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The Awards Ceremony of the 2^nd International Film Festival & Awards．Macao (“IFFAM” or the “Film Festival”) was staged at the Macao Cultural Centre at 8:00 p.m. tonight (14^th December) with the presence of around 800 guests including internationally-acclaimed film directors, movie stars and industry professionals from around the world. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Alexis Tam; Director of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and President of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes; two of the Executive Vice Presidents of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, namely, President of Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA), Alvin Chau, and President of Management Committee of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, José Tavares; Acting President of Cultural Affairs Bureau and Vice President of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, Kent Ieong Chi Kin; Talent Ambassador Donnie Yen; Artistic Director of IFFAM, Mike Goodridge; Jury President of IFFAM, Laurent Cantet, as well as Jury members of IFFAM, Joan Chen, Jessica Hausner, Lawrence Osborne and Royston Tan were present at the Awards Ceremony, with famed Hong Kong artists Lawrence Cheng and Astrid Chan being the host of the night.
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The Committee for the Development of Conventions and Exhibitions (CDCE) held its second ordinary plenary session today (14^th) in the Multi-function Conference Hall of the Macao Business Support Centre. A number of projects to support the methodical development of the MICE industry will be promoted in a systematic manner. At the same time, the Macao MICE Portal will be upgraded with the intent of adding new interactive exhibition venue maps and travel information to provide "one-stop" support services for participants, to get customers and merchants into the community and promote the development of the moderate economic diversification of Macao.
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In celebration of the 18^th anniversary of Macao’s Handover to China, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and other governmental and non-governmental organisations jointly hold the “2017 Macao International Parade” on Sunday, 17 December. In order to entreat success to the event, IC held a worship ceremony including a lion dance performance that was held today (14 December), at the Largo da Companhia de Jesus, in a cheerful and lively atmosphere, attracting many spectators.
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The University of Macau (UM) recently received approval from the Office of Chinese Language Council International to establish a Confucius Institute, as a response to the Macao SAR government’s effort to participate in China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative and to develop Macao into an international platform for Chinese language education for overseas countries, especially Portuguese-speaking countries. The Confucius Institute at UM is expected to become operational in early 2018.
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To enhance the undergraduates’ interest in music and enrich their campus life, Macao Orchestra delivered the first university concert in the 2017-18 concert season at Macao Polytechnic Institute in mid-November. The concert was entitled “The Realm of Sibelius”. Hundreds of professors and undergraduates attended this concert. Under the baton of Mr. Francis Kan, Macao Orchestra gave a superb rendition of the works of Jean Sibelius, a renowned 20th-century Finnish composer, transforming the auditorium into a foreign place and transposing the audience to the realm of relaxing orchestral sound. Between each piece of music, Mr. Kan interacted with the audience and illuminated the meanings of the compositions, hence arousing their interest in, and deepening their understanding of, the classical music.
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The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents the concert “Weekend Music Party – Travel with Music” on Saturday, 6 January 2018, at 4pm, at Dom Pedro V Theatre, taking music aficionados on a wonderful musical journey. Tickets are now available at the Macau Ticketing Network.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) raised the Base Rate of the Discount Window today (14 December 2017) by 25 basis points to 1.75%. It has been the fifth time for the AMCM to raise the policy rate since December 2015.
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