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Household Income and Expenditure Survey Begins; Respondents Urged to Complete Online Survey or Schedule Face-to-face Interview
The Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2023 (HIES 2023) commenced today (26 March), and the one-year data collection period will end on 23 March 2024. The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) will collect data from a total of 8,320 housing units in 26 bi-weekly cycles, and 320 units will be visited in each cycle. DSEC appeals to the households of the selected units to cooperate and provide accurate information.
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Racers make public appearance — Racers’ wax figures debut at Macao Grand Prix Museum on Monday (27 March)
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Madame Tussauds Hong Kong make their first collaboration happen to exhibit wax figures of eight renowned racing drivers at the Macao Grand Prix Museum (the “Museum”) starting from Monday (27 March), to make the Museum more enchanting and enrich visitors’ experience. An inaugural ceremony will take place in the afternoon of the day to lift curtains upon the wax figures. Drivers Michael Rutter and Robert Huff are invited to grace the inauguration with their presence in Macao. As the Macau Grand Prix celebrates the 70th anniversary this year, exhibition of the wax figures, all modelled after internationally-celebrated motorsport racers, will add to the destination glamour that attracts visitors from diverse source markets worldwide to Macao.
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“Macao．Hengqin Craft Market” inaugurated today Cultural Affairs Bureau visits the In-depth Cooperation Zone to deepen exchange and cooperation
Jointly organised by the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) of the Macao SAR Government, the “Macao．Hengqin Craft Market” is held from today (24 March) to 26 March at Fuxiang riverside, in Hengqin Chimelong. The market features 200 cultural and creative brands and products from Macao, Zhuhai, Hengqin and other cities of the Greater Bay Area, as well as a number of music performances. All are welcome to participate.
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Flora Park Children’s Playground to be open for use next Monday onwards
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has always cared about children’s developmental needs. To expand the play area for children to explore nature, IAM has redesigned and constructed Flora Park Children’s Playground. The playground will be open to the public on 27 March (Monday). To uphold the concepts of friendly campus and sharing of community facilities, the playground will be open to the public when it is not being used for the teaching activities of Jardim de Infância D. José da Costa Nunes. The opening hours are from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, kindergarten holidays and public holidays.
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“Macao Health Code” system to be suspended from 27 March
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre indicates that the “Macao Health Code” system will cease operation from 27 March, as the requirement for people with Hong Kong travel/residence history to present a Macao Health Code when leaving Macao for Mainland China has been lifted since 14 March. Despite its discontinuation, the “Macao Health Code” system will remain accessible with the wording “System suspended” appear on its homepage, and provide the booking link of regular (self-paid) nucleic acid test and the link to the “COVID-19 Test Result Declaration and Query Platform” for user convenience (see Figure 1).
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