Merchandise export up 29.5%

From January to July this year, total value of merchandise export increased by 29.5% year-on-year to MOP7.83 billion, of which value of re-exports (MOP6.73 billion) and domestic exports (MOP1.09 billion) went up by 29.8% and 27.9% respectively. Total value of merchandise import expanded by 143.6% year-on-year to MOP89.22 billion. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP81.39 billion for the first seven months of 2021, up by MOP50.80 billion from MOP30.59 billion a year earlier. Analysed by destination, merchandise export to mainland China from January to July 2021 rose by 23.1% year-on-year to MOP1.17 billion, of which exports to the Nine Provinces of the Pan Pearl River Delta (MOP1.07 billion) increased by 22.8%.

PLA Macao Garrison concludes 22nd rotation

The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Macao Garrison concluded its 22nd rotation in the early morning of August 30, pursuant to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Order of the Central Military Commission. According to a statement from the Garrison, the outgoing officers have completed their missions in Macau and presented a “good impression.” Meanwhile, incoming officers have studied the basic conditions and laws of Macau prior to their arrival.