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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for November 2022
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 119 hotel establishments offered accommodation services to the public in November 2022, an increase of 2 year-on-year; number of available guest rooms rose by 1.6% to 37,000. Data on hotel establishments designated for medical observation and self-health monitoring were excluded in the compilation of the results. The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in November dropped by 7.8 percentage points year-on-year to 38.7%, with the rates for 3-star and 5-star hotels decreasing by 14.0 percentage points and 8.6 percentage points respectively.
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BAFTIS Held in “One Event, Two Places” Format for the First Time; Macao Sub-forum Explores Road to Quality Growth of MICE Industry in the Greater Bay Area
Under the auspices of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government and jointly organised by the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, Zhuhai Municipal People’s Government, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of Hong Kong SAR and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), the “2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Fair for Trade in Services” (BAFTIS) was held earlier in the form of “one event, two places”. The main venue was in Zhuhai, while a sub-forum on the high-quality development of MICE in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) was held in Macao.
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The 2nd Interdepartmental AML/CFT Working Group Plenary Meeting in 2022
The Financial Intelligence Office, as the coordinating agency of the Interdepartmental Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism Working Group (AML/CFT WG), held the second plenary meeting of the year via online conferencing platform on December 16, 2022. The main items discussed during this plenary meeting were the latest updates on the Macao SAR ML/TF/PF Risk Assessment, including preliminary analysis results and major threats and risks identified in relation to different sectors, as well as the updates on ML risk associated with VA/VASPs in Macao SAR. At the meeting, representatives of different member agencies also discussed the follow-up work of the abovementioned risk assessment in 2023 and the work plan for reaching out to the sectors.
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FSS’s Contribution Deadline in January Extended to the End of February
In response to the latest development of COVID-19, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) will extend the deadline for relevant payments (contributions of long-term employees for the fourth quarter of 2022, the employment fee for non-resident workers, the contributions of casual workers for December 2022, and arbitrary system contributions for the fourth quarter of 2022) to 28 February 2023, and waive any late payment interest and fine. To reduce crowd gathering, the FSS calls on residents to make use of electronic means for checking and applying for various social security services.
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UM research team analyses latest situation of epidemic prevention
The COVID-19 research team of the University of Macau (UM) has analysed the latest situation of epidemic prevention in Macao, stressing that the relaxation of anti-epidemic regulations is a necessary step to help the local community return to normality. Macao, like other cities, was impacted by the first wave of the Omicron variant. The resulting major changes have put a strain on the whole community and the healthcare system. While trying to adapt to the new normal, residents could be puzzled as to what to do when they and their families are threatened with getting infected with COVID-19. In such circumstances, the research team hopes that everyone stays calm and works together to combat the epidemic.
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Government and the public acting in unity to restore normal community life
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, said the Central Government was concerned about the medical issues Macao was facing now, and had directed the relevant authorities to support the Macao public’s needs in terms of medicine supplies.
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Premier Li affirms MSAR Government work on ensuring steady development
The Premier of the State Council, Mr Li Keqiang, spoke highly of the work done in the past year by the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government, in particular the series of measures for stabilising the economy, ensuring employment, and securing benefit for Macao people. These efforts helped maintaining Macao’s good momentum in terms of steady development.
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President Xi fully affirms MSAR Government’s work
President Xi Jinping today said the Central Government fully affirmed the work done by the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government, led by the Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng.
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