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IAM’s Toi San Station to terminate operation
To integrate resources for provision of better public services, the Northern District Public Services Centre - Toi San Station of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) located in Avenida de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa, n.º 127, Edifício Dª. Julieta Nobre de Carvalho, Block B, G/F, Macau will be closed starting from 1 May.
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Four Swimming Pools of Sports Bureau including Dr. Sun Yat Sen Swimming Pool, Taipa Central Park Swimming Pool, Hac Sa Park Swimming Pool, and Cheoc Van Swimming Pool will open to the public on 1 May
Starting from 1 May to 31 October, four outdoor swimming pools of Sports Bureau (ID) including Dr. Sun Yat Sen Swimming Pool, Taipa Central Park Swimming Pool, Hac Sa Park Swimming Pool, and Cheoc Van Swimming Pool, will open to the public for three sessions per day. The opening hours for each outdoor swimming pool can be viewed in the appendix.
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Employment survey for January – March 2023
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (3.1%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (3.9%) for January - March 2023 decreased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous period (December 2022 - February 2023). Besides, the underemployment rate dropped further by 0.5 percentage points to 2.2%.
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Transport and communications statistics for March 2023
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 249,685 as at end-March 2023, up by 1.0% year-on-year; light automobiles (114,166) and heavy motorcycles (108,536) rose by 0.9% and 2.2% respectively. New registration of motor vehicles in March went up by 26.3% year-on-year to 1,295 (299 of them were electric), with that of heavy motorcycles rising by 31.3% to 742 (116 of them were electric). In the first quarter of 2023, new registration of motor vehicles edged down by 0.1% year-on-year to 2,996. Number of traffic accidents in March decreased by 0.9% year-on-year to 1,055, with 1 person killed and 357 persons injured. In the first quarter of 2023, there were 3,113 traffic accidents, which resulted in 3 deaths and 1,016 injuries.
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External merchandise trade statistics for March 2023
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export amounted to MOP1.19 billion in March 2023, down by 16.7% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP1.07 billion) dropped by 15.4%, of which re-exports of Electronic components and Watches declined by 71.8% and 52.1% respectively, while those of Articles for casino and Beauty, cosmetic & skincare products jumped by 543.3% and 84.5% respectively. Value of domestic exports (MOP120 million) shrank by 26.6%, with domestic exports of Garments and Copper & articles thereof falling by 53.9% and 51.9% respectively. Meanwhile, total merchandise import went down by 7.0% year-on-year to MOP12.85 billion; imports of Mobile phones, Beauty, cosmetic & skincare products and Watches reduced by 76.9%, 59.8% and 19.3% respectively, whereas imports of Gold jewellery and Food & beverages showed respective growth of 92.1% and 60.5%. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP11.66 billion in March.
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IAM continues to optimise public toilets and launches public toilet navigation service and directions
To facilitate the use of public toilets by the public and tourists, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has launched the “EasyGo Public Toilet Navigation” service. QR codes have been added to public toilet signage in the various districts. Users can scan the QR code with their mobile phones to use the navigation service to guide them to the nearest public toilet. IAM will successively increase public toilet signage and improve the appearances and facilities of public toilets to provide a better public toilet environment.
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“Macao Tourism Data plus” optimizes regional tourism statistics
To provide the latest visitor statistics and highlights, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) continues to enrich the content of the platform “Macao Tourism Data plus”. An optimized range of regional statistics are available from today (28 April). There are data of visitor arrivals from the Greater China region, more Mainland provinces and municipalities as new categories. Macao is divided into more statistical districts, with the debut of average visitor arrivals per hourly time slot in each statistical district each month. The advanced statistics offer industry operators and users greater insights into visitors’ behavior in different local districts.
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Encounter on 1 May – MGTO launches “‘Mak’ and Greet” to attract fans for destination promotion
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will launch the project “‘Mak’ and Greet” on 1 May. Macao Tourism Mascot MAK MAK will join tourism promotions in different outlooks. A new themed page will be dedicated to MAK MAK on social network to draw and engage more followers. The character of MAK MAK will be harnessed to bring out Macao’s unique colors and dynamic of cultural tourism for destination branding.
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