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For the fourth consecutive year, the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) will organize, from 31st March to 2nd April this year, another edition of the Macao International Environmental Protection Exhibition and Forum (MIECF). MIECF´s objective is to continue to promote Macao´s role as an environmental protection platform between the Pan-Pearl River Delta and other countries of the world, and the dissemination of the environmental protection concept. This year´s activities aim to meet the current national and global sustainable development and the direction of climate changes while coinciding coincide with Macao´s urban planning and future development. The 2011MIECF features the theme “Green Opportunities – Low Carbon Urban Development”, advocating “Green Cities, Smart Technology, Sustainable Growth”. Through a series of activities, including professional exhibitions, high-level forums and other related events, such as “Green Business Co-Operation”, business matching activities and “Green Public Day”, MIECF aims to promote the cooperation between Macao and other countries and to share with the participants the latest environmental technologies and solutions, thereby creating business opportunities to the enterprises, and spreading the “green” spirit. Since 2008, three previous editions of the MIECF were held, with significant success. Improvements were made over the years, with regards to the number of participating enterprises, area of the venue as well as the number of members of the participating business delegations. Last year, MIECF attracted over 5900 representatives of organizations from Mainland China and 47 other regions and countries. The area of the venue was increased to 13,400 square metres to accommodate 362 participating entities. This clearly shows that MIECF has become an important platform for the development of the green industries in South China and the Pan-Pearl River Delta. When designing the future urban planning of Macao, the SAR Government has the vision to transform Macao into a “Low Carbon, Green Living City”. In its Policy Address for this year, the local government mentioned the creation of an environment protection and energy conservation fund, with a start-up capital of MOP 100 million and also tax benefits for light electric vehicles up to a maximum of MOP 60 thousand. These measures will further encourage the local industries to introduce advanced environmental technology, product and services from Mainland China, thus providing more business opportunities, and assist MIECF to push forward the development of the environmental industry in Macau. This year´s MIECF will comprise several areas, including the Zone of the Provinces and Municipalities in the Pan-Pearl Delta River, European Pavilion, USA Pavilion and the International Pavilion, as well as four thematic pavilions, showcasing, namely, green building, electric vehicles, low-carbon city (energy saving and green building technology) and clean energy. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to participate in the exhibition through five major categories: renewable energy, green transportation, energy efficiency, environmental protection and integrated services. The event covers several major projects in the green industry, including solar (photovoltaic and thermal), bio-energy, hybrid energy systems, electric cars and hybrid vehicles, charging stations, battery and storage solutions, building technology, facilities management, smart grid, waste disposal, water conservation, air pollution control, noise control, project finance and consulting. Internationally renowned companies, including BYD and Halo, will mark their presence at the MIECF. The Organizers have prepared a series of green business matching activities, in order to assist the participating exhibitors and enterprises to find suitable partners. At present, several local public utilities companies have agreed to participate in the business matching sessions as professional buyers. Furthermore, several companies in the environmental protection field from Mainland China and abroad have already confirmed their participation. In accordance with the information submitted by the participants, the Organizers will assist them in finding suitable partners for their projects, products and services, through a dedicated on-line business matching platform and other related field activities. Up to the moment, the Organizers have gathered over 100 investment and cooperation projects, including wind power generation, sewage treatment, electric vehicles and LED lighting, out of which, 64 are from Mainland China, 23 from Macao, 11 from Hong Kong, 4 from Europe and 1 from Australia. Last year, the business matching activities achieved extraordinary results, with 416 sessions held, culminating with the signing of 24 projects, totalling 3.1 billion Patacas. Internationally renowned guest speakers are being invited to the event, including Mr. Joschka Fischer, former Vice-Chanceller and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany and Mr. Klaus Toepfer, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and former Executive Director of United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). Both speakers are very prestigious figures and exert influence in the environmental protection field, in the United Nations and Europe, especially Germany. The number of conferences to be held in conjunction with the 2011 MIECF will be increased form five to six this year, with the following topics: “Exploring Green Business Market Opportunities”, “Opportunities in Green Sectors” Urban Planning and Eco City Development”, “Low Carbon Urban Industries: Sustainable Tourism”, Buildings: Foundations of a Low Carbon, “Energy Generation and Consumption”. In addition to covering low-carbon city development, the conferences will also explore the urban planning and development of Macao into a low-carbon city. Furthermore, the Organizers also intend to invite national and overseas researches and industry leaders to share their research results and practical experience with the participants. According to the Organizers, the “Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta (2008-2020)”, promulgated by the State Council has clearly put forward the idea of building a “Pan-Pearl River Good Living Quality Circle”. In the proposal for the 12th 5-year plan, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party´s mentioned the building of Macao into a world-class tourism and leisure centre. The Macao SAR Government, in its Policy Address for Financial Year 2011 has clearly indicated that the development of Macao into a world tourism and leisure centre will be a key to sustainable development. Therefore, the Organizers hope that through the topics explored in the conferences, the concept of low-carbon developed in Mainland China and abroad could be introduced to Macao, so as to achieve sustainable tourism development and becoming a low-carbon city. For further enquiries, please contact 2011MIECF Secretariat, Tel: (853) 8798-9675, fax: (853) 2872-7123, e-mail: miecf@ipim.gov.mo, or visit MIECF´s website: www.macaomiecf.com.
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Pousada de Mong-Há is honoured as Top 25 Hotels in Hong Kong/Macao/Chinese Taiwan in the 2011 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. Ranked as the 16th on the list, it is also the number one among the three awarded Macao hotels. Pousada de Mong-Há is a training hotel operated by Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT). It Features 20 guestrooms including 4 suites, with 2 restaurants, a conference room, gym room and a cozy library. Situated on a historic hilltop and away from the casino glitz, the hotel is an oasis in the bustling little city where guests can enjoy time in peaceful ambience. What makes the hotel different is that guests can see the enthusiasm and care of the students cultivated by this internationally recognised tourism institute. “Being a training hotel, we are very delighted to be awarded. I would like to thank our team members and students for their great effort.” Ms. Gloria Wong, Director of Pousada de Mong-Há said. “We will keep up our good work and be proud of being part of the milestone. And I hope that the award will bring us more guests from worldwide which provide our students a diversified training environment.” The annual TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards honour the world’s best hotels, earning their distinction from those who know them best – real travelers. Unlike any other hotel awards programmes in the world, TripAdvisor® Travelers' Choice® winners are based on the millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions about hotels on tripadvisor.com™ and content from across the web.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the average Composite CPI for the whole year of 2010 was 104.25 and the inflation rate for 2010 stood at 2.81%. The annual inflation rate was driven up by dearer prices of meals bought away from home, men’s and women’s clothing, fresh fish and seafood, gasoline, gold jewellery, vegetables and LP-gas, altogether contributed 1.9 percentage points to the increase in the annual inflation rate. In 2010, notable increase was observed in the price index of various sections of goods and services, namely Clothing & Footwear (+6.51%); Transport (+6.30%); Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+6.13%); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+4.73%); Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+4.72%); and Health (+4.39%); however, price indices of Education and Communication decreased by 7.27% and 3.49% compared with 2009. The average CPI-A and CPI-B for 2010 was 103.77 and 104.38 respectively, up by 2.28% and 2.97% in comparison with 2009. The Composite CPI (106.17) for December 2010 rose by 3.92% year-on-year. Price indices of Transport (+6.94%); Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+6.65%); Health (+6.13%); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+4.78%); and Clothing & Footwear (+4.11%) recorded significant increase, which was caused by dearer prices of gasoline, airfare, gold jewellery, LP-gas, women’s clothing and footwear, as well as rising charges for meals bought away from home, out-patience medical services and hairdressing and grooming services. On the contrary, reduced charges for mobile phone services lowered the price index of Communication to decrease by 3.60% year-on-year. The CPI-A (105.32) and CPI-B (106.42) for December 2010 increased by 3.62% and 4.07% year-on-year respectively. The Composite CPI for December 2010 increased by 0.59% month-to-month, with marked increase in the price indices of Clothing & Footwear (+2.99%); Household Goods & Furnishings (+1.50%); Recreation & Culture (+1.28%); and Transport (+1.08%); moreover, the CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 0.38% and 0.66% month-to-month. The Composite CPI for the fourth quarter of 2010 rose by 3.93% over the same quarter of 2009, with noticeable increase in the price indices of Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+6.71%); Clothing & Footwear (+6.06%); Transport (+5.81%); Health (+5.79%); and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+5.04%). In the fourth quarter of 2010, the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 3.65% and 4.07% from a year earlier. The 2008/2009-based Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes on the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 50% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP6,000 to MOP18,999. The CPI-B relates to about 30% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP19,000 to MOP34,999.
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Owing to flooding in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Southern Areas, Macao Post announced that all mail delivery services (including Correspondence, Printed Matters, Small Packet, Parcel and EMS) from Macao to the areas bearing the following postal codes are subject to delay until further notice. Affected Regions Postal Codes New South Wales 2360, 2371–2372, 2388, 2406, 2440–2441, 2446–2447, 2449–2450, 2454–2455, 2460, 2462–2465, 2469–2471, 2474–2476, 2480–2482, 2824, 2831–2833, 2839–2840, 2879 Queensland 4000 – 4999 Victoria and Southern Areas 3221, 3317–3319, 3334, 3351–3352, 3361, 3371, 3373, 3377, 3379, 3381, 3384–3385, 3387–3388, 3390–3393, 3395–3396, 3400–3401, 3407, 3409, 341–3414, 3418–3420, 3423–3424, 3431–3438, 3464–3465, 3468–3469, 3472, 3475, 3478, 3485, 3487, 3525, 3537, 3563, 3571, 3850, 5271 Thank you for your kind attention.
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Consumer Council’s first ‘Supermarket Price Survey Report’ of this year has been released. Out of 223 samples surveyed, around 30%, including rice, cooking oil, sanitary and hygienic product, recorded increase in their average prices. According to both ‘Supermarket Price Survey Report’ and the specific price survey report on rice, average price of many Thai rice brands has risen by almost 7%. In comparison with data of last December, the current survey report dated 19th January shows that average prices of canned food, beverage, cereal product and daily household product tend to decrease, ranging from 1% to 2%; meanwhile, over 60 samples of other categories surveyed this time have risen in price. For milk product and beverage, prices of most items tend to rise, and a 40% significant price increase is observed in ‘Vita Silken Tofu (350g)’. For cooking oil, most brands record a price rise of around 1% to 5%, with only the exception of ‘King Chef 100% Pure Corn Oil (3.5L)’, which has risen by 20%. For rice, though prices of most Thai rice brands record an increase of less than 1% in the current survey, prices of some brands have actually increased by almost 7% when comparing with data from early December. In recent weeks, significant increases in average price are observed in brands like ‘Golden Rabbit’, ‘Golden King Rabbit’ and ‘Wing On Thai Jasmine Rice’. The latest ‘Supermarket Price Survey Report’ and the specific price survey report on rice are now accessible on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo). Reports are also available free of charge at the two offices of the Consumer Council, local markets, bookstores and libraries. Consumers may also access the resources online at the Council’s official website (http://www.consumer.gov.mo) or through WAP channels on their mobile phones. For enquiry, please call 8988 9315
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The Identification Services Bureau met with persons who made the request for family reunion this afternoon. In the meeting, this bureau has reaffirmed that the SAR Government believes the issue of “Adult Children” has reached a reasonable and complete settlement. In pursuant to the stipulation of Article 22 of the Basic Law of the Macao SAR, Mainland residents entering Macao for residence is governed by the Central Government. The Central Government has clearly defined the principle and the scope of “Adult Children” to settle the issue of “Adult Children” of Macao residents. There is only one arrangement, which was activated on 1 December 2009, for “Adult Children” entering Macao for residence and there will not be any alterations on the arrangement. Any Mainland relatives of Macao residents who are not within the scope of “Adult Children” specified in the “Guidance Notes on Application for Adult Children of Macao Residents in Mainland to Enter Macao for Residence” must make the application to reside in Macao according to the existing requirements of the Public Security Authority in Mainland.
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Director of Macau Government Tourist Office, João Manuel Costa Antunes unveiled today that close to 25 million visitor arrivals were recorded last year. Macau will strive to establish a quality tourism destination, enhancing tourism products and improving service quality, to be in line with the development strategy of building Macau into a global center of tourism and leisure. At the MGTO Annual Press Conference held today (Jan 19) at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center, Director Antunes reviewed last year's tourism development of Macau and outlined this year's tourism strategies and marketing promotional activities to nearly 400 attendants including MGTO representatives around the world, travel industry partners and a hundred international and local media. Speaking at the press conference, Antunes expressed that under the policy support of the Central Government, Macau SAR government is dedicating efforts in building Macau into a global center of tourism and leisure. The tourism industry of Macau enjoyed a steady growth last year, with provisional figures showing that visitor arrivals hit 24,965,000 in 2010, registering an increase of 15% compared with 2009. The Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan continue to be the top three visitor generating markets. Visitors from the Mainland and Hong Kong scored a surge of 20% and 11% respectively. New markets such as India, Russia and the Middle East also performed well last year, with a rise of 57%, 49% and 33% respectively over 2009. Antunes noted that visitors from Asia surged by 15%, while markets in the Americas, Europe, Africa and other regions also recorded growth. From January to November 2010, 48% of total arrivals stayed overnight, among which 65% or over 7 million stayed in hotels. Half of these hotel overnight guests chose 5-star hotels. The average length of stay stood at 1.54 nights. He continued that apart from Thailand which was affected by its domestic situation, the other top nine markets registered positive gains, among which, arrivals from Korea and the Mainland jumped by 62% and 20% respectively. Korea, India and the Mainland were the three markets with the highest growth in overnight guests while the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United States were the top three markets in terms of length of stay. Total visitor expenditure in 2009 reached US$17.1 billion, a rise of 4.9%. From January to September 2010, total visitor expenditure hit US$18.2 billion, a significant growth of 52.2% over the same period of 2009. According to information of visitors surveyed in the third quarter of 2010, the Mainland cemented its position as the highest-spending market, followed by Southeast Asian countries and Japan. Currently, Macau has 62 hotels and 31 guesthouses, providing 20,988 rooms (guesthouses and 2 to 5-star deluxe hotels). The average occupancy rate of 3 to 5-star hotels in 2009 was 76.1%, while in 2010, the average occupancy rate of 3 to 5-star hotels was 84.5%, representing an increase of 8.4 percentage points over 2009. The average hotel room rate was US$138.9, an increase of 7.7%. Total number of occupied rooms from January to November 2010 was 5.17 million, a surge of 22%. Currently, there are 150 travel agencies and 1,477 tour guides in Macau, among which, Thai, Korean, English and Japanese speaking tour guides recorded the highest growth last year, increasing by 100%, 13.3%, 9.6% and 9.4% respectively. He pointed out that the Macau Business Tourism Center supported 266 events last year, 31% more than 2009, with total participants of 1.2 million, representing an increase of 130%. As for the Industry Partner Program, there are a total of 177 trade partners who have joined the program till the end of last year, 18% higher than 2009. Reviewing the implementation of the “Plan to Support Macau Tourism Industry”, "Support to Leisure Tourism" consisted of “Celebrate Macau Tours” and World Heritage "Historic Centre of Macau" Free Guiding Service. From May 18, 2009 to March 31, 2010, 66 travel agencies took part in “Celebrate Macau Tours” and 54,000 tour groups were organized, involving 1.33 million visitors and 58,000 tour guides. In the aviation aspect, MGTO focused on supporting local carriers, new routes development and providing promotional budget support to airlines operating to Macau. “Support to Sichuan’s Tourism” launched in 2008 organized special packages to Sichuan and assisted in promotion of Sichuan tourism. The plan also exempted the initial renewal fees for licenses and work permits of businesses or professionals related to the tourism industry, in addition to supporting the industry’s training initiatives. “Strategic MICE Market Stimulation Program” supported 163 events in 2010, involving over 630,000 participants. The program will be extended to June 30, 2011 with updated content. Antunes expressed that the announcement of the “Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta” in 2008 consolidates Macau’s positioning as a global center of tourism and leisure. Macau is leveraging this strategic position and development direction to establish Macau as a quality tourism destination, enhancing tourism products and improving service quality, in keeping with the development strategy of building Macau into a global center of tourism and leisure. To achieve the goal of a quality tourism destination, MGTO will actively improve the management of the industry and administration, enhance the tourism environment and products, launch a new tourism promotional image and strengthen regional cooperation. He added that MGTO will continue to join forces with related government departments to optimize tourism and world heritage resources in developing a cultural tourism brand for visitors to experience the unique cultural ambiance of Macau. He pointed out that MGTO supports the development of budget hotels and will coordinate and communicate with related departments to study the re-use of small-scale buildings and land at the old districts. At the same time, MGTO will regularly review and improve the enforcement and effectiveness of the law on “Prohibition of Providing Illegal Accommodation”. Antunes noted that MGTO will review and intensify the “Quality and Honest Macau Tour” scheme, which will be expanded to other Mainland source markets beyond Shenzhen. MGTO also plans to discuss issues on "zero/negative-fare" tours with related Mainland departments. He added that MGTO plans to introduce more electronic services this year to be in line with the development of e-government. A total revamp for an interactive tourism website will also be launched to broaden the effectiveness of tourism promotion and build a friendlier online environment for visitors.
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A Beautiful Night of Music’, a Spring Festival concert presented by The Macao Chinese Orchestra featuring works in exultation of the Spring Festival, will be held this Saturday, January 23rd, at 8pm at the Dom Pedro V Theatre. The spring breeze revitalizes and awakens different aspects of life; enchanting melodies warm people’s hearts. In this concert, The Macao Chinese Orchestra will play a string of cheerful musical pieces to celebrate the jubilant Spring Festival with musical lovers on this wonderful night. The concert starts with the highly festive Spring Festival Overture and features other representative works like the Spring Festival Overture and Beautiful Night. The Spring Festival Overture by Lau Tin Wah emphasises a mellow and cheerful mood. This piece was awarded the “20th Century Masterpiece Award” by the Society for the Promotion of Chinese Culture in Beijing. Between Earth and Sky by Liu Xing marks a representative work for zhongruan, while Three-Six highlights a refreshing and exciting atmosphere. Good News Arriving at a Remote Village with its rich and colorful tones, was inspired by the districts of Yunnan. The famous Serenade No. 13 in G major (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) by Mozart will also be featured in the concert. Tickets for this concert are now available at Kong Seng Ticketing Network outlets as well as the latest seasonal brochure of the Macao Chinese Orchestra. Ticket price: MOP$40.
Ticketing hotline: 2855 5555.
Website: http://www.icm.gov.mo/ochm
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The distribution overview of the Wealth Partaking Scheme 2011 is as follow: 1. Beneficiaries
1. Holders of valid or renewable Macau SAR Resident Identity Card on 31 December 2010 are entitled to receive the cash premium. Every Macau SAR Permanent and Non-Permanent Resident Identity Cardholders will be granted 4,000.00 patacas and 2,400.00 patacas respectively.
2. Pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Law No.8/2002 regarding the circumstances of non-compulsory acquisition of resident identity card, persons below the age of 5 on 31 December 2010, will be granted the cash premium upon the obtainment of the abovementioned identification document.
3. Holders of valid or renewable Macao SAR Resident Identity Card who are currently residing abroad will be granted the cash premium, provided that they can prove that they are unable to renew their Macao SAR Resident Identity Card due to the reason of bedridden, completely or partly paralyzed. For those who have submitted the documentary proof and were granted the cash premium in the previous year, the Social Welfare Bureau is authorized to exempt them from documents resubmission if it is concluded that no new evidence is needed for the approval of current Scheme after analyzing the existing documents. 2. Modes of distribution
1. Bank transfer
The following individuals will have the cash premium disbursed by means of bank transfer:
- Persons receiving financial assistance or subsidy for senior citizens from the Social Welfare Bureau;
- Teaching staff receiving direct subsidy as well as students in tertiary education receiving student aid from the Student Benefits Fund of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau;
- Retired civil servants receiving retirement pension and other persons receiving aforesaid pension for the family of the deceased;
- Civil servants. 2. Crossed cheque mailing
The rest qualified for being awarded the cash premium will receive the crossed cheque via mail by the Identification Services Bureau. Details are as follows:
- Beneficiaries aged 18 or above will each receive a cheque made payable to the beneficiary;
- Minor beneficiaries (under the age of 18) will each receive a cheque made payable to the beneficiary, his/her father, and his/her mother, which may be deposited either into the beneficiary’s account, his/her father’s account, or his/her mother’s account. The crossed cheque will be sent via mail so as to enable the beneficiaries to get the cheque in the simplest way. On the other hand, as it is a crossed cheque, it can only be deposited into the payee’s account, in this way, even if one gets the cheque of others, in no way the cheque can be cashed. 3. Special circumstances
The Social Welfare Bureau shall be responsible for the distribution of cash premium to the following persons: persons stated in above 1 (3), minors whose guardianship has not been established, incompetent persons, and persons deprived of their liberty by rehabilitative measures or subjected to criminal punishment. 3. 2011 Wealth Partaking Scheme Schedule for Distribution
(* please find the attached file.) 4. Address change for mailing purpose
The address of holders of Macau Resident Identity Card in the database of the Identification Services Bureau is the one declared by the resident during his/her replacement for the Macau SAR Resident Identity Card. To ensure that the residents can receive in time their cheques, from 7th December 2010 onwards, those who have moved their residence can change their address information in the following ways:
- Prior to changing the address, the resident has to provide data for verification by entering his/her identity card number, his/her date of birth and his/her mother’s name (as the names of father and mother are not shown on the identity card), at the Identification Services Bureau website (www.dsi.gov.mo); - Return directly the declaration for change of address to the Identification Services Bureau. 5. Establishment of Support Centre for Wealth Partaking Disbursement
With an effort to cope with the implementation of the Scheme, the Support Centre for Wealth Partaking Disbursement was set up. The Centre is equipped with staff and a hotline to handle and entertain enquiries related to the Scheme, as well as to help solving other problems. The Centre will be opened on 18th January 2011. Which is located in Avenida da Praia Grande, n.º 762-804, Edifício China Plaza, 1st floor, shop AJ. And will open on Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays), from 9:00 to 18:00 straight. The service hotline and facsimile are 2822 5000 and 2822 3000. The official website of Wealth Partaking Scheme http://www.planocp.gov.mo provides the most up-to-dated information and it is also possible to obtain information about the status of the correspondent disbursement by entering the resident identity card number, date of birth and his/her mother’s name for verification.
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The seminar on “Double taxation agreements and tax treatment on foreign income”, being part of the 2nd EU-Macao Co-operation Programme in the Legal Field, will take place from January 17 to 20 (from 18:00 to 21:00) and on January 21 (from 18:00 to 19:45), in the Lotus Room of World Trade Center (Av. da Amizade, n. º 918, World Trade Center Macau Building, 5th floor). This seminar will be conducted in English and will feature the following guest speakers: 1. Mr. Mo Wilhelm Paule, Tax Lawyer/Revenue Solicitor, Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Uppsala University, Sweden; Legal Coordinator in the International Tax Office of the Swedish Tax Agency and Deputy Chairman of the Tax Council; 2. Mr. Klas Patrik Lejon, Master of Laws and Bachelor of Social Science (Accounting) from Uppsala University, Sweden; Senior Tax Officer in the International Tax Office of the Swedish Tax Agency. This event is organized by the Financial Services Bureau and has about 92 participants enrolled. Among others, the seminar will cover the following subjects: Introduction to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and the Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital, Scope of the Convention, Definitions, Taxation of Income, Taxation of Capital, Methods for Elimination of Double Taxation, and Special & Final Provisions. The 2nd EU-Macao Co-operation Programme in the Legal Field, extending until December 2012, which embodies this workshop, has the “Consolidation of the Macao Legal System” as its main objective. The execution of the Co-operation Programme is coordinated by the Law Reform and International Law Bureau, with the participation of several other MSAR’s entities and public departments, namely, the Legal and Judicial Training Centre, the Legal Affairs Bureau, the Economic Services, the Financial Services Bureau and the Institute of European Studies of Macau.
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