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Law no. 22/2024 “Hawker Management Regime” will officially enter into force on 1 March 2025. With the law enforcement experience of the “Public Market Management Regime” that entered into force in 2022, and in combination with the actual operation conditions of the hawker industry, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will carry out a series of promotion work, including holding over 10 explanatory sessions for hawker license holders, to promote the law-abiding operation of hawkers and elevate the service quality, with the aim of boosting the sustainable development of the industry.
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The “Hawker Management Regime” will officially enter into force on 1 March 2025. The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has commenced the promotion work of the new law. Three explanatory sessions on the law were held previously to introduce the content of the law and the transitional arrangements to the Consultative Committee on Municipal Affairs, the Community Service Consultative Committees of three districts and the representatives of the industry associations.
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Concerning the Public Security Police Force’s operations and the Labour Affairs Bureau’s operations as well as various joint operations against illegal workers in December 2024, the figures are set out below:
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The sixth-term Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) will build upon the achievements and experiences of previous-term Governments and, hand-in-hand with all sectors of society, will carry forward the spirit of the important speeches and instructions given by President Xi Jinping during his inspection of Macao.
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This issue delves into various aspects of Macao’s art, history and culture, as well as the city’s global interactions, while the highlight falls on the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Chinnery. To commemorate this English artist who is widely known for his remarkable landscape paintings of 19th-century Macao and his pioneering role in export paintings, the first section explores Chinnery’s work exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and discusses the peak period of the export painting market in Canton.
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The latest issue of Macao Polytechnic University's magazine Sprouting is now released and focuses on innovation and sustainable development, highlighting the latest advancements in sustainable development at Macao Polytechnic University. It showcases how MPU leverages cutting-edge technology, interdisciplinary research, and international cooperation to drive comprehensive development in education, economics, and culture.
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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) announced that the interest income for government-managed sub-accounts under the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System for 2024 has been credited, with an annual interest rate of 4.4337%. Residents can check their sub-account balances using the “Macao One Account” mobile app or online platform, the “My Social Security” page on the FSS’s website, or the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System Information Platform. Additionally, balances can be checked via self-service machines.
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To promote appropriate economic diversification of the Macao SAR, and to cooperate with the “Policy Framework for the Development of the Cultural Industry of Macao”, the Macao University of Tourism (UTM) plans to launch three cultural-related and one luxury hospitality and health service management master’s degree programmes in the new academic year of 2025/2026. The new programmes will be in effect after being published in MSAR Gazette.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and Wynn Macau, the “Award Ceremony for the Film and Television Talent Training Programme” was successfully held on 10 January 2025, at the Grand Ballroom, Wynn Macau, with the presence of several guests and instructors to witness the achievements of the participants in the “Scripts in Focus – Film Scriptwriting Advanced Programme” and the “Film Arts Training Programme”. The President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, Leong Wai Man, and the Vice President of Special Events of Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace, Yolanda Lao, were invited to present the awards. The ceremony was also attended by the Assistant Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries of the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR, Gary Mak; the Member of the Administrative Committee of the Cultural Development Fund of the Macao SAR, Chan Ka Io; the Member of the Cultural Development Consultative Committee of the Macao SAR, Choi Ian Sin; and several representatives from Hong Kong and Macao film and television industry.
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