Macao is to hold a series of events to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). Highlights of the celebrations on Sunday (20 December), the actual day of the anniversary, will include a flag raising ceremony at Golden Lotus Square at 8am. It will be broadcast live by the television service TDM. There will also be a reception hosted by the Government, at Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre at 9.30am. At 2pm the Macao Sport Development Board will hold a concert by Hong Kong Cantopop star Sammi Cheng Sau Man at Macao Stadium, Taipa. At 9pm on Sunday, the Macau Government Tourist Office will stage a fireworks display on the waterfront near Macau Tower and near Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre in NAPE. In addition, Macao Post is offering to the public a commemorative postmarking service for Macao postage stamps at a temporary postal counter at its Senado Square headquarters in the city centre. The service is available from 9am to 5.30pm on Sunday. Another event coinciding with the 16th anniversary is a special flower show called “Winter Christmas Village - Christmas Flower Show”, organised by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau. It features more than 50,000 winter blooms. The show runs until 3 January, 2016 at the Taipa Houses-Museum on Taipa. The Cultural Affairs Bureau will organise a Taoist Ritual Music performance at 2.30pm on Saturday (19 December). The performance, held at the Mandarin’s House, aims to promote the intangible cultural heritage of Macao – Taoist Ritual Music – as well as to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the establishment of the SAR.
