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Organized by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and co-organized by the Architects Association of Macau, the “Connectivities: Living beyond the boundaries – Macao and the Greater Bay Area, the 17^th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia – Works of the Collateral Event of Macao, China”, will be inaugurated on 18 June (Friday), at the Taipa Houses, at 6:30pm. The exhibition team comprises the curator, Carlos Marreiros, the renowned Macao architect, and young local architects and urban planners Ho Ting Fong, Che Chi Hong, Lao Man Si and Chan Ka Tat. The four exhibits, titled “Connected”, “Connectivity is from point to point!”, “Boundary Verticalisation – the Collision of Two Different Urban System” and “Coexistence”, present the relationship between architecture, land reclamations, collective memory and urban life from multiple perspectives, offering visitors a picture of the cross-border life in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) joined the Task Force for “Stay, Dine and See Macao” to announce the 19 local tour itineraries launched for the second phase of the “Stay, Dine and See Macao” project today. Residents can join the themed tours during the summer holidays in July and August or opt for staycation in the hotels they like. Interested residents can sign up for the tours from tomorrow (17 June). Every permanent or non-permanent Macao SAR resident who has not joined the “Stay, Dine and See Macao” project before is entitled to a one-time subsidy for each of both categories – local tour and hotel staycation.
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The Macao Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan will suspend its operations from 19 June 2021. The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government fully takes into account the needs of Macao residents in Taiwan. A 24-hour telephone hotline (+853 2833 3000) set up by the Macao Government Tourism Office will be – during the period of operation suspension – addressing general enquires, and providing other services and any assistance requested by Macao residents that are in Taiwan.
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In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 39 of Law No. 7/2017 (Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System), the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) will distribute one-time incentive basic funds to 9,008 non-mandatory central provident fund’s account owners who are eligible for the first time. Those who have already been distributed with the incentive basic funds before have no right to be distributed again. Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the SAR Government’s fiscal revenue in 2020 has fallen sharply and no surplus has been recorded for budget execution. Therefore, there is no condition for special allocation of budget surplus in 2021.
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Guangdong and Macao will continue to bolster effort in order to realise national strategies, while stepping up pragmatic cooperation for promoting people’s well-being.
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Research teams led by Professor Leung Chung Hang and Associate Professor Lin Ligen at the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS), University of Macau (UM), together with a research team led by Associate Professor Ma Dik Lung in the Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), have successfully designed and synthesised a new stabiliser, which can significantly accelerate diabetic wound closure and has great potential to be developed as a drug for the treatment of diabetic foot. The study has been published in the internationally renowned journal Nature Communications.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP208.8 billion (USD26.12 billion) at the end of May 2021. The reserves increased by 1.0% from the revised value of MOP206.7 billion (USD25.85 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-May 2021 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 86.0% of pataca M2 at end-April 2021.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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In following up on the tourist bus overturn accident involving the exchange delegation in Yunnan on 10 June, Yunnan Youth Friendship Association of Macau indicated that at the invitation of the organizer Yunnan Overseas Friendship Association, Yunnan Youth Friendship Association of Macau sent its members to join the activity in Yunnan. During the accident, around 10 Macao residents were on the bus. It was drizzling on the day and the driver was driving safely at a slow speed. The tour guide also reminded passengers to fasten their seatbelts. However, the rain caused the bus tires to skid on the road, leading to slow rollover of the bus.

A Macao resident was injured in the accident and immediately admitted to a hospital in the city of Shangri-la for medical treatment. Through the assistance of the local reception entity, the resident was then transferred to another hospital in Kunming yesterday (11 June). The resident is currently hospitalized under observation and is in stable condition. As a staffer of the delegation, the Chairman of Yunnan Youth Friendship Association of Macau has been accompanying the injured. The family also arrived yesterday to look after the injured. Another Macao resident who was slightly bruised was sent to the hospital in Shangri-la right after the accident and was discharged after the wound was treated.

Up to present, most of the participants have successively returned to Macao while a few participants stay in Yunnan and continue with their own itinerary.

MGTO is paying close attention to the incident and continues to maintain close contact with the pertinent organizing and reception entities to follow up on the situation.

If necessary, Macao residents can call:
24-Hour Tourism Hotline +853 2833 3000
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