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“Photo-Scripts – Photography Exhibition by João Miguel Barros”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, was inaugurated on 12 April, at 6:30pm, at the Macao Contemporary Art Centre – Navy Yard No.1. The opening ceremony was held in a lively atmosphere and was officiated by the Consul-General of Portugal in Macao and Hong Kong, Paulo Jorge Sousa da Cunha Alves; the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, Mok Ian Ian; the Deputy Director of the Department of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao S.A.R., Liu Wei; the Director of the Department of Public Diplomacy and Information of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao S.A.R., Zheng Xinyou; the President of the General Assembly of the Photographic Society of Macao, Ma Chi Son; the curator and artist, Jose Drummond; and the artist João Miguel Barros.
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The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released the latest results of the Household Budget Survey which is conducted every five years. The survey results reflect the consumption pattern and income distribution of households.
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The 30^th Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will be held from 3 May to 2 June. A number of programmes have been highly sought after since the first day of ticket sales, and therefore the organizer had organised an additional performance of the local show Wonder.Land, to be held on 4 May, at 3pm. Tickets will be on sale from 10am on 13 April at the Macau Ticketing Network outlets, and they may also be purchased on the internet or by phone.
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Macao and Hebei Province have signed an aggregate of three agreements about furthering bilateral ties on the following topics: development of Xiongan New Area; economic and trade affairs; and cooperation on traditional Chinese medicine.
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Director of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, visited the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) yesterday (11 April) to listen to opinions from students and engage in discussions with them on the future of the tourism industry. Students enthusiastically raised questions and shared their views on the opportunities brought by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development and what Macao has to offer as a travel destination among other topics. Senna Fernandes was delighted that students took the initiative to express their concern for Macao’s tourism industry and voice their ideas actively, and hoped that the Office can enhance communication with youths by organizing such activity.
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The exhibition “Italian Renaissance Drawings from the British Museum”, organised by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM), under the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and the British Museum, and supported by Suzhou Museum and the Faculty of Creative Industries of the University of Saint Joseph, was inaugurated on the third floor of the MAM at 6:30pm today (11 April).
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