Open Days at Government Headquarters

Government Headquarters will be opened to members of the public, to take photographs and walk through the mansion and gardens on Saturday 8 October and Sunday 9 October, from 9 am to 6 pm. This will be the fifth open day: as in the past bands of the Public Police Security Force and the Chinese Orchestra of Macao will give two performances, in the morning and in the afternoon (please see following schedule). Special traffic arrangements will be in place and motorists are advised to cooperate and heed advice of traffic police in the area. Visitors should enter from the Travessa do Paiva to the front block of the complex. Macao Post will issue a souvenir cover for sale at the special desk located in Lakes Nam Van, where buyers could also have the covers stamped. Located on Avenida Praia Grande, Macao SAR Government Headquarters covers an area of 7,700 square meters and comprise three buildings with a total floor area of 10,000 square meters. The front block of the Headquarters, (the former Government House) is a two-storey mansion where the Chief Executive and the secretaries receive guests and hold official functions. The ground floor of the building accommodates the conference room of the Executive Council, the Lotus Room, a multi-purpose conference room and a pressroom. The first floor accommodates the office of the Chief Executive, the Green Room, the Yellow Room and the Blue Room, as well as the Secretariat of the Executive Council. Schedule of the concerts: 08-10-2005
10:00 am – 10:30 am Band of Public Police Security Force
11:00 am – 11:30 am Band of Public Police Security Force 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Chinese Orchestra of Macao
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Chinese Orchestra of Macao 09-10-2005
10:00 am – 10:30 am Chinese Orchestra of Macao
11:00 am – 11:30 am Chinese Orchestra of Macao 3:00 am – 3:30 am Band of Public Police Security Force
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Band of Public Police Security Force