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The University of Macau (UM) Macao Base for Primary & Secondary STEM Education (UM Faculty of Science and Technology) has been included in the first batch of 2021-2025 national science education bases. UM is the first university in Macao to have entered the list.
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Organized by the Sports Bureau and the Dragon Boat Association of Macao, China, and co-organized by the Municipal Affairs Bureau and the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau, the Macao International Dragon Boat Races 2022 will be held on 29 May and 3 June at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 32^nd Macao Arts Festival (MAF), themed “Invigorate”, sets off in May, featuring a range of programmes and outreach activities to encourage the public to invigorate imagination through art. Previews of four programmes are now launched, including the contemporary dance theatre production Free Man from the South, the cutting-edge theatrical production I Am a Moon, the Ancient Greek tragedy Electra, and the new Shanghai-style Peking opera New Dragon Inn. Details of the full programme of the 32^nd MAF will be announced later.
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In response to the development of the pandemic in the neighbouring regions, the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) met with suppliers and supermarket operators today (15) to inform the trade to arrange their stock clerks to undergo a nucleic acid test every 7 days as required by the Health Bureau (SSM). Meanwhile, the DSEDT also demanded the trade to enhance the disinfection of the goods after their arrival in Macao for lowering the risk of transmission of COVID-19 through goods.
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The CCAC has completed the “Inquiry report on the intelligent terminal system for taxis”, where it believes that there was no illegality in the award of the contract for the “Supply and maintenance service of the taxi management system” by the Transport Bureau (DSAT), and the monthly service fees as well as the deposits charged to the taxi licence and permit holders by the awarded entity, New Leader Tecnologia Informatica (Macau) Lda (hereinafter referred to as “New Leader”), were also legal and reasonable. The CCAC points out that the taxi management system has two components, namely the “vehicle device” and the “taxi monitoring system”. The tender scheme makes it clear that no matter who the awarded bidder for the former would be, MOP300 would be charged per month. As for the latter, namely the “taxi monitoring system”, the monthly service fees are borne by the SAR Government. Moreover, it was not found that the DSAT failed to monitor New Leader properly. The CCAC stressed that entry into force of the Legal Regime forTransport of Passengers in Light Vehicles for Renting (hereinafter referred to as “New Taxi Law”) as well as the implementation of the supervisory mechanism for the terminal system for taxis have indeed played an important and positive role in combating the “taxi chaos” that had remained rampant in the past.
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Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) and contractors for the temporary and home-swap housing units construction project on Lot P recently met with representatives of the joint management committee of La Baie Du Noble residence and of lawmakers Si Ka Lon, Song Pek Kei and Lei Leong Wong’s office to let them have a better understanding on the project’s progress and the mitigation measures taken to minimise disturbance. Issues about night-time construction, noise, vibration, air quality, monitoring, logistics and communication mechanism were also addressed during the meeting.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today said the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government would thoroughly adhere to the aspirations and spirit of the ‘Two Sessions’, and to instructions from leaders of the Central Government, in order better to pursue development of the MSAR.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, said the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government would continue to response cautiously to the uncertain conditions facing the local economy due to the volatile nature of epidemic-related developments in neighbouring cities.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) got a positive result from a novel coronavirus nucleic acid test carried out on a sample of plastic wrapping film of the external packaging of a batch of dairy products imported from Hong Kong late last night (14 March). IAM has immediately initiated the contingency plan and carried out re-testing of the other food items in the same cargo container. 51 samples of external packaging have been collected and tested. No abnormalities were found in the test results of all samples.
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