The Ruins of St. Paul's of Historic Centre of Macao. [Photo/IC] MACAO - The Tourist Price Index in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for the second quarter of 2018 went up by 2.78 percent year-on-year to 129.86, the SAR's statistics service said on Friday. Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the increase of the index was due to rising charges for hotel accommodation and restaurant services, higher bus fares and airfares, and higher prices of local food products. Among the various sections of goods and services, price indices of accommodation, transport and communications, as well as food, alcoholic beverages and tobacco rose by 7.05 percent, 6.30 percent and 4.25 percent year-on-year respectively. In comparison with the previous quarter, the index for the second quarter of 2018 decreased by 5.17 percent. The average Tourist Price Index for the last four quarters ending the second quarter of 2018 rose by 4.21 percent from the previous period, with notable increases in the price indices of accommodation, transport and communications. For the first half of 2018, the index went up by 4.48 percent year-on-year, with price indices of accommodation, as well as transport and communications rising by 13.64 percent and 6.44 percent respectively. rubber bracelets cheapwristband keychainblack rubber braceletscreate your own wristbandbatman wristband24 hour wristbandscheap custom wristbands
Online voting for contests is nothing new. However, Wechat-based voting has become a money-making venture in China. Because WeChat is widely used across China, various contests are hosted on Tencent's social media platform. WeChat vote buying is becoming a money-making venture in China. [File Photo from zj.zjol.com.cn] Often times participants will share a voting link with their contacts or chat groups for various contests in China which require online votes, begging for a precious vote for someone they know. This has spawned a cottage industry in China, with people now offering to supply individuals or companies with votes. Prices are said to cost around 100 yuan for 300 votes for companies taking part in consumer-based contests, such as best restaurant. Others are offering rates for individual rankings. These prices can run as high as 8,000 yuan to ensure that a person will earn the top prize in these types of competitions. The report in the Beijing News suggests concerns are being raised about the vote-buying schemes. Some argue that the costly voting is promoting negative values, especially for children. Others note that voting contests which require real-name registration can drive up the potential risk of identity theft by groups hoping to sell votes. Education authorities in China have issued a notice, calling for limits in online campus voting. Authorities are also warning would-be vote buyers that the rankings are ultimately decided by the organizations putting on the vote, meaning a massive payout for the top prize can't be guaranteed.
