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UM students win championship in Bank of China Trophy One Million Dollar Macao Regional Entrepreneurship Competition

A team of master’s students from the University of Macau (UM) named ‘Golden Wound Dressing Co Ltd’ recently won the championship and the Best Exhibition Award in the Bank of China Trophy One Million Dollar Macao Regional Entrepreneurship Competition. The team will compete with the other finalists from Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong in the national final to be held in August for the big prize of one million as the start-up fund.


New Macao Central Library website launched

In order to allow the public to have a better understanding of the New Central Library Project and its progress, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) launched the New Macao Central Library website. This new website provides an introduction of the Library, information about the revitalization of the old buildings, promotional activities and news publication, among others. The content of the website will be updated according to the project progress, in order to allow residents to obtain the latest information about the New Central Library. For more information about the Library, please visit www.library.gov.mo. For enquiries, please call through tel. no. 2837 7117 during office hours.


New Macao Central Library website launched

In order to allow the public to have a better understanding of the New Central Library Project and its progress, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) launched the New Macao Central Library website. This new website provides an introduction of the Library, information about the revitalization of the old buildings, promotional activities and news publication, among others. The content of the website will be updated according to the project progress, in order to allow residents to obtain the latest information about the New Central Library. For more information about the Library, please visit www.library.gov.mo. For enquiries, please call through tel. no. 2837 7117 during office hours.


Wages of construction workers and prices of construction materials for the 1st quarter 2017

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average daily wage of construction workers increased by 1.8% quarter-to-quarter to MOP830 in the first quarter of 2017. The average daily wage of non-resident construction workers (MOP750) rose by 4.0% quarter-to-quarter, and that of local construction workers (MOP1,045) edged up by 0.4%.


28th Macao Arts Festival was inaugurated exploring various possibilities of artistic spaces through diverse programmes

The 28thMacao Arts Festival (MAF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, was inaugurated on 28 April, at 7:40pm in the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre. The opening ceremony was officiated by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Alexis, Tam Chon Weng; the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R., Xue Xiaofeng; the Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao S.A.R., Wang Dong; the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Leung Hio Ming; the Acting Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office, Cecilia, Tse Heng Sai; the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Teledifusão de Macau, S.A. (TDM), Manuel Gonçalves Pires Júnior; the Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate responsibility of MGM, Sarah Rogers; the Deputy General Manager of Bank of China Limited (Macau Branch), Ip Sio Kai; and the Vice President of Air Macau Company Limited, Liao Hanxi. This edition of the MAF presents 25 extraordinary shows and exhibitions as well as an outreach programme, in a total of over 100 activities, leading the audience to explore various possibilities of spaces by means of different art manifestations.


Macao to impose sale ban on live poultry, starting from May

The Government has decided to ban the import and sale of all live poultry in Macao, starting from 1 May 2017.


CE: NPC Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang to hear opinions on wide range of topics in Macao

The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today said he expected the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), Mr Zhang Dejiang, would hear opinions from different groups on a wide range of topics during his Macao visit.


CE: NPC Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang to hear opinions on wide range of topics in Macao

The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today said he expected the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), Mr Zhang Dejiang, would hear opinions from different groups on a wide range of topics during his Macao visit.


Consumer Council and other departments met up to prepare for Labour Day holiday

As Labour Day holiday is approaching, consumption by citizens are expected to increase, so are the number of inbound tourists. Consumer Council held a meeting earlier with Economic Services Bureau (DSE), Macao Government Tourist Office (DST), Transport Bureau (DSAT), Judiciary Police (PJ), Public Security Police Force (PSP), Macao Custom Service, Civic and Municipal Affairs Council (IACM), Health Bureau (SS), and Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) to discuss on the protection of consumer rights for local citizens as well as inbound tourists.


Government responds to European Commission report on Macao

The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China expresses strong opposition to the release of the 2016 Annual Report on the Macao SAR, issued by the European Commission.


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