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22 Jul 2020

Covid-19 tests required for inbound passengers to China

China requires all inbound passengers to provide a negative nucleic acid test result before their flights, its civil aviation regulator said on Tuesday, as part of efforts to curb the cross-border spread of Covid-19 amid increased international travel.

22 Jul 2020

Vocational training programme to add 10,000 places

The Labour Affairs Bureau’s (DSAL) Vocational Training Department Chief Cheung Wai said on Tuesday that the bureau was planning to increase the number of places in its subsidised vocational training scheme by 10,000.

22 Jul 2020

IAM vows to improve Sai Van Lake’s coastal areas

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it has launched a project to improve the waterfront pedestrian areas of Sai Van Lake in phases.

21 Jul 2020

Nucleic acid tests for casino staff

The Health Bureau started to carry out one-off nucleic acid tests (NATs) for casino frontline workers – including dealers, cage workers and security guards – last Thursday.

21 Jul 2020

Liaison Office praises Galaxy, MGM & Melco for Covid-19 relief efforts

The Central People’s Government Liaison Office in the MSAR recently visited GEG, MGM and Melco Resorts & Entertainment to present the gaming operators with certificates of appreciation for supporting Covid-19 prevention efforts in the mainland and Macao.

21 Jul 2020

19th ‘government facemasks’ round

The 19th round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme will start today.

21 Jul 2020

Over 620,000 consumption subsidy cards mostly benefit retail

Over 620,000 residents had picked up their government consumption subsidy smartcards before late last week’s deadline, or 95 per cent of those who had registered, the Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced.

20 Jul 2020

Quarantine lifted for mainland non-resident workers

The Macao government has lifted its 14-day quarantine requirement for all non-resident workers from the mainland.

20 Jul 2020

Nearly 2/3 of non-resident workers are mainlanders

According to data from the Macao Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), at the end of May the number of non-resident workers stood at 189,274, of whom 115,941 were mainlanders or 61.3 per cent of the total.