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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Health Bureau today reported three locally infected and three imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases, bringing the total number of such cases to 34.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign against illegal accommodation launched
Inter-departmental Working Group conducted 28 joint inspection actions 
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<author><![CDATA[Macau Government Tourist Office]]></author>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Inter-departmental Working Group Against “Illegal Guesthouses” launched today  (July 1) a promotional campaign to raise awareness of residents and visitors of the potential hazards of staying in illegal accommodation.  The first phase of the campaign includes posters against illegal accommodation and a hotline service for related complaints.  As of June 24, the Working Group has conducted 28 joint inspections to crack down on illegal accommodation.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Macao reports seven locally infected H1N1 cases]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Macao reported seven locally infected Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, which involved five three-year-old children from the same crèche and two of their parents.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau holds a briefing on the “Storm Surge Warning”]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In view of the passage of Typhoon Hagupit in September last year brought extensive flooding to many areas in Macao, starting from April this year, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) established a new warning system namely “Storm Surge Warning”, aiming to forecast any significant flooding due to tropical cyclone.  As the typhoon season is approaching, a media briefing was held on 30th June, 2009, at 11:00 am at the SMG Hall. Presence in the briefing were the SMG Director Dr. Fong Soi Kun, the Deputy Director Mr. António Viseu and the Chief of the Meteorological Divison Ms. Leong Ka Cheng. During the briefing a detailed introduction of the “Storm Surge Warning” system was presented in order to enhance citizen’s knowledge about it.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[External Merchandise Trade Statistics for May 2009]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Statistics and Census Service]]></author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the value of total exports of goods amounted to MOP570 million in May 2009, down by 65.7% year-on-year, with the value of domestic exports falling sharply by 75.2% to MOP242 million and that of re-exports dropping by 52.1% to MOP328 million. The value of total imports of goods amounted to MOP2.84 billion, down by 22.1% year-on-year. A trade deficit of MOP2.27 billion was recorded for May 2009. ]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign Exchange Reserves and Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Index for the Pataca May 2009
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<author><![CDATA[Monetary Authority of Macao]]></author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP140.6 billion (USD17.61 billion) at the end of May 2009. The reserves rose by 2.4% from the revised value of MOP137.4 billion (USD17.21 billion) for the previous month.  When compared with the same period last year, the reserves increased by MOP24.2 billion or 20.8%.  Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-May 2009 represented 31 times the currency in circulation or 251.2% of Pataca M2 at end-April 2009.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Macao reports two more imported H1N1 cases]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two more imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases have been confirmed today, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 20, the Health Bureau announced.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary and Financial Statistics – April 2009]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Monetary Authority of Macao]]></author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, on a monthly basis, money supply M2 increased in April.  As both deposits with banks and total loans slid slightly, the loan-to-deposit ratio remained largely unchanged from a month ago.  ]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[About Electronic Travel Documents ]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Identification Department]]></author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Law No. 8/2009 of “The Scheme of Macao Special Administrative Region Travel Documents” and Administrative Regulation No. 20/2009 were published in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR on 15 May 2009 and 29 June 2009 respectively, stipulating the basic legal system of the Macao SAR electronic travel documents and the detailed rules of implementation.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Results of the Employment Survey for March-May 2009]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Statistics and Census Service]]></author>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the unemployment rate for March-May 2009 was 3.5%, down by 0.3 percentage point over the previous period (February-April), but up by 0.6 percentage point year-on-year.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Macao reports second local H1N1 case]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old Macao citizen who worked for a casino was confirmed as Macao’s second local Influenza A (H1N1) case today, the Health Bureau announced.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[One more imported H1N1 cases]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Health Bureau announced one more imported case today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 16.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Macao granted jurisdiction over new university campus on Hengqin]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee passed a bill today to give Macao jurisdiction over the new campus of the University of Macau (UM) on Hengqin Island.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Macau’s New Campus on Hengqin Island Put under Macao’s Jurisdiction]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[University of Macau]]></author>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On 27 June 2009, Saturday the ninth session of the Standing Committee of the eleventh National People’s Congress (NPC) passed a bill to authorize the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to have jurisdiction over the new campus of the University of Macau (UM) on Hengqin Island. The passage of this bill means that the Macao SAR Government will exercise jurisdiction over the new campus zone according to the laws of the Macao SAR. UM officials point out that this authorization not only demonstrates the great importance that the Central Government attaches to nurturing talents for Macao through higher education, and the determination of the SAR Government to support UM’s development, but also reflects the NPC Standing Committee’s respect for the opinions and suggestions raised by the Macao community as well as UM faculty, staff and students during the process of consultation. The new campus will offer an appropriate academic environment and advanced teaching and research facilities to enable UM to pursue its objectives of offering high quality undergraduate education and promoting innovation in scientific research, thereby developing UM into a world-class university.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Two more imported H1N1 cases]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two more imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases have been confirmed today, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 15, the Health Bureau announced.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[International Banking Statistics, March 2009]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Monetary Authority of Macao]]></author>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to the statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the portion of international business in the local banking sector remained high. At end-March 2009, the share of international assets in total banking assets dropped slightly to 82.7% from 83.1% at end-2008, while the share of international liabilities in total liabilities edged up to 76.7% from 76.1%. ]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer classes cancelled to prevent spread of Influenza A (H1N1)]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Government announced that all kindergartens and primary and secondary schools would cancel summer classes in order to help prevent the spread of Influenza A (H1N1).]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage Loans Statistics, First Quarter 2009]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Monetary Authority of Macao]]></author>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Monetary Authority of Macao released today, for the first time, the results of its mortgage loans survey.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Four more imported H1N1 cases]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Government Information Bureau]]></author>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Four more imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number of such cases to 12.]]></description>
</item><item><title><![CDATA[Visitor Arrivals for May 2009]]></title>
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<author><![CDATA[Statistics and Census Service]]></author>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the total number of visitor and non-resident arrivals was 2,205,208 in May 2009. Affected by the adverse impact of the human swine influenza pandemic, visitor arrivals for May 2009 dropped by 20.4% year-on-year to 1,591,500. ]]></description>
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