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Cultural Affairs Bureau hosts “Macao’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Carnival” in June
In response to the “China Cultural and Natural Heritage Day”, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) will hold the “Macao’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Carnival” at Mandarin’s House and Lilau Square on 9 and 10 June, from 12pm to 6pm, respectively, aiming to create an environment favouring cultural heritage protection and to raise public awareness and understanding about Macao’s intangible cultural heritage. Admission to the activities of the Carnival is free and all are welcome.
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New philatelic products order
To facilitate the public and philatelists for ordering new philatelic products, please note the followings:
1) Issue Name: Masters of Chinese Literature – Tang Xianzu
Issue Date: 27/07/2018
Ordering Period: 01/06/2018 - 30/06/2018
| Product Types | Unit Price (MOP) |
| Stamps Set | 15.00 |
| Sheetlet (4 sets/sheet) | 60.00 |
| Souvenir Sheet | 12.00 |
| First Day Cover with stamps set | 20.00 |
| First Day Cover with souvenir sheet | 17.00 |
| Information Brochure with stamps set | 21.50 |
| Information Brochure with Souvenir Sheet | 18.50 |
2) Issue Name: 60th Anniversary of the Publication of Macao Daily News
Issue Date: 15/08/2018
Ordering Period: 01/06/2018 - 30/06/2018
| Product Types | Unit Price (MOP) |
| Stamps Set | 15.00 |
| Sheetlet (4 sets/sheet) | 60.00 |
| Souvenir Sheet | 12.00 |
| First Day Cover with stamps set | 20.00 |
| First Day Cover with souvenir sheet | 17.00 |
| Information Brochure with stamps set | 21.50 |
| Information Brochure with Souvenir Sheet | 18.50 |
Alter the stamp issue date of plan 2018
Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that the issue date of the stamp issue “65th Macao Grand Prix” will be changed from 16th November to 15th November.
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UM English Debating Team wins 3rd prize at National English Debating Competition
The English Debating Team of the University of Macau (UM) recently defeated more than 100 teams and won the third prize at the 21st ‘FLTRP CUP’ National English Debating Competition held in Beijing. UM debaters Cheong Hoi Lam and Fong Cheok Wang were ranked No 5 among 224 debaters. This year’s event attracted students from Tsinghua University, Peking University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Fudan University, and the China Foreign Affairs University.
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Employment survey for February-April 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (1.9%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (2.6%) for February-April 2018 held stable as in the previous period (January-March 2018). The underemployment rate was 0.5%, down by 0.1 percentage point.
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