Dear Colleagues,

Happy New Year!

During festive holidays, regular academic staff who plan to leave/ have left Macao or stay outside Macao during the recess periods should observe the following:

1. The Macao SAR Government suggests the public to avoid travelling to areas with widespread community transmission and/ or high incidence of COVID-19;
2. Currently, the Macao SAR Government is implementing entry measures for prohibiting the following individuals from entering Macao:
   (i) Foreign nationals holding non-resident worker's identification cards (blue cards);
   (ii) Residents of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan who have visited any foreign countries or high risk areas in the past 14/ 21 days prior to arriving in Macao.
3. Regular academic staff should apply for annual leave, advance annual leave or no-pay leave for undergoing the medical observation as required by the health authorities;
4. It is the responsibility of the regular academic staff to resume their duties at the University according to the schedule of University Almanac for Academic Year 2020/2021;
5. In any special circumstances that the regular academic staff who may not be able to return to Macao to resume their duties should inform and provide justification to their Faculty Office as soon as possible, and should apply for annual leave, advance annual leave or no-pay leave during the absence;
6. As the pandemic of COVID-19 persists worldwide, regular academic staff should be prudent in deciding whether their travel plans (if any) are necessary, and be vigilant in observing any possible sudden change of entry restrictions as a result thereof.

Thank you for your attention.

Human Resources Section
Office of Administration