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In response to class suspension due to the epidemic, the DSEDJ announced that starting from 11 October, non-tertiary education schools can gradually implement home learning plan, take different types of home learning measures moderately in accordance with the school-based actual situations and the relevant guidelines on teaching during class suspension in the School Operation Guide so as to help students maintain a study habit.
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15 October 2021 health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers
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To safeguard consumers’ health, the Consumer Council and the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) collaborated and tested 30 samples of bottled drinking water, the current test has been included in the annual collaboration plan.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that Receipts of the Construction Sector decreased by 1.9% year-on-year to MOP52.29 billion in 2020, with Receipts from Construction Works Performed (MOP51.2 billion) and Other Receipts (MOP 1.09 billion) dropping by 0.9% and 33.5% respectively. Expenditure of the sector shrank by 1.2% year-on-year to MOP47.91 billion. Gross Surplus of the sector declined by 8.8% to MOP4.38 billion, and Gross Value Added that measures the sectoral contribution to the economy fell by 6.0% to MOP13.03 billion. Gross Fixed Capital Formation totalled MOP171 million, down by 38.5% year-on-year.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 2,512 restaurants, eating & drinking places and cooked-food stalls in municipal markets operating in 2020, an increase of 93 year-on-year; meanwhile, total number of persons engaged dropped by 1,204 to 32,827. Receipts of the industry decreased by 28.8% year-on-year to MOP 8.71 billion on account of a substantial decline in the number of visitors amid the pandemic, and expenditure went down by 18.9% to MOP 9.64 billion. The industry recorded a deficit of MOP 939 million. Gross Value Added that measures the sectoral contribution to the economy tumbled by 41.0% year-on-year to MOP 2.78 billion. Besides, Gross Fixed Capital Formation of the industry slid by 35.1% year-on-year to MOP 221 million, ascribable to the sale of assets such as machinery & equipment as well as a reduction in renovation works.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 1.26% year-on-year to 116.58. The growth was mainly attributable to rising charges for restaurant services and dearer prices of local food products; yet, lower hotel room rates and airfares offset part of the increase. Among the various sections of goods and services, price indices of Restaurant Services (+10.68%) and Food, Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+7.01%) showed notable year-on-year rise, whereas the indices of Accommodation (-8.99%) and Transport & Communications (-7.16%) dropped.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP211.0 billion (USD26.31 billion) at the end of September 2021. The reserves decreased by 0.6% from the revised value of MOP212.2 billion (USD26.46 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-September 2021 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 87.1% of pataca M2 at end-August 2021.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre (hereinafter referred to as “the Centre”)announcesthat after risk evaluation,thered- and yellow-coded zonesset upin response to the positive casesdetectedon 4 Octoberortheir related cases,will be unlocked as follows:
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre (hereinafter referred to as “the Centre”) states that in response to Typhoon “Kompasu”, the deadline for High-Frequency NAT Programme will be extended for two days to 19 October. The testing services at Macao Forum and Macao Federation of Trade Unions Workers Stadium will be extended to 12:00 midnight accordingly, until the end of the of testing programme.
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Possible warning signals to be issued due to the impact on "Kompasu"
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