Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that in view of the National Day holiday and the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, visitor arrivals surged by 23.2% month-to-month to 3,154,291 in October 2018, corresponding to a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. Overnight visitors (1,549,891) and same-day visitors (1,604,400) grew by 5.4% and 13.2% respectively year-on-year. The average length of stay of visitors held steady year-on-year at 1.2 days, with that of overnight visitors rising by 0.1 day to 2.3 days and that of same-day visitors staying at 0.2 day.
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The Greater Bay Area spells new opportunities. Nurturing talented people to seize these opportunities sits high on the University of Macau’s (UM) agenda. In fact, the university has launched various talent development programmes, all designed to achieve the same goal: creating innovative talent with a competitive edge who know how to tap into Macao’s advantages. Rector Yonghua Song puts it this way: ‘In the future, UM’s first priority is to strengthen student training and help Macao stand tall as a centre for talent development and technological innovations on the west bank of the Pearl River.’
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Eight members of the University of Macau (UM) English Public Speaking Team recently participated in the 17^th Macao-wide English Speech Contest and the 24^th ‘21^st Century Cup’ National English Speaking Competition Macao Regional Contest. They won the top three prizes, the Best Impromptu Speaker Award, the Best Manner Award, and five merit awards in the university category.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the “2018 Macao International Parade”, celebrating the 19^th Anniversary of Macao’s handover to China, will be held on Sunday, 16 December. Based on the concept of cultural encounter between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and associated with the classic myths and folklore of China and the Portuguese-speaking countries, the Parade presents a culturally rich Handover celebration, highlighting Macao’s unique position as an important hub between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries.
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In celebration of the 19^th anniversary of Macao’s handover to China, the “2018 Macao International Parade” is an annual cultural event that gathers artistic talent and creativity in Macao. This year, the Parade presents ten figures of the mythology and folklore of China, Macao and eight Portuguese-speaking countries, which represent the cultural essence of the respective countries and regions and promote the Parade as an exchange platform for culture and arts.
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