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Giants of motorsport head to 70th Macau Grand Prix
Macau's annual international sports event - the 70th Macau Grand Prix - will be held from November 11th to 12th, and 16th to 19th.
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[Multi-Venue Events] Making Full Use of Visa-Free Transit Policy, Exhibitors at 1st C-PLPEX from Portuguese-speaking Countries Visit the Co-operation Zone to Expand Business Opportunities Generated from Macao-Hengqin Synergy
A delegation of more than 40 exhibitors, buyers and trade visitors at the 1st China-Portuguese-Speaking Countries Economic and Trade Expo (Macao) (1st C-PLPEX) representing enterprises from Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), including Angola, Brazil, and Portugal, visited the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Co-operation Zone in Hengqin on 23 October, with the 144-hour visa-free transit policy for foreigners to Mainland China, for inspection and exchange. This visit further extended the impacts of the three exhibitions and gave full play to Macao’s role as a platform between China and PSCs, building up a channel for PSC enterprises to engage in economic and trade development in the Co-operation Zone.
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CE has high-level talks with officials in Fujian Province
(Macao – 25 October 2023) The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, attended a high-level meeting on Tuesday (24 October) with the Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Mr Zhou Zuyi, and the Governor of Fujian Province, Mr Zhao Long, in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation further, building on the foundations of past high-quality cooperation. Such additional effort would be in order to utilise better – and take advantage of – the unique characteristics of the two cities, and to support jointly the development of the “Belt and Road” initiative. Also present at the meeting was the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), Mr Zheng Xincong.
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Direct investment statistics for 2022
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that inward direct investment flows in Macao totalled MOP 29.24 billion in 2022, down by 30.8% year-on-year. Analysed by industry, inflows of direct investment in Financial Activities, Wholesale & Retail Trade and the Gaming Sector stood at MOP 22.28 billion, MOP 4.16 billion and MOP 2.58 billion respectively. As regards immediate source of investment, capital came mainly from mainland China (MOP 20.09 billion) and the British Virgin Islands (MOP 5.68 billion).
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Welcome to Join IFTM Discovery Day this Saturday
Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) will be holding the Discovery Day: Exploring Educational Excellence on 28 October (Saturday). Through various activities, the event will provide an opportunity for students, parents and friends from Macao and neighbouring regions to obtain the latest admission information and learn about its academic characteristics and culture. Participants will also have the chance to get a glimpse of university life. All interested parties are welcome to register for the event.
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MPU Invites Renowned International Tourism Scholar to Share Insights into Wellness Tourism and Its Contribution to Sustainable Development
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Macao Polytechnic University invited Chair Professor Carson Jenkins, an international tourism scholar, to deliver a seminar entitled, “The Concept of Wellness Tourism and its Contribution to Sustainable Development”, in order to share with faculty members and postgraduate students from master’s and Ph.D. programs his many years of research experience in tourism policy planning as well as insights into wellness tourism. Such an intellectual sharing contributes to MPU’s research capital and its international influence in the field of wellness tourism. The seminar was chaired by the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of MPU, Dr. Cora Un In Wong.
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