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Fiona Huang Hao, a senior student of Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), won 'Tomorrow's Tourism' competition organized by Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA). Fiona is currently enrolled in IFT's bachelor degree programme in Heritage Management. The competition attracted more than 30 individual and group participants from various regions and countries of the Asia Pacific region. The competition, one of the activities celebrating the 60th Anniversary of PATA, was launched last September. It challenged undergraduate students from PATA member schools to come up with new ways of measuring tourism, taking into account its wider impact on the environment and community at large. The aim was to get students to think beyond the typical success indicators of arrival figures and tourism receipts. Working on their own or in a small team, students were required to create a five-minute video presentation outlining their ideas, and accompanied by a written synopsis. In February 2011, PATA announced the 3 finalists of the competition and one of them is Fiona Huang Hao from IFT. The three finalists were invited to present their ideas to a panel of four external judges at PATA 60th Anniversary and Conference in Beijing, April 9-12, 2011, with travel and accommodation costs subsidised by PATA. The four judges included Robert Broadfoot, founder and managing director, Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd; Amitabh Kant, managing director, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor; Ray Hammond, futurologist and Richard Quest, anchor and presenter, CNN. After a rigorous competition, Fiona Huang Hao emerged as the champion and was invited to take part in a debate with PATA life members and selected industry professionals. Meanwhile, she received a financial award for her achievement. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a membership association acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry. In partnership with PATA's private and public sector members, it enhances the sustainable growth, value and quality of travel and tourism to, from and within the region.
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According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (17th April 10:01 till 18th April 10:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1187 and 0.1361μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
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A promotion of Macau Grand Prix and Macau tourism, organized by the Macau Grand Prix Committee (MGPC) and Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), was held during the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai from 15th to 17th of April. Located in a prime position next to the Light Rail Transit station, with an exhibition area of 150 square meters at Waterscape Square, this promotion has successfully attracted a large number of visitors. According to the information provided by the F1 organizer, there were a total of 163,000 spectators over the three-day event. Mr. Zhang Huimin, President of Shanghai Juss Event Management Co., Ltd. and the FIA Formula One World Championship Race Director Charles Whiting, visited the Macau Grand Prix exhibition. This promotion has combined the themes of the Grand Prix and the Macau tourism, having three parts of exhibition, including a prestigious racing car display, podium area and photo exhibition. In the racing car display area, the Formula 3 car raced by 2000 Macau Grand Prix winner Andre Couto in the 1998 event, and the 2001 race-winning motorcycle of John McGuiness were exhibited. In addition, promotional materials of Macau tourism and posters were distributed to attract tourists to visit Macau and the Macau Grand Prix. Shanghai is a major tourism market of Macau, with over ten daily flights from airlines such as Air Macau, Shanghai, China Eastern and Spring Airlines. The Macau Grand Prix is an important tourist attraction, and it is aimed to attract more visitors to Macau through this promotion in Shanghai F1.
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According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (16th April 16:01 till 17th April 16:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1169 and 0.1361μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
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According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (16th April 10:01 till 17th April 10:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1169 and 0.1291μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
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According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (15th April 16:01 till 16th April 16:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1169 and 0.1291μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
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Consumer Council will expand its 'No Plastic Bag Day' to 18th and 28th of each month starting this April. 18th will be the first 'No Plastic Bag Day' of this month, consumers and shop owners are called on to support and bring their own shopping bags. 'No Plastic Bag Day' was established in 2008 to arouse public's attention to reduce the use of plastic bag. A survey on the evaluation of 'No Plastic Bag Day' was conducted last year and the result showed that 'No Plastic Bag Day' helped to reduce the number of plastic bag used. Starting this month, the Council will add one more day to the 'No Plastic Bag Day' campaign. On 18th and 28th each month, consumers, 'Certified Shops' and 'Adherents' well as other retailers are called on to support and participate in the campaign for the protection of our environment.
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According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (15th April 10:01 till 16th April 10:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1169 and 0.1318μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
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The aeronautical authorities from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao met in Macao on 14 April 2011 for the annual “Tripartite International Air Law Meeting” to update each other on aviation legislative development over the past year, introduce the procedures for the applicability of multilateral conventions in the three places, as well as exchange opinions on the content and the eventual applicability of “The Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation (the Beijing Convention)” and “The Protocol Supplementary to the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (the Beijing Protocol)”. The meeting enhanced the communication and exchange on their civil aviation laws and regulations. The healthy and orderly development of aviation is reliant on the protection by well-established legislation. Since Hong Kong and Macao have become two special administrative regions of China, the aeronautical authorities of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao saw the need to create a communication and exchange mechanism to understand the latest developments of aviation laws and regulations in the three places and to coordinate among themselves on the formulation and amendment of multilateral conventions relating to aviation. It was therefore decided among the three sides that a regular “Tripartite International Air Law Meeting” should be convened every year for exchange of information, and to be held by each of the aeronautical authorities in turn. In the presentation by the Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM) on the latest development of Macao's aviation laws and regulations, AACM explained that reviews are made on the existing legislation from time to time and amendments will be introduced when necessary. The latest developments were the Despacho of Chief Executive No. 295/2010 published in 2010 regarding the flight protection area around the airport, heliports and navigation aids, and the Executive Order No. 8/2011 published earlier this year which approves the Air Navigation Regulation of Macau; AACM also gave a brief overview on the laws and regulations which are currently under legislative process, namely the “Aerodrome Certification”, the "Minimum Air Transport Passengers Rights in Case of Denied Boarding and Cancellation or Delay of Flights" and the "Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation and Aviation Safety Information Protection Law"; furthermore, AACM is studying the need for new laws and regulations in the field of aviation security. The three delegations also discussed the content and the eventual applicability of the Beijing Convention and the Beijing Protocol. In September 2010, the "Diplomatic Conference" held under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization was convened in Beijing. The Conference defined new and emerging threats that are not covered under the Montreal Convention of 1971 and the Hague Convention of 1970, and finally adopted two new counterterrorism treaties devoted to improving aviation security, named as the Beijing Convention and the Beijing Protocol. These new treaties have reflected a new concept according to which the states are required to, for example, criminalize the unlawful and intentional use of an aircraft in service for the purpose of causing death, serious bodily injury or serious damage to property or the environment; criminalize the release from an aircraft in service of any biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons that cause death, serious bodily injury or serious damage to property or the environment; criminalize the transport of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons and related materials by air; prosecute and punish those who organize or direct others to commit acts of terror; cooperate between each other on the extradition of those who seek to commit acts of terror, among others. The Beijing Convention and the Beijing Protocol will significantly strengthen the existing international counterterrorism legal framework by expanding the scope of crimes as well as promote the cooperation between states on extradition. Presently, the Beijing Convention and the Beijing Protocol are not yet in force. For the two treaties to be fully applicable to Macao SAR, they need to be extended to Macau SAR by the Central Government after seeking the opinion of Macao SAR. Besides, amendments should be made to the existing Criminal Code and the relevant law on prevention and punishment of terrorism crimes, or a new criminal legislation should be promulgated. The meeting was held in AACM's office. Participants were the representatives from the Department of Treaties and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the Civil Aviation Administration of China as well as the Division of Policy and Regulations of their regional offices, the Department of Justice of Hong Kong SAR, the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong SAR, the Security Bureau of Hong Kong SAR, the Law Reform and International Law Bureau of Macao SAR and AACM.
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According to the monitoring data of Gamma Radiation recorded for the past 24 hours (14th April 16:01 till 15th April 16:00) by the Taipa Grande Station of the Macao Meteorological Bureau, the Gamma-ray absorbed dose rate per minute ranges between 0.1152 and 0.1318μGy/h (micro Gray / hour) which is far more below the warning level of 0.35μGy/h. The Macao Meteorological Bureau will continue to pay close attention to the radiation level in Macao. If any abnormalities being discovered, we will release related message to the public immediately and inform relevant government departments to adopt relative contingency measures.
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