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The Macao Polytechnic University held the opening ceremony for the academic year 2022/2023 at 3 pm on August 16 and welcomed more than 1,600 new students enrolled in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programmes from Macao, the Greater Bay Area and other regions of the country, Portuguese-speaking countries, and other overseas regions. The national anthem was sung at the opening ceremony in a solemn atmosphere. MPU Rector Professor Im Sio Kei delivered the very first lesson to all freshmen students, calling upon them to uphold the spirit of patriotism and love for Macao, set goals, work hard, and broaden their horizons. Professor Im also encouraged students to have the whole world in view and undertake the role of pioneers of the time to make contributions to the development of Macao and the country, and the building of a community with a shared future for humanity. MPU faculty staff and students and people from various sectors of the community gathered online to welcome the new academic year.
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The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents The Walk-in Family, the latest in a string of productions commissioned and conceived to support the local performing arts scene. The new musical will premiere at CCM’s Small Auditorium in two shows scheduled for 23 and 24 September (Friday and Saturday).
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Epidemic-prevention measures for inbound travellers of different identities
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List of Reopened Red Code Zones Downgraded to Yellow Code Zones (Last Update: 2022/08/16 14:30)
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List of Red Code Zones（Last Update：2022/08/16 14:30）
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, said a new round of cooperation between the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government and China Media Group (CMG) would further promote Macao’s distinctive cultural image and the richness of the city’s customs.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP210.0 billion (USD25.98 billion) at the end of July 2022. The reserves decreased by 1.9% from the revised value of MOP214.0 billion (USD26.48 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-July 2022 represented 10 times the currency in circulation or 83.9% of pataca M2 at end-June 2022.
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The Guia Hill Cable Car operation, which has been suspended because the main cables have been worn out, will resume operation from tomorrow (16 August) onwards as the replacement works of the main cables and a series of works such as connection of cables, inspections, adjustments and trials to ensure the safe operation of the cable car have been completed. The opening hours of the cable car are: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily (closed on Monday or the following day if a public holiday, day of exemption from work or compensatory rest day falls on Monday).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 121 hotel establishments offered accommodation services to the public in June 2022, an increase of 6 year-on-year; number of available guest rooms rose by 5.5% 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 June dropped by 6.3 percentage points year-on-year to 39.1%; the rate for 5-star hotels was 31.9%, a decrease of 12.2 percentage points year-on-year.
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The Education and Youth Development Bureau announces that starting from August 15 (Monday), the following venues will resume service to the public, including the leisure reading area at Parenting Education Centre (Lago), Vocational Technical Education Activity Centre and Cheoc Van Youth Hostel (day camps). Whereas, the stadium at Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional, Youth Activities Centre of Areia Preta and Hac-Sa Youth Hostel will remain closed for the time being.
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