders of tickets of Cathay Pacific and other airlines, 32 have already departed the UK or have rebooked other flights with the help of their airlines. 3 students will make their own travel arrangements while 3 have decided to stay in the UK. GGCT expresses its gratitude to Cathay Pacific Airways for assisting in seats arrangements and TurboJet for ferry arrangements to bring home the students. Regarding package tours, GGCT has maintained close contact with the travel trade for the latest updates of Macau residents who joined tours. Till now, 18 Macau residents, who joined different tour groups originated from Hong Kong, are assisted by the travel agencies. GGCT has received 2 requests for assistance and 21 inquiries today (Dec 23), in addition to 17 requests for assistance and 61 inquiries received yesterday (Dec 22). Till 5pm today, there are a total of 127 requests for assistance and 127 inquiries in the course of the past few days from the beginning of the incident. GGCT reminds Macau residents to contact the Hotline: (853)28333000 for assistance in case of emergency during their outbound trips. * It was announced earlier as 50, but revised after confirmation
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