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The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, met teachers and students who recently participated in the “Salute to the National Flag” initiative in Beijing. He encouraged them to continue conveying across Macao the Central Government’s care for the city, and to contribute to the advancement of patriotic education.
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Macao’s every stride forward relies on the steadfast care, unwavering support, and uplifting embrace of the motherland, said today the Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai. Looking to the future, Macao will embrace greater boldness and a more forward-thinking mindset, in order comprehensively to deepen reform, whilst balancing high-quality development with high-level security, he added.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 38th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) will be inaugurated on 2 October at the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre. Themed “Silk Resonances”, this edition of the Festival features 10 programmes presented by world-renowned musicians and emerging young talents, one music camp and 12 “Floating Notes Across the City” activities, offering a musical feast that promotes Chinese and Western civilisations this autumn.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and coordinated by Macao Orchestra Company, Limited, the Macao Chinese Orchestra’s Mid-Autumn Festival concert “A Full Moon Night at the Ruins of St. Paul’s 2026” was held on 25 September, at 8pm and 9pm, at the Ruins of St. Paul’s. Under the baton of Resident Conductor Liao Yuan-Yu, the concert featured guest performances by popular singer Mike Tsang from the Greater Bay Area and Macao singer-songwriter Winifai. With the one of the most emblematic Macau World Heritage sites as scenery, the Macao Chinese Orchestra performed a series of classic works, drawing large crowds of residents and tourists to enjoy the music, adding a rich festive atmosphere to the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Municipal Affairs Bureau, TDM-Teledifusão de Macau, S.A., and Air Macau Company Limited, the 8^th “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries” will be held from October to December. This edition of the Festival is held in parallel with the “29^th Lusofonia Festival”, featuring a diverse range of activities including the Lusofonia Festival, traditional music and dance performances in the community, a picture book fair, concerts, a film festival and an annual arts exhibition between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries. Nearly 690 artists and performers from home and abroad will present nearly 50 outstanding programmes across community spaces and modern theatres.
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In view of the holidays of the National Day of the People’s Republic of China and the Day following the National Day of the People’s Republic of China on 1 and 2 October (Thursday and Friday), the Macao Union Medical Center announces the following medical service arrangements during the period to facilitate people in need of consultation:
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has found that a prepackaged black truffle sauce product contained an excessive amount of the heavy metal total arsenic during routine sample testing of food. IAM has immediately followed up on the issue and ordered the involved business to stop selling and recall the affected batch of products.Members of the public are urged to stop eating it.
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