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The Pavilion of China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform will be open on 26 January (the 5th day of the first month of lunar year), with an increased number of public guided tours available during the Chinese New Year, to showcase Macao as a China-PSC platform with products, folks’ customs and trade-related culture of Portuguese-speaking countries, jointly celebrating the Chinese New Year with residents and visitors.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for December 2022 (103.86) grew by 0.77% year-on-year. The inflation rate for 2022 was 1.04%, up by 1.01 percentage points from 0.03% in 2021.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals rose by 6.2% month-on-month to 389,390 in December 2022; yet, the figure represented a decline of 52.6% year-on-year. Overnight visitors (229,445) and same-day visitors (159,945) fell by 41.8% and 62.5% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors extended by 0.6 day year-on-year to 2.1 days, with that of overnight visitors (3.6 days) and same-day visitors (0.2 day) increasing by 0.6 day and 0.1 day respectively.
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The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) continues to communicate with the health department to study on, judge and adjust school preventive measures based on the endemic situation. After listening to opinions, the DSEDJ announces:
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The Consumer Council will provide special service from 21 to 25 January to accept consumers’ enquiries or complaints.
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Following a rigorous assessment by panel members of the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) of the University of Macau (UM) has officially received re-accreditation for a five-year term from the AMBA. With the AMBA re-accreditation, FBA maintains its triple crown accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), AMBA, and the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).
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As 22 to 24 January (the first to third day of the Chinese New Year) are public holidays of Macao and 25 January is a compensatory rest day for government employees, the Macao Government Services Centre in Areia Preta and the Macao Government Services Centre in Islands in Taipa, as well as some of the facilities of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) open to the public, will be closed or have their opening hours altered in the mentioned period. The public are advised to pay attention to the respective arrangement.
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Pavilion of China-PSC Platform Promotes PSC Products through Live Streaming and Smart Vending Machines
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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) announced that the interest income for the year 2022 had been credited to the non-mandatory central provident fund system’s government-managed sub-accounts, with an annual interest rate of about 1.75%. To check the balance of the relevant sub-account, residents may use the “Macao One Account” to log in to the non-mandatory central provident fund information platform, the “Macao One Account” mobile app or online platform, and can also check the balance through a self-service machine.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that receipts of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments went down by 6.8% year-on-year in November 2022, with Chinese Restaurants and Local Style Cafes, Congee & Noodle Shops recording respective decreases of 13.5% and 6.8%. Meanwhile, sales of the interviewed retailers shrank by 33.1% year-on-year in November. Sales of Cosmetics & Sanitary Articles Retailers fell by 48.6%, while Department Stores and Watches, Clocks & Jewellery Retailers both posted a sales decline of 45.3%.
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