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Co-organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong University, the Jao Tsung-I Petite École Fan Club and the Jao Studies Foundation and held by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) and the Jao Tsung-I Petite École of the University of Hong Kong, the exhibition “The Glamour of Jao’s Lotus － Touring Exhibition of Lotus-themed Artworks by Professor Jao Tsung-I” will be inaugurated on 18 August (Friday) at the Special Exhibition Gallery of Handover Gifts Museum of Macao. This exhibition is one of the activities marking the 100^th anniversary of Professor Jao Tsung-I. and is open to the general public. The catalogue of the exhibition “The Glamour of Jao’s Lotus － Touring Exhibition of Lotus-themed Artworks by Professor Jao Tsung-I” is available for sale at the price of MOP150 during the opening ceremony.
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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) today (August 15) visited Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) to gain implementation experience and to learn about the latest developments in the MPF system of Hong Kong, using it as a reference for the future implementation of non-mandatory central provident fund system.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP157.9 billion (USD19.62 billion) at the end of July 2017. The reserves decreased by 0.8% from the revised value of MOP159.2 billion (USD19.80 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-July 2017 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 89.5% of pataca M2 at end-June 2017.
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Consumer Council conducted its first ‘Supermarket price survey’ in August on 15 August for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Areia Preta, Mong Há and Avenida de Venceslau de Morais in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election is to conduct a draw tomorrow (16 August) to determine the order in which each candidate team will be able to use television and radio airtime of the Teledifusao de Macau (TDM) for the purposes of electioneering.
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The cooperation with Alibaba Group to further the Government’s efforts on the development of a smart city aims to boost social well-being and enhance the quality of the city’s services to the public, thus helping to make Macao a more liveable city.
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Mr. Liu Chung Laung, a member of the Advisory Council of the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund, Mr. He Jintang, Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Mr. Li Ning, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Li Ning Company Limited recently received their certificates of appointment from Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac, to become Macao´s “Conference Ambassadors”. The said Ambassadors stated that, with the support from central government and the national strategy, together with Macao’s Mice’s software and hardware, they believe that it is possible to attract a larger number of international conferences to Macao, and that they will contribute the development of Macao’s convention and exhibitions industry, as well as the growth of various business sectors of Macao, so as to raise the “soft power” of Macao’s MICE Industry.
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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) recently paid an official visit to the Macau Association of Banks (the Association) and introduced to its representatives the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System (the System) that will be implemented on 1 January next year. Though this meeting, the FSS expects to deepen the understanding of the Association about the new law. The Association expressed its willingness to cooperate actively with the FSS in order to promote the System to the bank employees.
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The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) recently held a closing ceremony for its Summer Camp 2017. This year’s summer camp attracted 140 students from 26 secondary schools in Macao. Some participants say that they have learned a lot of scientific knowledge that could be applied to their daily lives, adding that they hope to pursue further education in the same field.
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The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, kicks off its 2017-2018 Concert Season in September with the opening concert “Kyung Wha Chung and the Macao Orchestra”, to be held on 2 September (Saturday), at 8pm, at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium. Internationally renowned as the queen of the violin, South-Korean violinist Kyung Wha Chung joins hands with the OM to present a much-anticipated season opening concert. Tickets are on sale from today onwards at the Macau Ticketing Network, and an early bird 40% discount on tickets is available until 31 August, subject to certain criteria,.
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