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Starting from 1 May to 31 October, four outdoor swimming pools of Sports Bureau (ID) including Dr. Sun Yat Sen Swimming Pool, Taipa Central Park Swimming Pool, Hac Sa Park Swimming Pool, and Cheoc Van Swimming Pool, will open to the public for three sessions per day. The opening hours for each outdoor swimming pool can be viewed in the appendix.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (3.1%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (3.9%) for January - March 2023 decreased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous period (December 2022 - February 2023). Besides, the underemployment rate dropped further by 0.5 percentage points to 2.2%.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 249,685 as at end-March 2023, up by 1.0% year-on-year; light automobiles (114,166) and heavy motorcycles (108,536) rose by 0.9% and 2.2% respectively. New registration of motor vehicles in March went up by 26.3% year-on-year to 1,295 (299 of them were electric), with that of heavy motorcycles rising by 31.3% to 742 (116 of them were electric). In the first quarter of 2023, new registration of motor vehicles edged down by 0.1% year-on-year to 2,996. Number of traffic accidents in March decreased by 0.9% year-on-year to 1,055, with 1 person killed and 357 persons injured. In the first quarter of 2023, there were 3,113 traffic accidents, which resulted in 3 deaths and 1,016 injuries.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export amounted to MOP1.19 billion in March 2023, down by 16.7% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP1.07 billion) dropped by 15.4%, of which re-exports of Electronic components and Watches declined by 71.8% and 52.1% respectively, while those of Articles for casino and Beauty, cosmetic & skincare products jumped by 543.3% and 84.5% respectively. Value of domestic exports (MOP120 million) shrank by 26.6%, with domestic exports of Garments and Copper & articles thereof falling by 53.9% and 51.9% respectively. Meanwhile, total merchandise import went down by 7.0% year-on-year to MOP12.85 billion; imports of Mobile phones, Beauty, cosmetic & skincare products and Watches reduced by 76.9%, 59.8% and 19.3% respectively, whereas imports of Gold jewellery and Food & beverages showed respective growth of 92.1% and 60.5%. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP11.66 billion in March.
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To facilitate the use of public toilets by the public and tourists, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has launched the “EasyGo Public Toilet Navigation” service. QR codes have been added to public toilet signage in the various districts. Users can scan the QR code with their mobile phones to use the navigation service to guide them to the nearest public toilet. IAM will successively increase public toilet signage and improve the appearances and facilities of public toilets to provide a better public toilet environment.
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To provide the latest visitor statistics and highlights, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) continues to enrich the content of the platform “Macao Tourism Data plus”. An optimized range of regional statistics are available from today (28 April). There are data of visitor arrivals from the Greater China region, more Mainland provinces and municipalities as new categories. Macao is divided into more statistical districts, with the debut of average visitor arrivals per hourly time slot in each statistical district each month. The advanced statistics offer industry operators and users greater insights into visitors’ behavior in different local districts.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will launch the project “‘Mak’ and Greet” on 1 May. Macao Tourism Mascot MAK MAK will join tourism promotions in different outlooks. A new themed page will be dedicated to MAK MAK on social network to draw and engage more followers. The character of MAK MAK will be harnessed to bring out Macao’s unique colors and dynamic of cultural tourism for destination branding.
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Guia Hill is a place of high incidence of brown root rot disease. With a large number of trees damaged in the typhoons in previous years, vines have more conditions to thrive and cause damage. This has continuously made trees in the Guia Hill area weak and the forest cannot regenerate naturally. Since last year, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has established a designated ecological restoration area in 5.5 hectares of land in the periphery of Guia Hill. Vines and wilted trees have been cleared, tree pits have been dug and the soil has been improved. About 3,100 new saplings have also been planted to increase biodiversity and the natural ecological environment in Guia Hill has been gradually restored.
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To promote the development of veterinary clinical care and commercial activity of animals in Macao, and to reinforce animal protection and public health protection, the Macao SAR Government has formulated Law No. 4/2023 “Law on Veterinary Clinical Care and Commercial Activity of Animals”, which will come into force on 1 April 2024, establishing the regime of veterinary professional accreditation, and the regime of licensing and supervision of establishments of veterinary clinical care, breeding, sale or boarding of animals. The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will hold two briefings in mid-May this year to explain the content of the law to the public and to the sector respectively. Interested individuals are welcome to register for the briefings.
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