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As a highlight of the SAR government’s visit to Portugal, the trade and tourism promotion event “Macao-Portugal Investment and Tourism Promotion Conference” was held on April 19, local time in Portugal. Attendees included Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Portuguese Republic Zhao Bentang, Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government Lei Wai Nong, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo Arrais do Rosário, Deputy Directors of the Executive Committee of the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Co-operation Zone in Hengqin Nie Xinping and Su Kun, Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, and President of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Vincent U.
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To facilitate the construction works of a flyover of Direcção dos Serviços de Obras Públicas, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will temporarily close the footbridge for passage between Reservatório Park and Avenida da Ponte da Amizade from 28 April 2023. The public are advised to pay attention to the arrangement and use alternative road crossing facilities to reach Reservatório Park.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will carry out maintenance of the network system from 9:00 p.m. to midnight on 21 April 2023 and from 9:00 p.m. to midnight on 28 April 2023. During the periods, some of the electronic services will be interrupted intermittently. The public are advised to pay attention to the arrangement.
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The “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2023” (hereinafter referred to as “Art Macao 2023”) will be held this year. The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) calls for exhibition proposals of the “Art Macao 2023” Local Curatorial Project from today until 24 May. All individuals and associations engaged in contemporary art are welcome to participate.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for March 2023 (104.28) grew by 0.86% year-on-year. The increment was attributed to higher charges for eating out, rising wages of domestic helpers, increased tuition fees, as well as dearer fruit prices and hotel room rates; yet, the rise was partially offset by lower rentals for dwellings and reduced airfares. Among the various sections of goods and services, price indices of Education and Household Furnishings & Services rose by 9.99% and 6.33% year-on-year respectively, whereas the indices of Housing & Fuels and Communication dropped by 1.69% and 1.53% respectively. The CPI-A (103.81) and CPI-B (104.89) saw respective growth of 0.62% and 1.18% year-on-year.
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As the pandemic prevention measures relieved and normal border crossing resumed, the number of MICE events have increased significantly. In order to continuously facilitate the specialisation and internationalisation of the MICE industry, as well as the cultivation of professionals and practitioners in the MICE sector, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) launched the first online MICE training session of this year yesterday (20 April), under the theme “New Trends of the Asia-Pacific MICE Industry”, and invited industry experts and representatives to share their viewpoints, enabling local practitioners to update their knowledge and strengthen their competitiveness, so as to attract more professional MICE events to be held in Macao.
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As of 20 April, about 14,000 employers have not yet paid Social Security System’s obligatory system contributions for their employees for the first quarter of 2023, accounting for about xx% of the total number of employers who need to pay contributions. As the payment deadline is approaching, the flow of people at service points is increasing. The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) calls on employers and residents to make more use of the “Macao One Account” mobile app or website to make the payments, so as to avoid waiting in line and not be restricted by office hours.
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【MGTO】MGTO arranges trade familiarization visit to Portugal for tourism exchange
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, met on Wednesday (April 19) in Lisbon, Portugal, with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Portuguese Republic, Mr Zhao Bentang, to exchange views on issues such as the continued strengthening of Macao-Portugal cooperation, and further promotion of China-Portugal ties via Macao’s platform role.
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