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To continue to promote the professional and international development of the MICE industry, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has held an online training on MICE industry on 26 October, with the theme “Market Brief – Asia Pacific”. International industry experts have been invited the event to share and exchange experiences with participants, allowing attendees to grasp new trends of the MICE market across time zones and regions. The event attracted 30 representatives of the MICE industry from the Mainland and Macao, as well as teachers and students from local universities and citizens to participate online.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and co-organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Municipal Affairs Bureau, the 25^th Lusofonia Festival will be held from 28 to 30 October, at the Taipa Houses. This year's event will focus on Macao's Macanese culture, including Macanese Gastronomy and Handicraft Exhibitions, and will showcase the culture of each of the local Portuguese-speaking communities through their respective stands, music and dance performances, typical cuisine, games, amongst other contents with characteristics of the Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 184 travel agencies operating in 2021, a decrease of 16 year-on-year. Number of persons engaged dropped by 985 year-on-year to 2,774. Receipts of the industry inched up by 0.7% year-on-year to MOP2.02 billion, whereas expenditure went down by 1.6% to MOP2.14 billion.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 120 hotel establishments offered accommodation services to the public in September 2022, an increase of 5 year-on-year; number of available guest rooms rose by 4.8% year-on-year to 37,000. Data on hotel establishments designated for medical observation and self-health monitoring were excluded in the compilation of the results. The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in September dropped by 11.9 percentage points year-on-year to 37.6%, with the rate for 4-star hotels falling by 21.5 percentage points; in addition, the rates for 2-star and 3-star hotels recorded double-digit decreases of 14.2 percentage points and 13.6 percentage points respectively.
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The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) will conduct regular weeding and inspection of bronze statues of the former Mater Dei Church from 6am to 6pm on 1 November (Tuesday). In order to ensure the public safety and meet the needs for maintenance, barricades will be temporarily placed in the forecourt and staircase of the former Mater Dei Church from 6pm on 31 October, separating the intervention area from the public. The forecourt and the monument’s site (including the Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt) will be temporarily closed to the public from 1 November.
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In order to leverage Macao’s role as “a base for exchange and cooperation with Chinese culture as the mainstream and the coexistence of different cultures” for exchange, and to encourage exchange and cooperation on the protection and management of the cultural heritage of the Maritime Silk Road, facilitate the nomination of the Maritime Silk Road for the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List, and commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the “Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Forum” will be held in Macao on 16 and 17 November. The Forum is jointly presented by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government and the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, the China Academy of Cultural Heritage, the Guangzhou Secretariat of City Alliance for Maritime Silk Road Heritage Conservation and World Heritage Nomination and ICOMOS China, and co-organized by the University of Macau and the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies. In order to enhance the public’s understanding of the value of the cultural heritage of the Maritime Silk Road, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will launch a series of activities on Maritime Silk Road culture from November to December, including a photography exhibition on the conservation and study of the cultural heritage of the Maritime Silk Road, thematic guided tours to historical sites of the Maritime Silk Road in Macao, thematic parent-child workshops and WeChat prize games. All are welcome to participate.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre indicates that the COVID-19 positive case detected yesterday (26 October), which involves a 66-year-old female Macao resident, has been classified as an imported case. In order to identify any potential infected persons who may be lurking in the local community, key area nucleic acid testing has been implemented for the building where the positive case resided and the area she frequented. Target groups of the testing drive are required to undergo three nucleic acid tests in total, one each for yesterday (26 October), today (27 October) and tomorrow (28 October). For this reason, individuals in the key area are reminded again to book and complete the nucleic acid test as soon as possible; those who fail to take the test as required will see their Macao Health Code changed to yellow on the next day, and they can only have the green health code restored after a nucleic acid test is carried out with negative result.
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Due to the classification of some buildings in Fai Chi Kei as Red Code Zones, starting from 27th October 2022, postmen of Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) are not allowed to access the closed zones for delivery of mail items and parcel arrival notices. In these circumstances, CTT will temporarily keep the concerned mail items and resume, as soon as possible, the postal delivery at those zones after the lifting of the closing measures. On the other hand, recipients of EMS items affected by those measures will receive a SMS message from CTT, and after the lifting of the measures should contact CTT to arrange the delivery of the items (For further information, please contact CTT via e-mail at cttgeral@ctt.gov.mo ).
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The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Ms Ao Ieong U, said results of nucleic acid testing from a declared red-code zone and key district were crucial for the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government to assess if there were need for further anti-epidemic measures.
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In line with the second five-year development plan of the Macao SAR, the University of Macau (UM) continues to optimise its academic programmes and has launched a number of new degree programmes to train professionals for emerging industries, including health, modern finance, high technology, exhibitions, trade, culture, and sports, with the goal of promoting moderate economic diversification of Macao.
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