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(Macao—19 June 2011) The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today described his trip to Fujian as fruitful as consensus on co-operation had been reached. Speaking to the media this evening at Macao International Airport at the end of his three-day visit, Mr Chui said trip was successful as it had been decided that a high level official meeting would be held regularly and a liaison office would be set up in Fujian to boost bilateral co-operation. He disclosed that an official meeting to seek ways to work out better implementation of co-operation would soon be held, to be chaired by the Secretary for Economy and Finance and the Deputy Governor of Fujian Province. Regarding co-operation on tourism, Mr Chui said that using Macao as the trading service platform, Macao and Fujian would jointly promote the tourism attractions to the Portuguese-speaking countries. The holding of "The Ninth China Straits Technology and Projects Fair in Fuzhou" had helped to further strengthen bilateral as well as regional co-operation, and the substantial development. Mr Chui said the success of the Fair was a good example for Macao. He also told reporters that sales of Macao's products and commodities were good at the Macao Week and Dynamic Macao promotion in Fuzhou. The Government would continue to support Macao's Small- and Medium-Enterprises (SMEs), and help them to promote their products outside Macao, he added.
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(Macao—18 June 2011) The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, continued on the second day of his visit to Fujian by officiating the opening ceremony of "The Ninth China Straits Technology and Projects Fair in Fuzhou," after paying a courtesy call on the China's National People's Congress Vice Chairman, Mr Jian Shusheng. Afterwards, Mr Chui attended the opening ceremony of the "Macao Week and Dynamic Macao promotion." He and the official delegation then toured the booths at these two events. Mr Chui then went on to Ping Tan, the experimental zone where he was briefed on the latest development and the future planning of the special business area. The aim of this field trip was to look for the business opportunities between Macao and Fujian entrepreneurs.
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High ranking officials from Fujian and Macao will have a regular meeting annually to boost tourism and trading co-operation. This consensus was made today when the Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, and his official delegation met with the Secretary of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, Ms Sun Chunlan, soon after they arrived in Fuzhou. Ms Sun introduced her counterparts the latest development in the province and briefed the Macao officials on the latest trade status between the two places. She said Fujian and Macao could enhance co-operation in tourism, trade, conventions and exhibitions, and using Macao as a platform to establish co-operation with the European and Portuguese-speaking countries. Mr Chui said Macao would reinforce the role of business service platform between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries. He said Macao would continue to organise Macao and Fujian's entrepreneurs to Portuguese-speaking countries to promote their businesses and to look for opportunities for co-operation. He said the Macao Government would organise Macao's entrepreneurs to seek business opportunities in the newly developed zones of Fujian, such as Ping Tan and Wu Yi. He also said that Macao and Fujian would enhance tourism co-operation, such as to jointly hold international tourism and marketing promotions overseas. The Government Spokesman, Mr Alexis Tam Chon Weng, said after the meeting that the two governments have agreed to set up a liaison office in Fuzhou, to be run by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institutes. He said the Secretary for Economy and Finance and the relevant officials would have a regular working meeting with Fujian officials. Today's meeting was also attended by the Chief-of-Cabinet of the Office of the Chief Executive, Mr Tam Chon Weng, the Secretary-General of the Executive Council and Advisor of the Office of the Chief Executive, Ms O Lam, the Director of Macau Government Tourist Office, Mr João Manuel Costa Antunes, and the Director of Macao Economic Services, Mr Sou Tim Peng. The Macao delegation attended The Ninth China Straits Technology and Projects Fair in Fuzhou" banquet after the meeting. Mr Chui will attend the opening ceremonies of the Fair and the Macao Week and Dynamic Macao promotion.
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In order to raise the Culture and Creativity atmosphere around the campus and to let the staff, students and public get to know more about Acrylic Painting, IFT is going to hold an exhibition on campus in IFT Educational Restaurant showcasing art work by Acrylic Painting class participants from 17 to 30 June. There will be more than 20 pieces of painting displayed during the period. On the first day of the exhibition, class participants who painted the drawings, lecturers and some journalists were invited to join together for sharing the fruitful result from their learning. The exhibition opens to the public from 12:00 to 22:30, Monday to Friday, in the exhibiting period. All are welcome. IFT has been offering the Community and Education Development Programme (CEDP) since September 2009. It aims to provide relevant knowledge and essential trainings for those who are interested in the tourism and service industry. It also expands the human resources pool for the industry and improves the general quality of Macao citizens which is in line with Macao Government's Lifelong Learning Policy. In order to cope with the government policy of promoting Culture and Creativity Industry in Macao, the CEDP began offering a variety of culture and creativity courses for the public in 2010. These courses combine theory studies and practice, which enable the participants to master the techniques. The Institute has received excellent feedback from participants who have attended the Culture and Creativity courses. Registrations of these courses are satisfactory. The total number of participants of related courses in 2010/2011 academic year is over 550 persons. In addition, CEDP works closely with more than twenty local associations and industry partners and orgainses collaborative courses as per their requests. As one of the motivation to encourage the participants to study hard and stimulate their creativity, IFT has organised similar art exhibitions to showcase their art work. IFT is planning to hold an integrated exhibition at the showroom on First Floor of Pavilhao de Exposicoes e Espectaculos Artisticos para Jovens from 5 -21 July for the display of CEDP Culture and Creativity students' (under 29 years old) art work. The exhibition will include art work from courses like Photography, Mosaic Art, Creative Acrylic Painting, 3D Paper Modeling, Macao Souvenir Design, Silver Clay Art, etc. Through this public exhibition, we hope to let the public know more about our Culture and Creativity courses and also to share students artistic achievements. The exhibition opens from 12:00 to 20:00, Tuesday to Sunday. All are welcome.
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Owing to the ash cloud caused by the volcano eruption in Chile has blown over South America, the operations of major airports across South America are affected and there is disruption to flights, particularly for Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Macao Post announced that mail delivery services (including Correspondence, Printed Matters, Small Packet, Parcel and EMS) from Macao to South America are subject to delay until further notice. Thank you for your kind attention.
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Owing to the reprovisioning of mail processing in Rwanda, Macao Post announced that mail delivery services (excluding EMS) from Macao to Rwanda are subject to delay until further notice. Thank you for your kind attention.
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Owing to the strike action taken by the workers' union in Canada, Macao Post announced that mail delivery services (excluding EMS) from Macao to Canada will be suspended until further notice. Thank you for your kind attention.
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The Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Wang Guangya, said he was impressed by Macao. Speaking to the press at the airport today before leaving for Beijing on completion of his three-day visit, Mr Wang said he was impressed by the sincerity of the Macao people and the integration of Chinese and Western cultures in Macao. He said the Central Government had all along attached much importance to the development of Macao now that the relation between the motherland and Macao had entered a new phase. He said the 12th Five-year Plan had inscripted important supportive policies about Hong Kong and Macao. Responding to questions, Mr Wang said currently Macao was doing quite well but it should raise its levels in different areas, with education and human resources training as priorities, in order to fulfill Macao's positioning as a global tourism and leisure centre. Speaking about housing in Macao, he said he believed that the Macao authorities attached much importance and made great efforts in dealing with this economic issue, which was correlated to the livelihood of the people. He said both the government and the general public were very concerned about the housing issue and it was necessary to take actions to deal with it. He also said that Macao possessed unique advantages in promoting the relation between the motherland and the Portuguese-speaking countries and it should also strengthen its exchanges with these countries in terms of economy, commerce and culture.
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Macao should make full use of the favourable conditions of the "Outline of the 12th Five-Year Plan for the National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China" (the 12-5 Plan), implement the policies supported by the Central Government and dedicate for the Macao's prosperous future. This was stated by the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Wang Guangya, when he met with representatives from all walks of life this afternoon at the Macao Cultural Centre. On the second day of his trip to Macao, Mr Wang exchanged views on issues which ranged from housing, career development for young people and women, assisting the development of the Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, (SMEs), enhancing customs clearance, and commodity and food prices. Mr Wang was accompanied by the Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, and the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the MSAR, Mr Bai Zhaijian. Mr Wang re-affirmed Macao's various sectors had contributed much to the prosperity of Macao's economy and the society after Macao reverted to China. He said he hoped Macao people would continue to work together and create a harmonious society. Earlier in the morning Mr Wang attended a briefing by the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Lau Si Io, on the latest development of land reclamation in Taipa granted by the Central Government, on the rooftop of the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau at Taipa, which gave him a panoramic view of Macao and Taipa. Afterwards, Mr Wang inspected the site of public housing being built at Coloane where Mr Lau showed him the planning of this large-scale public housing project. In other to have more chances to meet the people, and accompanied by the Chief of the Office of the Chief Executive, Mr Tam Chon Weng, Mr Wang went to the old districts of Macao peninsular where he talked with store owners and tasted some snacks which were on sale. Mr Wang said that the Central Government was concerned with the effect of inflation in Hong Kong and Macao, and that the Central Government would seek more import channels to try to reduce the prices of commodities. Mr Wang also visit an elderly services centre to get a better understanding on services for the aged.
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Owing to the ash cloud caused by the volcano eruption in Chile, Macao Post announced that mail delivery services (including Correspondence, Printed Matters, Small Packet, Parcel and EMS) from Macao to Chile and Uruguay are subject to delay until further notice. Thank you for your kind attention.
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