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The selection process for Macao works in the “2021 Scripts in Focus — Film Scriptwriting Advanced Programme”, jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) of the Macao SAR Government, the Film Administration of Guangdong Province and Create Hong Kong, has been completed. Four Macao works out of 18 were selected by instructors You Xiaoying and Huang Ji, senior filmmakers from Mainland China, to participate in the programme, namely (in random order): Distance by Ho Hong Io, My Driver Father and Me by Niko Ho, Relationship by Chao Kin Kuan and The Bravest Man on Earth by Chan Nga Lei.
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The Integrated Resort Career Simulation Programme (IRCSP), organised by the Centre for Tourism and Integrated Resort Studies under the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Business Administration, has been well received since its launch in 2020. This year, the centre has arranged a number of experiential activities in collaboration with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, so that more students could receive useful information to aid their career planning and enhance their chances of finding a job in related industries or pursuing related courses.
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The University of Macau (UM), Tsinghua University, and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) recently held the Third Workshop on IC Advances in China (ICAC 2021). The event attracted nearly 600 experts, scholars, and industry practitioners, with nearly 40 per cent of them coming from the industry. Participants also include leading Chinese scholars of IC design and engineers from renowned universities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, UM, and UESTC.
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The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) is collaborating with MGM in hosting this year’s 6^th annual Tourism Education Student Summit event (TEd Summit-2021) on 26 May. This full-day event is an opportunity for final year undergraduate students to share their research findings with industry leaders and the community at large. This year, for the first time, students from the Greater Bay Area will be joining in to present their research alongside local students. Also, for the first time, the TEd Summit will be live-streamed to enable an external audience to enter the MGM MACAU conference venue virtually.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced on Tuesday (25 May) that a mainland resident, classified as having had close contact with a COVID-19 patient in Maoming, Guangdong Province, was undergoing medical observation in Macao. The risk of any outbreak in Macao was assessed to be low.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 68 MICE events were held in the first quarter of 2021, including 61 meetings & conferences (-56 year-on-year) and 7 exhibitions (+4). On account of the increase in exhibitions, number of participants & attendees surged by 71.7% year-on-year to 138,000.
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The “59^th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition” will be held in April 2022 in Venice, Italy. The Macao Art Museum (MAM), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, is calling for submission of proposals for the Macao-China Pavilion at the Biennale from today until 13 August. All interested teams are welcome to submit their proposals.
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In order to let the public obtain the latest geographic information for emergency via mobile phone, Cartography and Cadastre Bureau has just launched an updated version 3.2 of “GeoGuide for emergency” mobile map App, based on the information provided by the relevant departments in early 2021.
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As the pandemic situation remains stable, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government has progressively unrolled an array of physical initiatives to promote the destination in Mainland China, including a series of “Macao Weeks”. Among the series, the “Macao Week in Shanghai” roadshow will be held from 3 – 7 June. Following the “Macao Weeks” held in Beijing last year as well as in Hangzhou and Nanjing, Jiangsu this year, the “Macao Week” will be staged in Shanghai, featuring a mega roadshow, gastronomic promotion, Macao tourism and MICE presentation seminar, business matching and networking to promote Macao’s diverse elements of “tourism +” and showcase Macao as a healthy, safe and quality destination. The event seeks to attract Mainland visitors for travel and spending in Macao to spur tourism and economic revival.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre confirmed in the late evening of Monday (24 May) a new imported case of COVID-19, taking to 51 the tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Macao since the epidemic alert began in 2020.
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