DSSOPT gets new vice-director, 2 senior officials

Macau's visitor arrivals dropped by 15.4 percent month-on-month to 694,430 in January, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. A statement released by the bureau yesterday attributed the decline to tightened border-control measures between Zhuhai and Macau last month in response to the COVID-19 situation in the Chinese mainland. However, last month's number of visitor arrivals rose by 24.7 percent year-on-year. Same-day visitors (450,428) accounted for 64.8 percent

A 14-year-old schoolgirl fell to the first floor from the third floor while sliding down the staircase banister in Hou Kong Middle School, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said yesterday.The girl, who sustained injuries to her head and arms and legs, was rushed to the private Kiang Wu Hospital for emergency treatment, the bureau said. She was in a stable condition.