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The “International Cities of Gastronomy Fest, Macao” welcomes the public at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf from 14 to 23 June. As one of the three major highlights, the “City of Gastronomy Showcase” brings together chefs from 26 Creative Cities of Gastronomy from worldwide across Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, South and North Americas, to conduct 60 wonderful sessions of culinary showcase. The event fosters concerted development between “tourism + gastronomy” and radiates Macao’s dynamic and strengths as a platform and UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
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Statistical Data on Anti-illegal Worker Operations
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The 11th International Symposium of Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Macau 2024) was held at the University of Macau (UM). The symposium was jointly organised by UM, Technical Committee 204 (TC204) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), the Civil Engineering Laboratory of Macau, and the Macau Association for Geotechnical Engineering. More than 150 delegates from 15 countries and regions, including the UK, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Dubai, Singapore, Japan, mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, attended the symposium to exchange views and promote cooperation on geotechnical aspects of underground construction in soft ground.
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Presented by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Macao Orchestra Company Limited and the Sands China Performing Arts Programme, the concert “70 Years Back in Time – Rachmaninoff” will be held on 6 July (Saturday), at 8pm, at The Venetian Theatre. In collaboration with French pianist Lise de la Salle, under the baton of the Macao Orchestra’s Music Director and Principal Conductor Lio Kuokman, the Orchestra will perform three works by Russian composers Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Tickets are now on sale at the Macau Ticketing Network.
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The “International Cities of Gastronomy Fest, Macao” welcomes the public at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf from 14 to 23 June. As one of the three major highlights, the “City of Gastronomy Showcase” brings together chefs from 26 Creative Cities of Gastronomy from worldwide across Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, South and North Americas, to conduct 60 wonderful sessions of culinary showcase. The event fosters concerted development between “tourism + gastronomy” and radiates Macao’s dynamic and strengths as a platform and UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
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In order to encourage students to make good use of their spare time during the summer holidays, acquire knowledge and enrich their lives through reading, the Online Bookshop launched by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) launches a special summer promotion from 1 to 31 July. Readers may enjoy 20% discount on all books on the website, and may receive a set of “Iec Long Firecrackers Factory” bookmarks. The public is welcome to purchase their favourite publications.
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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) will announce tomorrow (20 June) the list of Special Allocation from Budget Surplus for the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System for 2024. This year, a total of 389,346 people was included in the list and 183,181 people were not. Residents can check their names in the list via the “Macao One Account”, the website of FSS at www.fss.gov.mo, self-service machine or 24-hour interactive voice response hotline 2823 0230. Objection statements and fund withdrawal applications for certain reasons can be filed via the “Macao One Account”. At the same time, residents may also check their registration status of automatic withdrawal and whether they satisfy the eligibility requirements for automatic payment, via the “Macao One Account” and website of FSS.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that receipts of the interviewed restaurants & similar establishments went down by 11.8% year-on-year in April 2024, owing to a high base of comparison resulting from the timing of the Easter holiday which fell in March this year compared to April last year. Receipts of Western Restaurants dropped by 22.8% while those of Local Style Cafes, Congee & Noodle Shops rose by 0.3%. Meanwhile, sales of the interviewed retailers slipped by 32.3% year-on-year in April. All types of interviewed retailers registered a year-on-year decline in sales, with Watches, Clocks & Jewellery Retailers recording the largest decrease (-44.6%) in sales.
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To nurture talented and promising musicians in Macao and further elevate the level of original music composition in the region, the “Echo Programme – Band Training Camp”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will be open for registration from 20 June to 12 July. Professional music producers and musicians will provide selected bands with specialised training in band performance, stage performance, and music production to enhance their professional skills. Emerging bands in Macao are welcome to participate.
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The latest issue of Macao Polytechnic University (MPU)’s magazine, “Sprouting,” has been released. Themed “Intelligent Drug Spectra Research,” the magazine aims to share MPU's educational and research achievements and developments with the local community and international academic institutions through cover stories, features, development focuses, interviews, and campus updates.
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