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The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents Departures, a two-act drama set to hit the stage on April 1 and 2 at the Small Auditorium. Exploring two distinct urban experiences, the performance is the final stage of Twin Cities, a cultural exchange project which took our artists to conceive a brand new play with the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (SDAC), one of China’s most prestigious theatrical institutions.Having Macao as its background, the first piece describes how three sisters struggle to find new paths for their lives after their mother's death. The second story takes the audience to Shanghai and into the heart of a woman who is returning to her hometown following an 18 year absence.Aside the performance, CCM will host a pre-performance talk on the April 1where Tian Shui, SDAC’s chief director of the play, will share insights on the cultural exchange’s creative process.Past exchange programmes promoted by CCM included projects such as the monologue series “Embraces”, choreographer exchange “Dance to New York”, the Korean exchange “Physically Speaking” and the “Denmark Site Specific Exchange” with Kitt Johnson. These projects are part of a continuous strategy to lead and inspire our artists to pursue a dynamic of interaction with other cultural realms.CCM presents Departures on April 1 and 2, 2017 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Small Auditorium. Tickets are available at CCM’s box office and Macao Ticketing outlets at various prices and discounts. For further information on promotional offers and ticketing, please visit www.ccm.gov.mo or call (853) 2870 0699. Credit card ticketing hotline (853) 2840 0555.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election projected there would be a 20 percent increase in the budget for the 2017 Legislative Assembly Election, compared to that of the previous poll in 2013.The likely increase took into account costs associated with the respective expansion in the number of voters, of polling stations, of electoral staff, and of required equipment in the forthcoming election, the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Tong Hio Fong, told reporters on Wednesday (8 February) after its first meeting.The number of eligible voters had expanded by 30,000 compared to 2013, said Mr Tong. The Commission planned to operate 33 polling stations, compared to the 30 stations used for the 2013 election.The anticipated rise in the budget took into account factors such as inflation and increased promotion of the poll, particularly via new media. Such promotion was in order to optimise community participation in the election, added Mr Tong.The meeting also discussed the fact that candidates for the 2017 Legislative Assembly Election would need to provide a deposit of 25,000 patacas – via bank transfer, bank cashier’s order, or cheque – as required by the revised Legislative Assembly Election Law.In addition, the composition of the secretariat to the Commission was also confirmed during the meeting. The Commission also said it planned to meet with sitting members of the Legislative Assembly in order to hear their views regarding the guidelines for campaigning.
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Two student teams from the University of Macau (UM) won two second prizes at the 14th Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling of China (CUMCM). This is the third consecutive year that UM has won prizes at this contest. This year’s contest attracted 31,199 teams. Only about 6.9 per cent of them received first or second prizes.Four UM teams participated in the contest. They were formed by six students, namely Long Qianyu, Wu Bo, Huang Zewei, and Zeng Inson from the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), as well as Li Xinwei and Zhang Ruopiao from the Faculty of Business Administration. The teams were led by Assistant Professor Liu Zhi from the Department of Mathematics, FST.Organised by the China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, the CUMCM is a national contest in the field of mathematical modelling. It is also the largest mathematical modelling contest in the world. This year’s contest attracted more than 100,000 students in 31,199 teams from 1,367 universities in China and Singapore.In the contest, the UM teams assessed the effect of open housing estates on traffic condition on surrounding roads. The two teams collected real-time data from both open and closed housing estates in Shanghai and Beijing. By using a simulation software, they produced indices for quantitative evaluation and provide suggestions to departments in charge of urban planning and transport management based on the results.The Department of Mathematics places an emphasis on cultivating students’ skills in mathematical modelling. This year, the department established a committee of mathematical modelling, which consists of Prof Ding Deng, Prof Lei Siu Long, and Prof Liu Zhi. The committee aims to provide consultancy and support to students in the field. In addition to the CUMCM, students from the Department of Mathematics have won prizes at various other modelling contests held in the United States and China. In particular, two students Huang Zewei and Zhang Ruopiao, led by Prof Liu Zhi, participated in the 2016 University Students’ Statistical Project Competition of Macao and won a third prize.
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Consumer Council conducted its specific price survey on tissue papers, household cleansing products, and oral care products on 8 February for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June.Result of the mentioned survey has been uploaded to the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and is available in the Council’s ‘Supermarket Price Information Platform’ iPhone and Android apps, as well as on the Council’s WeChat account page.For inquiry, please call the Council’s hotline: 8988 9315.
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Macao’s security authorities are always ready to respond to any factor that could have a negative effect on community stability in Macao. The authorities have been paying close attention to such factors, including policies adopted by national governments elsewhere.The Office of the Secretary for Security made the remarks in a statement issued today, in response to recent reports in local news outlets concerning the risk of terrorist attack in Macao.Counter-terrorism is a top priority of the security authorities in the Macao Special Administrative Region.The security authorities have been strengthening safety evaluation procedures, as well as enhancing strategies, enforcement efforts and police management regarding the risk of terrorism acts in Macao. Notwithstanding these efforts, the threat remains at a low level.The police services have reinforced – particularly in recent years – safety monitoring efforts and enforcement action at all checkpoints, tourist attractions, casinos and other important facilities across the city. Meanwhile, the police have also stepped up intelligence exchanges with neighbouring countries and regions, as well as enforcement efforts in Macao’s waters.Macao’s security authorities will continue – as before – closely to monitor developments externally and internally in the security field, and will take all appropriate measures to effect improvements in public safety. Such efforts are aimed at protecting the local community and promoting community safety and security, as Macao pushes forward with its development goal of becoming a world centre of tourism and leisure.
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To celebrate the 2017 International Museum Day, CommunicationsMuseum and Maritime Museum organize an illustration contest to encourage painters to record the beauty of Macao with their drawing pens. Full-time students and residents of Macao are welcomed to join!Participants of Children Group and Youth Group can select one of the required themes - “The Red Market” or “Drunken Dragon Festival”, and submit their drawing and registration form in person to the Communications Museum, not later than April 9, 2017 (5:30pm). The winners of First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize and Appreciation Awards will be given fabulous prizes. The exhibition of works and awards ceremony will be held during the Macao International Museum Day Carnival in May. For details of regulations and registration form, please visit http://macao.communications.museum or www.museums.gov.mo
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Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will release the “Supplements for Philatelic Album of Macao 2016” on10February 2017, it will be available for sale at the Philatelic Shop of General Post Office and the Communications Museum. The album pages are pre-printed with all the stamps’ images of 2016. Your collections of stamps and souvenir sheets of 2016 can be put into the pre-printed pages for convenient collection.The selling price of Supplements for Philatelic Album of Macao 2016 is MOP270.00.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that new registration of motor vehicles decreased by 35.5% year-on-year to 1,208 in December 2016. For the whole year of 2016, new registration of motor vehicles dropped by 29.1% year-on-year to 13,935, with that of motorcycles (7,784) and light automobiles (5,395) falling by 23.8% and 38.6% respectively. As at the end of December 2016, total number of licensed motor vehicles reached 250,450, up slightly by 0.6% year-on-year; number of motorcycles (131,139) rose by 1.2% while that of light automobiles (111,545) edged down by 0.5%. There were 1,440 cases of traffic accidents in December and number of casualties totalled 458. In 2016, number of traffic accidents decreased by 2.9% year-on-year to 15,342 cases, resulting in 4,622 casualties and 9 of them were killed.Cross-border vehicle traffic totalled 405,150 trips in December 2016, down by 9.6% year-on-year. In 2016, cross-border vehicle traffic decreased by 1.2% year-on-year to 5,070,874 trips, with 75.7% passing through the Border Gate. Passenger ferry movements between Macao and Mainland China and between Macao and Hong Kong rose slightly by 0.9% year-on-year to 12,277 trips in December, and movements for the whole year of 2016 dropped by 5.0% to 138,164 trips.Commercial flight movements at the Macao International Airport totalled 4,491 in December 2016, down by 3.6% year-on-year. In 2016, commercial flight movements increased by 2.7% year-on-year to 53,617; flight movements to and from the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Taiwan grew by 38.3%, 8.3% and 7.7% respectively, while movements to and from Mainland China and Vietnam dropped by 4.4% and 0.5%. Helicopter flight movements between Macao and Mainland China and between Macao and Hong Kong increased by 19.4% year-on-year to 1,276 in December, and movements for the whole year of 2016 fell by 17.0% to 11,657.Gross weight of seaborne containerized cargo dropped slightly by 0.6% year-on-year to 16,388 tonnes in December 2016. Seaborne container throughput totalled 11,624 TEU, equivalent to 8,014 containers handled, down by 7.9% and 5.3% respectively year-on-year. In 2016, gross weight of seaborne containerized cargo decreased by 28.8% year-on-year to 179,557 tonnes, of which 52.5% (94,340 tonnes) passed through Inner Harbour; seaborne container throughput (129,416 TEU) and containers handled (89,036) fell by 13.6% and 11.8% respectively.Gross weight of containerized cargo by land decreased by 69.2% year-on-year to 1,125 tonnes in December. For the whole year of 2016, gross weight of containerized cargo by land dropped by 20.3% year-on-year to 20,750 tonnes, of which cargo through the Checkpoint of Cotai (18,251 tonnes) accounted for 88.0%.The Macao International Airport handled 3,666 tonnes of air cargo in December 2016, up by 20.9% year-on-year. For the whole year of 2016, air cargo increased by 9.4% year-on-year to 32,891 tonnes, of which inward cargo (6,427 tonnes) dropped by 13.3% while outward cargo (19,622 tonnes) and transit cargo (6,842 tonnes) rose by 20.5% and 7.4% respectively. In 2016, inward air cargo from Taiwan (55.9% of total) decreased by 21.2% year-on-year whereas outward air cargo to Taiwan (45.8% of total) went up by 26.4%.At the end of December 2016, number of fixed-line telephone subscribers decreased by 7.8% year-on-year to 134,748. Number of mobile telephone subscribers rose by 3.9% to 1,969,972, of which stored-value GSM card subscribers (1,269,363) accounted for 64.4%. Number of internet subscribers increased by 7.2% year-on-year to 363,372. In 2016, the cumulative duration of internet usage reached 1.17 billion hours, up by 9.7% year-on-year.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that new registration of motor vehicles decreased by 35.5% year-on-year to 1,208 in December 2016. For the whole year of 2016, new registration of motor vehicles dropped by 29.1% year-on-year to 13,935, with that of motorcycles (7,784) and light automobiles (5,395) falling by 23.8% and 38.6% respectively. As at the end of December 2016, total number of licensed motor vehicles reached 250,450, up slightly by 0.6% year-on-year; number of motorcycles (131,139) rose by 1.2% while that of light automobiles (111,545) edged down by 0.5%. There were 1,440 cases of traffic accidents in December and number of casualties totalled 458. In 2016, number of traffic accidents decreased by 2.9% year-on-year to 15,342 cases, resulting in 4,622 casualties and 9 of them were killed.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council on 7 February collects prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets for consumers’ reference. The mentioned data collected during 1 February to 7 February are used for comparing the average selling price of the same products from Zhuhai. The relevant data has been uploaded to the Council’s website for consumers’ reference.The specific price surveys on fresh pork and vegetables are now available on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), iPhone & Android ‘Supermarket Price Information Platform’ app, and the Council’s WeChat Account page. The relevant surveys include the average selling prices of local fresh pork and vegetables, and comparison on the respective the average selling prices rom Zhuhai and Macao.For enquiry, please call 8988 9315.
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