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UM experts and scholars discuss SAR government’s policy address for 2023
The University of Macau (UM) Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) today (16 November) held the Seminar on the Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2023 of the Macao SAR. At the seminar, experts and scholars expressed their support for the objective of the policy address of ‘Making Progress Jointly while Ensuring Stability’. They believe that the SAR government is making great efforts to improve people’s livelihoods and promote economic recovery during the difficult times of the pandemic. They also hope that the SAR government will introduce more forward-looking policies and enhance the continuity and the general acceptance of its policy to build a solid foundation for Macao’s development in the post-pandemic era.
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Results of restaurants and similar establishments survey 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 2,529 restaurants and similar establishments (including restaurants, eating & drinking places and cooked-food stalls in municipal markets) operating in 2021, an increase of 17 year-on-year; total number of persons engaged decreased by 641 to 32,186. Receipts of the industry grew by 10.9% year-on-year to MOP9.66 billion in 2021, returning to over 80% of the receipts in 2019; the growth was attributed to a rebound in visitor number and the moderate recovery of local economic activity. Expenditure went up by 9.0% year-on-year to MOP10.50 billion. The industry recorded a deficit of MOP845 million in 2021, which has narrowed compared to 2020. Gross Value Added that measures the industry’s contribution to the economy amounted to MOP3.04 billion, up by 9.1% year-on-year. Gross Fixed Capital Formation of the industry expanded by 17.1% year-on-year to MOP259 million, on account of an increase in renovation works.
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Business climate survey on restaurants & similar establishments and retail trade for September 2022
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that receipts of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments dropped by 4.1% year-on-year in September 2022. All the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments registered a year-on-year fall in receipts, with Chinese Restaurants recording a 6.8% decrease. Meanwhile, sales of the interviewed retailers went down by 11.3% year-on-year in September; sales of Department Stores, Adults' Clothing Retailers and Cosmetics & Sanitary Articles Retailers dipped by 34.0%, 18.7% and 10.8% respectively, whereas sales of Motor Vehicle Retailers increased by 13.3%.
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[infographic] Epidemic-prevention measures for inbound travellers of different identities (16 November 2022 )
Epidemic-prevention measures for inbound travellers of different identities
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Unmanned aircraft activities are banned during 69th Macau Grand Prix
The Macao SAR Government will ban all unmanned aircraft activities in the Macao Peninsula during the 69th Macau Grand Prix to ensure that the event will take place in a safe environment.
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2023 Policy Address outlines steps to boost the economy while preventing COVID-19
The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government will focus in the coming year on boosting the economy, fostering economic diversification, relieving livelihood hardships, preventing and controlling COVID-19, and promoting steady overall development of Macao.
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CCM cancels Writing in Water
The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, must withdraw the staging of Writing in Water’s two shows, originally scheduled for 25 and 26 November at the Grand Auditorium. This setback happens due to ongoing anti-epidemic measures preventing the company from travelling to Macao as planned. Refunds are available through 28 December at CCM’s Box Office and Macao Ticketing Network counters.
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