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Since the commencement of operation, the free shuttle bus service between the temporary Almirante Lacerda Municipal Market and the Horta e Costa district has been well received by the public. After assessment, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has decided to extend the service to the end of July so as to continue to provide the public with convenient access to the temporary Almirante Lacerda Municipal Market. IAM will continuously evaluate the effectiveness and make arrangements depending on the operation conditions.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 40^th Macao Young Musicians Competition, dedicated to the category of Chinese and Western music, attracted the registration of more than 1,000 participants, recording an increase of 60% when compared to previous editions. The provisional competition schedule is now available on the Macao Young Musicians Competition website (www.icm.gov.mo/cjmm).
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The “2022 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” (2022 GMBPF), jointly organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, will be held at Hall A, the Venetian Macao from 29 to 31 July. To keep strengthening the co-operation between Guangdong and Macao and to help enterprises promote their brands, in light of the epidemic situation, 2022 GMBPF will continue to encourage eligible local SMEs to participate in the Fair this year at a special price of MOP 680. Companies interested in joining the event are welcome to register from today to 2 June.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the 4 hospitals in Macao provided a total of 1,744 inpatient beds in 2021, an increase of 29 year-on-year. Number of inpatients grew by 7.5% to 58,000, and the average hospital stay rose by 0.1 day to 7.7 days. With a lengthened hospital stay, the occupancy rate of inpatient beds went up by 4.5 percentage points to 70.7%.
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The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) Third year students of the Bachelor of Science in Tourism Event Management programme successfully organised CHILLTOP on 30 April 2022. As part of the course requirements of “Event Management: Hosting an Event” and under the supervision of course lecturer Dr. Ubaldino Couto, students are required to conceptualise, plan, implement and evaluate a public live event. This year, students adopted the theme of street art culture to promote Macao’s local culture and creative arts in the form of a bazaar with performances and experiential activities. CHILLTOP combines the “chill” elements with the event venue, which is the rooftop of the Inspiration Building of the IFTM Mong-Há Campus.
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Crime and enforcement statistics from the security authorities for the first three months of 2022 show Macao remains a secure and safe city.
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The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China announced on 24 May that samples of the packaging of frozen meat products imported from meat product manufacturers in Brazil with registration numbers SIF2015, SIF2058, SIF337 and SIF2543 tested positive in novel coronavirus nucleic acid tests. In view of this, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has immediately launched the contingency plan and adopted measures such as source tracing, investigation and re-tests of the products of the involved manufacturers. Local businesses have been requested to immediately seal the products sourced from the involved manufacturers. Moreover, samples have been collected again for re-tests and no abnormalities have been found in the results. Meanwhile, IAM has immediately suspended the import applications of the products of the involved manufacturers.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that value of retail sales for the first quarter of 2022 totalled MOP18.65 billion, down slightly by 0.6% year-on-year. After removing the effect of price changes, the sales volume index rose by 1.9% year-on-year.
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To deepen the general public’s understanding of old neighbourhood redevelopment and the livelihood project in Hengqin, Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) team members visited the MacauInstitution of People’sAlliance (API) to explain the redevelopment of Iao Hon Estate and the development of Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) in Hengqin.
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Through a wide variety of books and periodicals on its platform, the Online Book Shop of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) facilitates local and overseas readers to select and purchase IC’s publications online so as to promote reading. In order to provide more stable and convenient services for the public, the Online Book Shop will undergo a system upgrade and maintenance from 5pm on 27 May. During this period, the service will be suspended, with the platform expected to resume operation in June. For the latest information, please refer to IC’s official website.
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