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During a visit to Jiangxi Province over the weekend (18 to 19 March), the Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, met with leading Jiangxi Province officials to exchange views on promoting cooperation on economic and trade matters, traditional Chinese medicine, science and technological innovation, and tourism.
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The 2023 Sands China Macao International 10K, jointly organized by the Sports Bureau and the General Association of Athletics of Macau, and title-sponsored by Sands China Ltd., was held today (19 March). The Fun Run started at 7 a.m. and the 10K race started at 7:30 a.m. at Sai Van Lake Square. Edwin Soi from Kenya won the overall 10K men’s title from compatriots Mathew Samperu and Joseph Ngare, with a new race record of 29:16. Kenyan Winrose Chepkorir, was crowned the overall 10K women’s champion having beaten compatriot Lucy Ndambuki and Zsofia Kovacs from Hungary with a time of 34:22, also a new race record.
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Airlines successively resumes international flights to Macao following the city’s lifting of travel restrictions. Capitalizing on this opportunity, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) marshals in-person promotions in different Southeast-Asian cities with direct flights to Macao. In March, the Office marks its presence in an international travel fair in Malaysia and a travel trade networking meeting organized by the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore for destination branding in both countries. By restarting various offline activities to raise Macao’s profile via multi-channels, unreserved efforts have unfolded to tap the potential of source markets in Southeast Asia.
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‘Allegory of Dreams: On the Way to the International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia’ organised by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) was inaugurated at the Tap Seac Gallery at 6:30 p.m. today (17 March), and the opening ceremony was officiated by the Acting Vice-President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Cheang Kai Meng; Director of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, Zhang Wei; President of the Macau Artist Society, Lok Hei; President of the Fellow Members Council, Carlos Marreiros; exhibition curator João Miguel Barros; and the featured artists Ung Vai Meng and Chan Hin Io.
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The first meeting of the management committee of the China Southern Power Grid – University of Macau Joint Laboratory of Smart Power and Energy for Carbon Neutrality was held today (17 March) at the University of Macau (UM). At the meeting, the committee reviewed and approved the charter of the joint laboratory, the list of joint laboratory technical committees, as well as the special plan, the summary of the work report for 2022, and the work plan for 2023 of the joint laboratory.
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In order to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the cultural and creative industries sector in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) of the Macao SAR Government will jointly hold the “Macao．Hengqin Craft Market” from 24 to 26 March, inviting Macao’s cultural and creative industries to the In-depth Cooperation Zone, promoting Macao’s cultural and creative, and fashion brands.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, will lead a delegation on a visit to Jiangxi Province from Saturday to Sunday (18 to 19 March).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals totalled 1,593,743 in February 2023, representing an upsurge of 143.1% year-on-year and a rise of 14.0% month-on-month. Overnight visitors (843,402) and same-day visitors (750,341) soared by 201.8% and 99.5% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.2 day year-on-year to 1.3 days; the duration for overnight visitors (2.2 days) dropped by 1.1 days, while that for same-day visitors (0.3 day) went up by 0.2 day.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that receipts of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments increased by 45.8% year-on-year in January 2023, driven by the relaxation of border control measures and the Lunar New Year. Western Restaurants and Chinese Restaurants registered an upsurge of 75.7% and 64.4% respectively in receipts. In addition, sales of the interviewed retailers went up by 35.3% year-on-year in January. Sales of Watches, Clocks & Jewellery Retailers hiked by 65.8%, while sales of Cosmetics & Sanitary Articles Retailers and Leather Goods Retailers grew by 46.6% and 43.0% respectively; meanwhile, Motor Vehicle Retailers posted a 6.3% fall in sales.
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