Starting today, some banks will reopen for business from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., while insurance companies and Pension Fund (PF) management businesses will provide limited services on an appointment basis, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement on Saturday.
The statement pointed out that the financial institutions will maintain limited operations and provide necessary financial services to the public from today through Friday.
The AMCM urged the public to make full use of the financial institutions’ online services and avoid going to their outlets for non-emergency transactions and services.
Moreover, the statement said, the AMCM’s service counters for insurance intermediaries at Tung Hei Kok Building will provide a limited service for approved applicants to collect their insurance intermediary licences by appointment, while the services of new applications and renewals will remain suspended. It added that insurance intermediary licences, which expire between June and August, have been extended automatically until September 30.
Govt resumes ‘limited’ services
Meanwhile, various local government entities, including the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) and Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT), have resumed their “limited” services for the public by appointment only through their respective websites or by phone during the government’s anti-COVID-19 “consolidation period” this week.
DSAL provides services by appointment
According to a statement by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) on Friday, services for beneficiaries’ unemployment allowance and non-resident workers’ (NRW) applications will be provided only to those who have made an appointment, while people without an appointment can drop their application documents into the collection box set up at the respective offices at Advance Plaza and the 9th floor of Long Cheng Building in Avenida do Dr Francisco Vieira Machado and Avenida do Dr Rodrigo Rodrigues respectively. The statement added that the applications for non-resident workers can also be submitted via the bureau’s email dsaldctnr@dsal.gov.mo or faxed to 2871 1224.
Enquiries about unemployment allowance applications can be made to the bureau by calling 2872 2108 during office hours, while NWRs with any questions can contact the bureau on 2833 6960, the statement noted.
The statement pointed out that urgent services, such as labour consultation or complaints and enquiries about labour rights, can be made by appointment or by calling the bureau’s hotline on 2871 7810, 6555 0750, 6555 0751 or 6555 0753 during office hours, or via email: labourlaw@dsal.gov.mo.
People who need to make online appointments for services can log on to the bureau’s website www.dsal.gov.mo and click on the “Online Services” selection.
IAM to reopen 2 services centres
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that the Government Services Centres in Areia Preta and Taipa provide services to the public by appointment only via www.csraem.gov.mo/csrbooking/. Enquiries can be made by calling 2845 1515 or 2842 1212. The statement added that applications for animal food quarantine and the sale of dogs and cats by pet shops should make an appointment at least one day in advance by calling 6686 3001.
Transport Bureau public service centres
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement on Saturday that the Motor Vehicles Inspection Centre in Cotai, the Motorcycle Inspection Centre in the peninsula and the permanent centre in Travessa de Ma Kau Seak will reopen today to provide limited services, including registration for new vehicles and inspection services by appointment only via the DSAT website https://www.dsat.gov.mo/dsatbooking/#/index, adding that some services can be provided through the Government Services Centres in Areia Preta and Taipa.
Anyone with questions about public service arrangements can contact the Transport Bureau by calling 8866 6363 during office hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by emailing info@dsat.gov.mo.
This photo taken yesterday shows the Bank of China in Rua da Praia do Manduco closed during the government’s consolidation period. – Photo: Yuki Lei
