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The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China announced on April 20 that samples of the packaging of frozen aquatic products imported from aquatic product manufacturers in Vietnam with registration numbers DL 183, DL 717, DL 155 and DL 714 tested positive in novel coronavirus nucleic acid tests; and the Centre for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of Hong Kong announced on April 19 that the outer packaging sample of a batch of frozen chicken drumsticks imported from Brazil tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 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. Meanwhile, IAM has immediately suspended the import applications of the products of the involved manufacturers.
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The University of Macau (UM) recently held a video conference to discuss the preparation work for the First International Forum on Chinese and Portuguese Languages. The event attracted over 30 Portuguese and Chinese language teachers and librarians from more than ten universities in Portuguese-speaking countries and mainland China, who provided various suggestions for the upcoming forum.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that in 2021, the annual mean air temperature in Macao was relatively high, at 23.5ºC, up by 0.2ºC year-on-year and 0.7ºC above the climatological normal for 1991-2020. The highest temperature of the year was 35.8ºC in July, a year-on-year increase of 0.3ºC; the lowest temperature was 6.1ºC in January, a fall of 0.6ºC. Meanwhile, total precipitation increased by 493.0mm year-on-year to 2,206.2mm.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that receipts of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments dropped by 5.3% year-on-year in February 2022, with Western Restaurants, Chinese Restaurants and Japanese & Korean Restaurants recording respective decreases of 8.5%, 7.7% and 7.2%. Meanwhile, sales of the interviewed retailers rose by 29.7% year-on-year in February; Watches, Clocks & Jewellery Retailers (+49.3%), Department Stores (+41.1%) and Leather Goods Retailers (+37.8%) registered notable growth in sales while Motor Vehicle Retailers (-22.5%) posted a marked fall.
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In tandem with the Light up Macao Drone Gala 2022 to be held in early May, the “Stay, Dine and See Macao” project will unveil the drone-themed tour just for the occasion. Professional photographers will be assigned to share nighttime photography skills with tour members. The tour is designed to encourage residents’ interactive engagement with local events. 11 other new itineraries will be launched concurrently to offer a wider colorful choice for residents to experience close encounter with miniature horses and waterpark fun, among more highlights. Signups are welcome for the above tours starting from 3 p.m. today (20 April).
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To enhance the professional knowledge of Macao’s film and television practitioners in film distribution and promotion, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) will hold a talk on online film distribution on 27 April (Wednesday) at 3:30pm at the Macau Cultural & Creative Integrated Services Centre. Representatives of the film industry from the Mainland and Macao will be invited to discuss and exchange ideas on the current situation of online film distribution. Members of the public can also watch the live stream of the event simultaneously on the day of the event via the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Website’s Facebook page “Macau CCI”.
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Epidemic-prevention measures for inbound travellers of different identities
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre (hereinafter referred to as the “Centre”) announces that in view of the epidemic situation in the neighbouring areas, and after reaching an agreement on the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism between Zhuhai and Macao, the Health Bureau determines, in accordance with Article 10 of Law No. 2/2004 (Law on the Prevention, Control and Treatment of Infectious Diseases) and the Chief Executive's Dispatch No. 131/2021, that with effect from 00:00 on 20 April, individuals arriving from Guangdong Province via the Zhuhai-Macao checkpoints or by sea must hold a proof of negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test within 48 hours after the date of sampling. Non-Macao residents who fail to present such proof would be denied entry, whereas Macao residents will be required to undergo testing at once.
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The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China announced on April 13 that a sample of the packaging of frozen aquatic product imported from aquatic product manufacturer in Vietnam with registration number DL155 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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A paper written by Lee Ming Yuen, deputy director of the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS), University of Macau (UM), titled ‘The Importance of Cooperating with China in the Global Health System’, has been published by the international journal Road to the East. Journal of Chinese-Portuguese Studies (translated from the Portuguese title Rotas a Oriente. Revista de Estudos Sino-Portugueses).
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