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The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) and the Macao Orchestra Company, Limited, are always committed to promoting classical music education. Through the concert programme “Music for Future–Music in the Campus”, IC and the Orchestra continue to bring music into local kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, planting musical seeds in young minds. The campus concerts of the 2025-26 Concert Season in the second phase were held across 13 schools from December 2025 to January 2026, inspiring students’ interest in classical music in a relaxed and fun way through the classic repertoire of Peter and the Wolf.
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In view of the latest situation in both countries, the issuance of travel alert for Egypt is now adjusted from Level 2 to Level 1 within the Macao SAR Travel Alert System, while the Level 1 travel alert is canceled for Indonesia.
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China Development Bank Hong Kong Branch successfully issued RMB 5.5 billion (hereinafter referred to as RMB) publicly-offered policy-bank bonds in Macao Special Administrative Region on 27 January for the first time. These are the first policy-bank bonds issued in Macao, and also the first “Belt and Road Initiative” and Portuguese-speaking countries and regions themed bonds issued by the China Development Bank Hong Kong Branch in Macao. It also signifies a significant milestone for issuers in Macao’s bond market, following the issuances of sovereign bonds, as well as municipal government bonds by the Guangdong Province and Shenzhen Municipality. The Monetary Authority of Macao extended its congratulations on the successful issuance and expressed gratitude to China Development Bank for its support in fostering the high-quality development of modern financial services.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the Tap Siac Craft Market in spring will be held from 23 to 26 April, and from 30 April to 3 May at Tap Siac Square. The applications for stall operators and creative handicraft workshops will be open from 27 January to 12 February and are free of charge.
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In conjunction with the enhancement works of the electricity distribution network carried out by the Companhia de Electricidade de Macau – CEM, S.A., the Patane Library, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be closed to the public on 28 January (Wednesday). The public can use the library services at the Wong Ieng Kuan Library in Luís de Camões Garden and the Red Market Library.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, today said he looked forward to the media further leveraging their professional strengths and unique role, in order to publicise information effectively and to guiding all sectors of society to work in synergy with the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government in advancing the implementation of President Xi Jinping’s important instructions and the central authorities’ strategic priorities.
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Jointly presented by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Macao Orchestra Company, Limited, and Galaxy Entertainment Group, Macao Orchestra “Cirque de la Symphonie-Melodies of Movies,” will be held on 14 February (Saturday), at 8pm, at the Broadway Theatre of Broadway Macau™. The Macao Orchestra will join hands with the Cirque de la Symphonie to present a spectacular performance that intertwines symphonic music with circus acts and juggling.
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The Heliport at the Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal held a full-scale emergency exercise last night (January 26) to test and enhance the coordinated response capabilities of all involved units in accidents. The exercise simulated a helicopter carrying 2 crew members and 2 passengers suffering a tail rotor drive failure after take-off from the heliport, resulting in loss of power and a forced heavy landing on the main pad, with some parts detaching from the helicopter and scattering on the ground. The 2 crew members were uninjured, but the 2 passengers respectively sustained serious injuries and fell into a coma.
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