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The Deputy Commissioner cum Director of the Ombudsman Bureau of the CCAC, Lam In Sang, recently led a delegation to Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan of Russia to attend the 17^th Meeting of the General Assembly and the international conference of the Asia Ombudsman Association (AOA).
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The “Macao-Hengqin Pavilion” was jointly set up by Macao and Hengqin at the Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia 2023 (IT&CMA 2023) held in Bangkok, Thailand on 26-28 September, marking its debut with a unified image of “MICE² Macao x Hengqin” to publicise the “multi-venue events” overseas. This promotion campaign aims to introduce potential customers to the MICE environment, policy opportunities, preferential measures, and support services of Macao and Hengqin, thus attracting event organisers to hold MICE events in Macao and Hengqin.
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After re-organisation and optimisation, Leisure Area on Rooftop of Bairro Iao Hon Market is open to the public from today onwards. The leisure area is open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily, diversifying the leisure and recreational facilities in the district.
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The “ePosting” automated mail posting service of Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) will be formally launched on 9^th October 2023. The first two self-service posting kiosks will be located at Mong Ha Post Office and Nova Taipa Post Office, providing automated mail posting service 24 hours a day.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export amounted to MOP986 million in August 2023, down by 27.9% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP845 million) dropped by 27.4%, of which re-exports of Garments and Diamond & diamond jewellery declined by 56.8% and 47.9% respectively, while those of Articles for casino and Machines, apparatus & parts surged by 113.8% and 35.6% respectively. Value of domestic exports (MOP141 million) decreased by 30.4%, of which domestic exports of Copper & articles thereof and Garments fell by 52.1% and 46.7% respectively. Meanwhile, total merchandise import went down by 0.4% year-on-year to MOP11.32 billion; imports of Mobile phones and Beauty, cosmetic & skincare products reduced by 57.4% and 43.0% respectively, whereas imports of Articles for casino and Gold jewellery showed respective growth of 493.6% and 82.9%. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP10.33 billion in August.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the general unemployment rate for June - August 2023 was 2.5% and the unemployment rate of local residents was 3.1%, down by 0.1 and 0.2 percentage points respectively from the previous period (May - July 2023). Meanwhile, the underemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage point to 1.8%.
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In response to Japan’s discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) recently organised a seminar on “radioactive contamination and food safety” designated for the public to enhance their understanding of risks by explaining the relationship between radioactive contamination and food safety. Relevant gatekeeping measures such as the two-tiered food control mechanism are also introduced in detail to the public so that they can comprehensively learn about the series of food safety regulatory measures implemented in Macao. About 100 residents attended the seminar.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) commenced the last phase of works for the optimisation plan of the drainage network in San Kio district for flood relief in July, adding rainwater drainage pipes in the low-lying areas near Estrada de Coelho do Amaral and Rua da Restauração and connecting to the existing box culvert in phases, with the aim of increasing the rainwater drainage capacity. Despite typhoons and rainstorms during the construction period, with active coordination and supervision, the construction works have been completed on schedule according to the plan. The vehicular traffic will resume as normal at 4:00 p.m. on 29 September.
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