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The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) will conduct maintenance at the self-service station at Seac Pai Van in Coloane (located at Avenida da Harmonia, Edifício Ip Heng, Block Ⅲ, R/C – F, Coloane) on 27^th August 2021 (Friday) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and all self-services will be suspended at that time. Residents in that district who need to use self-services can proceed to the 6^th Floor of Seac Pai Van Community Complex at Avenida de Vale das Borboletas. DSI are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) releases today the preliminary balance of payments (BOP) statistics of Macao SAR for the reference year 2020. The BOP, which comprises the current account, the capital account and the financial account, is a statistical statement that summarises the external transactions of an economy with the rest of the world.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced on 23 August that effective from 0:00 on 25 August, individuals intending to cross the border between Macao and Guangdong Province must present valid proof of their negative result of a COVID-19 nucleic acid test issued within an extended span of seven days. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) actively promotes this latest announcement and welcomes visitors from the Mainland to Macao.
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Field visits for the 2021 Population Census have resumed since Monday (23 Aug) and 800 Census officers have been arranged to visit households who have not responded to the Census to collect information. Nearly 40,000 residential, industrial and commercial units were visited in the first two days of field visit. Among the households that were contacted, almost 70% completed the Census questionnaire while the remaining households activated their access to the online questionnaire or scheduled a telephone interview.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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As the epidemic is in remission, in accordance with the guidelines of the Education and Youth Development Bureau, the University of Macau (UM) will resume classroom teaching on 15 September (Wednesday), with the current online teaching to be continued until 14 September.
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“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021”, themed “To Create for Well-being”, features a total of 30 large-scale exhibitions. In order to break spatial and geographical boundaries and enhance the interactive experience between the public and the artworks, “Art Macao” establishes an online exhibition platform and showcases a new artwork “Art Fitting” by technology artist Chen Baoyang, integrating Augmented Reality (AR) technology with arts. “Art Fitting” is a mobile application that allows the public to experience a parallel world beyond physical exhibitions after downloading it.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the value of retail sales leapt by 200.0% year-on-year to MOP20.70 billion in the second quarter of 2021, and the sales volume index soared by 219.0% after removing the effect of price changes. The significant growth was due to the relatively low base of comparison in the same quarter last year.
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Effective after the stroke of midnight on Wednesday (25 August), individuals intending to enter Macao using boundary checkpoints with Guangdong Province will be required to present a nucleic acid test certificate proving a ‘negative’ result for COVID-19 infection issued in the preceding seven days. That is an extension from the current 48-hour validity requirement for nucleic acid test certificates in such situation.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the composite interest rates of Macao’s banking sector for the pataca (MOP) and the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) registered decreases in the second quarter of 2021.
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