News

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is informed of the announcement made by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture warning that a sausage product under the American brand Johnsonville may contain rubber pieces. IAM is paying close attention to the incident and has issued a food alert to the local food sector without any delay, requiring members of the sector to put an immediate halt on the supply and sale of the relevant product if they have it in stock. Meanwhile, IAM has sent personnel to carry out inspection to businesses on the market and urges the public not to consume the relevant product.
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Fitch Ratings announces today (8 March) that it maintains Macao SAR’s credit ratings (long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings) at “AA” with a “stable” outlook.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for November 2023 - January 2024 decreased by 1.1% over the previous period (October - December 2023) to 231.4, representing a decline for seven consecutive periods. The indices for the Macao Peninsula (231.2) and Taipa & Coloane (231.8) dropped by 0.9% and 1.6% respectively.
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As the Law No. 4/2023 “Law on Veterinary Clinical Care and Commercial Activity of Animals” will come into effect on 1 April this year, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will hold four briefings in mid-March with the representatives from the Council of Veterinary Medicine Professionals, Project Assessment and Inspection Committee, Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau to explain to the sector the details of the conditions for certification of professional accreditation of veterinary surgeons and the code of professional ethics, and introduce the guidelines on relevant business activities, installation of establishments, etc. It is aimed to deepen the sector’s understanding of the details of the law and facilitate its implementation. Interested individuals can register for the briefings from now on through the platforms of Macao One Account or Business & Associations Platform.
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Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will start to sell the commemorative coins of Lunar Year of the Dragon released by the Monetary Authority of Macao at the Philatelic Shop of General Post Office on 13^th March 2024 (Wednesday) . The selling prices are as follows:
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 34^th Macao Arts Festival (MAF) will be held in May. Previews of eight programmes are now launched, including the Grand Opening: Jungle Book reimagined, Duck Pond, Sleeping Beauty, Macbettu, The Fury of My Thoughts, The Little Book, Anamnesis no.: XXXX, and Frances Yip and Macao Chinese Orchestra. Details of the full programme of the 34^th MAF will be announced later.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will carry out information system maintenance from 8 p.m. to midnight on 8 March, during which certain e-services will be suspended intermittently. The public are advised to pay attention to the above announcement.
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In line with the development strategy of “1+4” industries, another prominent international MICE event - 2024 UFI Asia Pacific Conference - is scheduled to be held in Macao from 7 to 8 March, following the successful conclusion of the first international event - GBA International Sports Business Summit - held in February this year. UFI Managing Director/CEO Kai Hattendorf, and nearly 250 exhibition managers, professional exhibition organisers, and venue managers from 20 countries and regions, including European and ASEAN countries, will gather in Macao to attend the 2024 UFI Asia Pacific Conference.
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2024 UFI Asia Pacific Conference is scheduled for 7 to 8 March. As the event organiser, the Macau Fair & Trade Association expects that the two-day Conference will drive the development of different sectors in Macao, namely booth construction, media, translation, public relations, F&B and other exhibition-related industries. At the same time, some representatives from the local MICE industry believe that attracting more international conventions and exhibitions to be held in Macao does not only enhance Macao’s international influence, but also create more opportunities for the industry to practice and participate in international events, and to interact with their international counterparts. It will not only foster the development of the local professional MICE team and a mature MICE platform to attract international visitors, but also help the industry seize the “1+4” development opportunities.
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