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The University of Macau (UM) Dance Troupe recently represented Macao at a national inter-varsity art show. The team was selected by the Department of Physical, Health and Arts Education of the Ministry of Education of China. This is the first time that a university in Macao has been selected to participate in this national event.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total number of licensed motor vehicles as at the end of March 2018 dropped by 2.6% year-on-year to 238,970, of which light motorcycles (28,182) and light automobiles (106,632) decreased by 15.2% and 3.2% respectively, whereas heavy motorcycles (96,453) rose by 2.5%. In the first quarter of 2018, new registration of motor vehicles went up by 10.4% year-on-year to 4,155 on account of an increase of 43.1% in light automobiles (1,660). There were 3,484 cases of traffic accidents in the first quarter, down by 2.6% year-on-year; number of victims totalled 1,150 and 2 of them were killed.
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According to records provided by the Public Security Police Force, Macao registered over 391,000 visitor arrivals (non-resident employees and students excluded) throughout the three-day 1st May Labor Day holiday (29th April – 1st May), a rise of 4.7% over the corresponding three-day holiday of last year. Over 361,000 visitors came from the Greater China markets, up by 7.6% in total. Visitor arrivals from the Mainland grew by 16.1% whereas the numbers of visitors from Hong Kong and Taiwan dropped by 24.1% and 19.5% respectively. Other markets registered a fall of 21%.
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Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) and Jiangmen Polytechnic signed a cooperation agreement at IFT on 2 May. President of IFT, Dr. Fanny Vong and President of Jiangmen Polytechnic, Dr. Liu Zhi Yong presided over the ceremony. Representatives from Jiangmen Tourism Bureau, Guangdong Province are also invited to attend the signing ceremony.
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In order to present traditional Chinese paintings, calligraphy and seal engraving in a systematic organization and showcase throughout Macao’s development, the Macao Museum of Art (MAM), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, organizes the exhibition “In Love with Macao – Calligraphy and Paintings of Macao”, featuring a total of 90 pieces/sets of artworks by painters and calligraphers who lived in Macao or had ties with the city in someway from the 1930s to the 21^st century. The opening of the exhibition will be held on 4 May, at 6:30pm, in the Exhibition Gallery on the 4^th floor of the MAM.
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