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The CCAC has released “a comprehensive report on serious wall tile falling at common areas of Edifício do Lago and Edifício Ip Heng”, where it believes that the tile falling problem involving large areas of the two major economic housing projects concerned was relevant to various factors, such as designs of wall finishes of common areas of the buildings by the design units, material selection and sizes of tiles, quality of tile laying workmanship of the construction workers of the contractors, abrupt changes of ambient temperature, stringency of oversight as well as inspection and acceptance, adequacy of the subsequent repairs and follow-up work, etc. As such, all units and departments cannot distance themselves from this matter. In the CCAC’s opinion, neither the administrative bodies or contractors involved nor the oversight and quality control units took stock of or probed into the causes in a comprehensive and serious manner. As a result, they missed the favourable time to tackle the problem at its root, and it is therefore impossible to be a hundred percent certain about the underlying causes of the tile falling problem. However, given that the wall tile falling situations at the common areas of the two buildings have been posing a threat to the safety of the households, the CCAC suggested that the relevant departments proactively respond to the needs of the households and find an ultimate solution to the matter together with them.
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[infographic]Pilot scheme on entry-restriction exemption for foreign domestic helpers (4th phase)
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[infographic] Non-resident domestic helpers cannot arbitrarily change job category
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The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China announced on May 19 that a sample of the packaging of frozen pangasius fish imported from aquatic product manufacturer in Vietnam with registration number DL476 tested positive in novel coronavirus nucleic acid test. In view of this, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has immediately launched the contingency plan. Measures such as source tracing, investigation and re-tests of the products of the involved manufacturer have been adopted. Local businesses have been requested to immediately seal the products sourced from the involved manufacturer, and samples have been collected for re-tests. No abnormalities have been found. Meanwhile, IAM has immediately suspended the import applications of the products of the involved manufacturer.
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In order to cultivate students' creative thinking and demonstrate the characteristics of the design course, Macao Polytechnic University recently held an exhibition of space and modelling design works in the exhibition hall of Macao Polytechnic University’s Research and Development Building at the Taipa Campus. The exhibition showcased the results of the collaborative teaching of new disciplines and presented innovative design ideas full of whimsy.
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The 30^th issue of Books and the City, published by the Macao Public Library under the Cultural Affairs Bureau, is now available to the public. Themed “The Distance between Life and Death”, this issue of Books and the City interviewed three people with different experiences of life and death and introduced a number of books on life issues, hoping to discuss about life and death with the public through words.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that receipts of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments dropped by 18.7% year-on-year in March 2022, with Chinese Restaurants and Western Restaurants recording respective decreases of 29.0% and 28.4%. Meanwhile, sales of the interviewed retailers fell by 34.7% year-on-year in March; Department Stores (-51.7%), Watches, Clocks & Jewellery Retailers (-51.1%), Cosmetics & Sanitary Articles Retailers (-44.1%) and Adults' Clothing Retailers (-43.7%) recorded a significant fall in sales, while Supermarkets (+11.4%) registered an increase.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total spending of visitors (excluding gaming expenses) rose by 6.7% year-on-year to MOP6.59 billion in the first quarter of 2022, driven by an increase in visitor arrivals. Total spending of same-day visitors (MOP1.26 billion) leapt by 114.5% year-on-year while that of overnight visitors (MOP5.33 billion) dropped by 4.7%.
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The Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (IAS) of the University of Macau (UM) recently held the Second IAS Annual Conference with the theme ‘The Power of “Truth”: A Dialogue across Disciplines’. The event attracted scholars from various renowned universities, including Stanford University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, and Zhejiang University, who exchanged ideas with scholars in the institute on different interdisciplinary topics in areas such as literature and culture, history and society, science and technology, economics and law, as well as medicine and health.
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The University of Macau (UM) will hold its Congregation 2022 on 28 May (Saturday) at 4:00pm in its Sports Complex (N8) to present graduation certificates to this year’s graduates of bachelor’s degree programmes. The graduation ceremony will continue to be held in a format that combines online and in-person elements, in order to allow graduates and their families and friends from around the world to participate in the event.
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