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In order to celebrate the International Museum Day on 18 May, 20 museums in Macao co-organise the annual event of the museum sector, “Macao International Museum Day Carnival 2023”. The opening ceremony will be held on 14 May (Sunday), at 2pm, at the Convention Center of the Macao Science Center. The event will feature a wide range of activities, including game booths, workshops and online games. All are welcome to participate.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for January - March 2023 increased by 1.3% over the previous period (December 2022 - February 2023) to 249.0. The indices for the Macao Peninsula (247.8) and Taipa & Coloane (253.8) rose by 1.5% and 0.7% respectively.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) previously organised the Macao food sector to visit Jiangmen city in Guangdong province. The delegation visited a food production enterprise there and exchanged views with representatives from the Administration for Market Regulation and food enterprises there to reinforce the food safety cooperation between the two regions and elevate the level of food safety management.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the total numbers of personal credit cards and debit cards issued by banks in Macao increased in the first quarter of 2023. The credit card and debit card turnover both witnessed quarter-to-quarter growth. On the other hand, the number and the value of transactions of local mobile payment tools both retreated on a quarterly basis.
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Due to weather conditions, the organizers announced that the 70th Macau Grand Prix - Family Carnival has been cancelled for this afternoon, and would like to residents and tourists for their understanding and support.
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The 70^th Macau Grand Prix will be held on 11-12 and 16-19 November this year. To give residents and tourists an early taste of the atmosphere of the Macau Grand Prix, the 70^th Macau Grand Prix - Family Carnival is taking place at the Coloane Karting Track this weekend (6-7 May) to kick off the festive activities for this year’s event.
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The “2023 Let’s Hang Out-Lusophone and Macao Products Bazaar” (at Albergue), held during the Labour Day holiday, concluded successfully last weekend. The event attracted people to visit the St. Lazarus Parish, an area full of Portuguese culture and architecture, through a series of activities such as exhibitions and sales, singing and dancing performances, handicraft workshops and interactive games. The three-day event (28-30 April) attracted more than 10,000 visitors to the bazaar, many of whom were visitors interested in Portuguese-speaking countries’ products and Macao's specialties. In addition to purchasing products on site, visitors also asked for information of online and offline sales channels. Exhibitors were pleased with the number of visitors and sales performance.
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Spanning five days (29 April – 3 May 2023), the 1^st May Labor Day holiday has come to an end in the Mainland. Preliminary statistics show that Macao recorded about 493,000 visitor arrivals. The average hotel occupancy rate topped 85%. Single-day visitor arrivals exceeded 100,000 for the first three consecutive days of the holiday. On 30 April, the single-day volume of visitors reached 134,000 and the average hotel occupancy rate topped 93.2%, both reaching new heights.
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In order to optimise the visitor experience of the Ecological Trail Garden of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and South China Medicinal Plants Garden and the Wetland in Seac Pai Van, the public may visit the above venues without bookings starting from 8 May, and the opening hours of the venues will be adjusted to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily starting from the same day.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 1,284 new companies were incorporated in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 189 year-on-year. Number of new companies operating in Wholesale & Retail Trade and Business Services totalled 515 and 354 respectively. Total value of registered capital of new companies was MOP495 million in the first quarter, which represented a fall of 96.3% year-on-year due to the incorporation of a new company with relatively large capital in Financial Activities in the same quarter last year (the decrease would be 3.9% if that company was excluded from comparison). Companies in dissolution totalled 222 in the first quarter, and the value of registered capital of these companies amounted to MOP257 million.
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