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2nd Macao International Children’s Arts Festival offers previews of performances and summer workshops
The 2nd Macao International Children’s Arts Festival, a performing arts festival dedicated to children, under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region and organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will be held from July to August in Macao, aiming at brightening up children in their childhood with culture and arts, encouraging families and children to get close to the arts and from diverse perspectives using all their senses. The members of the public may now know first-hand, several performances, Art Camps, film festival and summer workshops of the Festival. Tickets for the performances and Art Camps will be available from 10am on 11 June (Wednesday) through the “Enjoy Macao Ticketing”; while tickets for the Macao International Children’s Film Festival will also be available through the Cinematheque・Passion from 10am on 11 June (Wednesday). They may also know the summer workshops suitable for all ages, from babies to seniors. Registration for the workshops will be available from 10am on 6 June through the “Activity Applications” of the Macao One Account.
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On-Board Clearance Service at Macao Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Extended to Relevant Foreigners Starting from 9 June 2025
In order to facilitate foreigners to visit Macao, promote international people-to-people exchange, and establish Macao as a higher-level platform for opening up to the outside world and a significant window for exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilisations, after conducting an in-depth assessment into the on-board clearance demands and capacities of vehicle channels at the Macao Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Public Security Police Force is going to allow the relevant foreign visitors on-board a passenger vehicle that seats nine people or below to go through immigration clearance at the vehicle channels at the Macao Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge starting from 9 June 2025. The arrangements are detailed below:
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Convenient customs clearance measures for Macao-made food exported to the Mainland in place to help local enterprises aim for high-quality products
In order to facilitate the entry of Macao-made food into the Mainland market and promote the development of Macao’s food manufacturing industry, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter as “GACC”) and the Secretariat for Administration and Justice signed the “Agreement on cooperation in safety control of food products manufactured in Macao for exportation to Mainland China” (hereinafter as “Cooperation Agreement”) and the “Memorandum on inspection, quarantine and veterinarian health requirements of meat products exported to Mainland from Macao” (hereinafter as “Memorandum of Understanding”) in 2020 and 2023 respectively, in order for Macao enterprises and their food products that meet food safety and entry requirements to enjoy customs clearance and quarantine convenience through an innovative cooperative supervision model. Currently, there are more than 50 types of Macao-made food products, registered under the “Cooperation Arrangement”. Around 10 types of meat products have been successfully registered in China through the recommendation by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) to GACC. These products include traditional baked souvenir food products, ready-to-eat bird’s nest products, meat products, etc., effectively enhancing the competitive advantage of Macao-made food products in the Mainland market.
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