AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMacao Trade & Industry: Macao will host PLPEX 2026, a Portuguese-speaking countries products and services exhibition running Oct. 21-24 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, covering about 8,000 sq m and featuring five zones on cross-border e-commerce, agriculture, marine tech, food & beverages, and professional services, plus business matching on agricultural supply chains, wine/spirits and coffee. Food Safety & Regulation: Hong Kong’s FEHD and Centre for Food Safety stepped up inspections of school lunch box suppliers for the new school year, checking 46 licensed factories since July and testing 92 lunch box samples so far, all satisfactory. Local Economy Watch (Macao): Macao’s local resident unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage point to 2.5% for June-August as fresh graduates entered the market, while underemployment fell to 2.0%. Housing Pipeline (Hong Kong): The government released its Long Term Housing Strategy Annual Progress Report 2026, setting a 10-year supply target of 420,000 units with a 70:30 public/private split. Vocational Skills (Macao): The Chief Executive congratulated Macao’s WorldSkills team after it won gold, silver and bronze across Visual Merchandising, Unmanned Aerial Systems and Retail Sales, plus 11 excellence awards.
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