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The Review of Culture, International Edition, devotes a chapter to the maritime activity and the development of piracy in the region. Robert J. Antony gives an historical perspective of piracy in Macao and, together with Wong Wei Chin, discusses issues such as coolies, pirates and secret societies. Alexandra Pelúcia explains the Portuguese presence in Maritime Asia and the development of piracy in the 16^th century and Wensheng Wang sheds a new light on the nature of British imperialism in China. Closing the chapter dedicated to Piracy in Asia, Christina Miu Bing Cheng explains the maritime and piracy prowesses of two prominent Ming officers.
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The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the second-half of December on 18 December for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 10 supermarkets in Santo António Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app, or the Council’s WeChat account.
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In celebration of the 20^th Anniversary of the Reunification of Macao with the Motherland, Macao Post and Telecommunications will issue a thematic pack under the theme “20^thAnniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region” on that date. This pack comprises 6 series of stamps and souvenir sheets with the significance of the Establishment of the Macao SAR, which included the Establishment of the Macao SAR, the 1^st, the 5^th, the 10^th, the 15^th and the 20^th Anniversary. In which the overprinted souvenir sheet “The Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region” is included.

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To celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will issue a new design Chinese New Year cardwhich is giving blessings to relatives and friends in distance. This card will be available for sale at the General Post Office and all post offices on 26^th December, 2019.
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Unveiled on 1^st December, “Macao Light Festival 2019 – Explore the Light” continues to light up the city with a beautiful extravaganza for residents and visitors in joyful celebration of the 20^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region. The Festival offers a wonderful way to fill this festive season with sparkling memories, as Winter solstice, Christmas and New Year’s Eve successively arrive. Two local teams will present projection mapping shows from 20^th to 31^st December, offering spectators a window onto the trail Macao has blazed through the last two decades and a gaze into the bright future.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 2019 Macao International Parade in celebration of the 20^th anniversary of Macao’s handover to China was successfully held on 8 December. In order to engage more residents in local cultural events and encourage them to visually memorialize the impressive moments of the Parade, IC has once again launched the 2019 Macao International Parade photography contest this year with the entry submission deadline set for 31 December 2019.
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