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To scientifically assess Macao students’ reading competency, study and formulate policies and measures to improve their reading ability, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) invited over 5,000 Primary Four students from 58 schools in Macao to participate in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021 organized by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The PIRLS 2021 International Report, released on May 16, 2023, released on May 16, 2023, showed that Macao Primary Four students achieve reading performance similar to that in 2016 and their reading ability has been developing steadily.
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Tim Simpson, associate professor in the Department of Communication of the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Social Sciences, has published a new book Betting on Macau: Casino Capitalism and China’s Consumer Revolution with the University of Minnesota Press. The book explores Macao’s recent transformation into the world’s most lucrative site of casino gaming and the city’s formative role in China’s own metamorphosis into the largest consumer society on the planet.

Prof Simpson’s book focuses on the past two decades of Macao’s social and economic development, during which the city became one of the world’s wealthiest territories. However, he locates his study of contemporary Macao within the city’s half a millennium of history as a Portuguese territory, and its crucial role in the emergence of global capitalism in the 16th century. This allows readers to understand Macao’s recent re-emergence on the global stage as a continuation of the city’s early economic function.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) partners with Metro Radio Hong Kong and Metro Education plus to launch the activity “Explore Macao•Student experience”. About 60 high school students and teachers from Hong Kong were gathered for an educational trip in Macao. They visited various tourist attractions and the University of Macau. Under the guidance of a professional YouTuber team, they also learned how to create promotional videos about Macao on social media. The tour aimed to uncover the potential of educational tour products in Macao and encourage more Hong Kong schools to organize similar activities for “tourism + learning” in Macao to promote student tourism development.
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The University of Macau (UM) Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management (APAEM) will hold the APAEM Demonstration Day cum Financial Innovation Symposium on Friday 19 May 2023. During the event, scholars in related fields will share their research findings on the latest developments and applications in Asian economics, financial innovation, and smart tourism. All are welcome.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 59 institutions offering vocational training courses in 2022. A total of 1,625 courses were organised, an increase of 13.2% year-on-year. Total number of participants rose by 23.2% to 78,080. Those who took Health courses surged by 250.1% year-on-year, mainly due to an increase in participants in Rescue Techniques courses; those who participated in Production & Processing of Food & Beverages courses grew by 55.3%, while those who took Tourism & Leisure courses decreased by 17.4%.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP213.5 billion (USD26.40 billion) at the end of April 2023. The reserves decreased by 0.7% from the revised value of MOP215.0 billion (USD26.60 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-April 2023 represented 10 times the currency in circulation or 84.2% of pataca M2 at end-March 2023.
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To alleviate the flooding caused by heavy rain in Fai Chi Kei district and Lam Mau district, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will build a pumping station and box culvert drain in Bacia Norte do Patane in phases to increase the overall drainage capacity in the districts. The waterfront area in Rua do Comandante João Belo will also be expanded through the construction works for the construction of a waterfront leisure area with a total area of over 2,000 square metres to provide a more diversified leisure space for the public. To reduce the impact on traffic, the space for vehicular traffic in Rua do Comandante João Belo will be widened at the early stage of the construction works to create conditions for a carriageway, so that vehicular passage will be maintained during the construction period. Meanwhile, the public are advised to pay attention to the temporary traffic arrangements to be implemented in the relevant road sections.
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) established May 17^th of each year as the “World Telecommunication and Information Society Day” (WTISD). The theme of this year is "Empowering the least developed countries through information and communication technologies". In order to celebrate the WTISD event and deepen the understanding of ICT’s driving effect for accelerating urban development, the Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) will conducted the following celebration activities:
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In order to celebrate the International Museum Day on 18 May, 20 museums in Macao co-organized the annual event of the museum sector, the “Macao International Museum Day Carnival 2023”. The event was held in a lively atmosphere and featured a wide range of intriguing activities, including dances and performances, game booths, experience activities, workshops and online games, unleashing the charm of museums in the community, attracting the active participation of residents.
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