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Prof Spencer Li De, associate dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Macau (UM), was recently re-elected as the president of the Asian Association for Substance Abuse Research (AASAR) for a three-year term at the organisation’s fourth annual meeting.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) conducted a two-month-long public consultation for the "Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan” last year and completed the work of sorting out and analyzing the collected opinions. The Office now publishes a compilation report of public opinions on the "Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan” collected through the public consultation as reference materials for different circles of the society so that people can learn more about the collected opinions and results of analysis.
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In the academic year 2017/2018, the University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) will launch a Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition programme for language instructors who teach Chinese, Portuguese, or English as a second language. This initiative is to meet local demand for language professionals in a multilingual environment, and to support the Macao SAR government’s plan to establish a training centre for bilingual language professionals in Macao.
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The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), in co-operation with several government bureaus under the Secretary for Economy and Finance, introduced in August 2015 a simplified “Document Submission Service for Bureaus under the Secretariat for Economy and Finance”. In June 2016, IPIM and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau jointly launched a new service for collection of notification letters regarding applications for renewal of temporary Macao residency by investors and managerial/technical professionals.
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The 28^th Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will be held from the end of April to May 2017. In order to offer more performance and exchange opportunities to local dancers, IC has expressly invited renowned artist Hiroaki Umeda to lead a dance workshop in mid-February 2017. Selected dancers will take part in the production of a performance and respective rehearsals in April and May; and they will have the opportunity to participate in the performance Double Bill by Hiroaki Umeda (title to be confirmed), integrated in the 28^th MAF. Applications for the workshop are open from today. Admission is free. All interested parties are welcome to participate.Hiroaki Umeda was born in 1977 and is a multi-disciplinary artist. In addition to choreographer, he is also a dancer, sound artist and image and lighting designer. Umeda studied photography at the university, he began to devote his career in choreography at the age of 20, and started attending numerous dance lessons such as ballet, street dance and modern dance. In 2000, he founded his company, S20, subsequently earning recognition for his talent and acclaim as an original and promising young artist when he presented the piece while going to a condition at the Rencontres Chorégraphiques in France. Since then, he has often performed in stages around the world as a solo dancer. From 2008 onwards, he began to take up roles as choreographer for dance companies and he was commissioned a “choreography ten-year plan”. His works radically break the typical boundaries of dance, representing a shattered and detached manner, reflecting the existential state, anxiety and hasty nature of contemporary citizens. In the 25^th MAF, Hiroaki Umeda has brought two pieces of his works, namely Adapting for Distortion and Haptic, which were widely acclaimed.The workshop is limited to 20 participants; should applicants exceed the limit, the choreographer will select participants by analyzing the submitted documents. The workshop will be entirely conducted in English. Cantonese interpretation will be provided by the organizer if required. The regulations and application forms are available at the Cultural Affairs Building, located at Tap Siac Square, and can also be downloaded from the MAF’s website (www.icm.gov.mo/fam) under “News”. Applicants must submit (1) the application form duly filled and signed and (2) a solo dance video with a maximum duration of 3 minutes (if available) at the front desk of the Cultural Affairs Building, during office hours, or send the same by email to cklou@icm.gov.mo. The application envelope or email subject must specifically indicate “Application for Hiroaki Umeda Double Dance workshop – (candidate name)”. The deadline of the application will be on Thursday, 2 February 2017, at 5:30pm.Selected candidates for participating in the workshop will be personally notified by email or SMS; non-selected candidates will not be notified. For more information, please contact Mr. Lou through tel. no. 8399 6625, during office hours, or by email to cklou@icm.gov.mo.
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Consumer Council conducted its specific price survey on diapers, over-the-counter drugs, and milk powder on 9 January 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, and on the Council’s WeChat account page.
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The Macao Orchestra, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presented the annual “Starry Vienna - New Year Concert” on 8 January 2017, at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, and invited the conductor Bruno Weil, who has been active in Austria, to bring the traditional New Year Concert in Viennese style. All tickets were sold out. The concert featured festive decorations and photography activity in a joyful atmosphere.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, issued a letter of condolence to express his profound condolences regarding the death of former president of the Portuguese Republic Mr Mário Soares.
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The Secretary for Security, Mr Wong Sio Chak, said today the police would take enforcement action with greater consideration for the motoring public; while still fulfilling their legal responsibilities in this regard.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council conducted its specific price surveys on refrigerated and frozen pork on 6 January. Result of the mentioned survey has been uploaded to the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo).
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