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Today the University of Macau (UM) and Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) co-organized a book launching ceremony for Macau Through 500 Years: Emergence and Development of an Untypical Chinese City, a collection of the most representative Chinese and foreign historical maps in East Asia and Macao, at UM's University Library. The ceremony was attended by Macao SAR Chief Executive Chui Sai On, Legislative Assembly President Lau Cheok Va and Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U, among others. In his speech, UM Rector Wei Zhao said that the book not only "shows once again the path of development of Macao into a city of commerce and culture interflow between east and west", but also "greatly enhances the readers' knowledge in the aspects of the economy, and the socio-political changes that have taken place." He also expressed his confidence that UM will "inherit the five hundred years of Macao's history" and continue to "play its role as the confluence of east and west". Prof Victor Sit, honorary research fellow at UM, director of the Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and author of the book, said that the purpose of the book is to present Macao's development over the past five hundred years through visual aids like maps, different images of the city, and graphs and charts. He said the special coloring and cutting of the maps and imageries provide readers with a clear and vivid understanding of what Macao and its neighboring regions looked like in different historical periods. Macau Through 500 Years: Emergence and Development of an Untypical Chinese City has been published with sponsorship from UM and Macao Foundation. The book is published in three languages (Chinese, English and Portuguese). The Chinese edition has been co-published by UM and Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co. Ltd, and the English and Portuguese editions have been co-published by UM, Enrich Professional Publishing and HKBU. The book consists of five chapters, namely "Changing Perspectives of China and the Western World on Power at Sea and Their Convergence in Time and Space", "The Golden Century", "Protracted Decline: Opium Trafficking and an Aggressive Imperial Outpost", "Colonization: Expansion and Modernization", and "Contemporary Macau: Global City of Gaming, Tourism and Exhibitions". Also present at the book launching ceremony were Zhang Xiaoguang, deputy director of the Department of Education and Culture, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macao SAR; Yin Juming, director-general of the Department of Policy Research, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC in Macao SAR; Tse Chi Wai, chair of UM's University Council; Simon Ho, vice rector (academic affairs) of UM; Rui Martins, vice rector (research) of UM; and Prof. Franklin Luk, vice-president (academic) of HKBU.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals increased by 7.3% year-on-year to 2,349,703 in March 2012; same-day visitors (1,274,063) accounted for 54.2% of the total. The average length of stay decreased by 0.1 day year-on-year to 0.9 day, with that of overnight visitors and same-day visitors being 1.8 days and 0.2 day respectively. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 15.4% year-on-year to 1,447,564 (61.6% of total), mostly from Guangdong Province (687,821), Fujian Province (81,680), Zhejiang Province (51,693) and Hunan (51,526). Mainland visitors travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) totalled 555,876, up by 10.9% year-on-year. The average length of stay of Mainland visitors was 1.0 day, with that of overnight visitors at 2.0 days. Visitors from Hong Kong (562,037); and Taiwan, China (80,911) decreased by 5.1% and 16.7% respectively year-on-year; however, those from Japan (39,475) and the Republic of Korea (33,965) increased by 15.6% and 36.0%. Besides, long-haul visitors from Europe (22,970) and Oceania (11,237) also recorded year-on-year increase of 9.4% and 16.2% respectively, while those from the Americas (25,871) decreased slightly by 0.5%. In the first quarter of 2012, visitor arrivals increased by 7.9% year-on-year to 6,942,320. Visitors from Mainland China (4,227,707), the Republic of Korea (125,582) and Japan (111,273) increased by 14.9%, 18.0% and 8.7% respectively; long-haul visitors also registered year-on-year increase. Visitors from Hong Kong (1,720,213) and Taiwan, China (249,814) decreased by 3.3% and 9.3% respectively. Same-day visitors accounted for 54.5% of the total at 3,781,289. In the first quarter of 2012, the average length of stay of visitors stood at 0.9 day, down by 0.2 day year-on-year.
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Responding to the 'Earth Hour 2012' held by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Tourism Events Management Year 3 Students of Institute for Tourism Studies held the "Love.Light Up" Light Painting Photo Competition at the end of March. During the seven consecutive nights before the 'Earth Hour 2012', light painting photos were taken in the theme of love. It is one part of "2012 Love Never Dies" series event. Other events of the series include "Love.New Life" Tree-Planting activity as well as "Love.Experience" Blind Dinner. Thirty two photos were received for the competition and were judged by Mr. Ip, Director of The Photographic Society of Macao, Mr. Fong, Director of Photoblog.ecpz.net and Mr. Chin, vice-president of photoblog.ecpz.net. Three winning photos were chosen yesterday. The judges commented all the photos are artistic and creative, participants have tried their best to match with the theme. The champion goes to 'We Love therefore We Laugh'. Judges commented that the composition of this photo is outstanding, with the smiling couple holding the lighting heart which shows a very warm feeling of love. The photos selected as the second and the third match the photographers' creativity together with the beauty of Macao at night. The award ceremony is going to be held during "Love. Experience" Blind Dinner on 27April 2012 at the Educational Restaurant of Institute for Tourism Studies. The finalist photos will be exhibited at the Macau Science Museum from 1 to 11May 2012 for the public.
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Consumer Council released its latest 'Supermarket Price Survey' dated 18th April. This month's survey revealed stability in prices of rice and price increases in many cooking oil products and dairy products. Survey result also showed that price differences existed for the same product being sold in different supermarket chain stores located in different areas in Macao; in the current survey, two supermarkets under the same group were found to have different selling prices for almost 30% of the over 300 surveyed items, such price differences ranged from minimal to about 20%. The 'Supermarket Price Survey' revealed stability in prices of rice. In comparison with last month's data, prices of almost half of the over 50 items surveyed under 'Sanitary & Hygienic Product' category had decreased, mainly toothpaste and deodorant. Average price of many canned food items also recorded a slight decrease. Price increases were mainly recorded in cooking oil items and dairy products this month. Over half of the 25 cooking oil samples surveyed showed slight increase in price. Though dairy products, especially cheese and butter, etc., continued to record price increases in recent months, the highest price increase recorded in April was less than 3%, which is lower than that recorded in March. In comparison with March's figures, prices of 'Nestle Dairy Farm Hi Cal Low Fat Fruit Yoghurt (150g)' increased by almost 13% in many retail outlets. The Council indicated that among the various supermarket chain stores surveyed by the Council, selling prices of the same product are found to vary in different branches located in different areas in Macao. Two branches of San Miu Supermarket, located at Rua dos Mercadores and in Taipa, were found to have different selling prices for over 100 items and those prices varied for up to 20%. Similar cases were observed in branches of Royal Supermarket and PARKnSHOP but the price differences were comparatively small. Consumers are advised to check with the data provided by the Council on its website and its 'Supermarket price platform' iPhone app for easy reference. The latest 'Supermarket Price Survey' is now available on the Council's website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and the 'Supermarket Price Information Platform' iPhone app. The survey is also available free of charge at the offices of Consumer Council, IACM's Iao Hon and S. Domingos Markets, bookstores and libraries. Consumers may also access the resources through WAP channels on their mobile phones. For inquiries, please call 8988 9315.
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The Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of Macao SAR today (23 April) invited the media to visit the construction site of the new University of Macau (UM) campus—a project considered to be another milestone in higher education development in Macao and expected to help produce more outstanding graduates for the local community—to stay abreast of the construction progress and planning concepts. Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U said the new campus planning is very well-thought-out, and expressed his confidence that the excellent teaching environment of the new campus will certainly help to produce outstanding graduates much needed by Macao, adding that the SAR government will provide greater support to new-campus-related work. During the media's stay on the new campus site, Assistant Coordinator of the Infrastructure Development Office of Macao SAR Chau Vai Man and UM Wei Zhao explained the construction progress and planning concepts concerning the new campus. Wei Zhao said that the new campus has been planned in accordance with "new campus, new concepts, new faculties, new residential colleges, new services, and new contributions". Wei Zhao noted that granting a piece of land on Hengqin Island to UM for the construction of a new campus is a strategic national decision made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, shows how much the central government cares about UM and Macao, and has a significant and far-reaching social impact. Wei Zhao added that in order to achieve the goal of producing world-class graduates, UM has introduced a set of new concepts, such as the new "4-in-1" pedagogical model that consists of four dimensions, namely discipline-specific education, general education, research and internship education, and community and peer education. Wei Zhao said UM will make full use of the excellent environment of the new campus and mobilize—through implementation of the new pedagogical model—various kinds of on-campus resources, including resources inside and outside of class, on-campus activities, dining and accommodation resources, etc., in order to implement a multi-pronged, around-the-clock education so that students can grow into both generalists and specialists with an open mind. Wei Zhao further added that UM will build between eight and twelve residential colleges on the new campus—so that UM can fully transform into a residential-college university—as well as four new faculties, namely Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Design, Faculty of Arts, and Faculty of Social Sciences. He said UM will provide new services and open, to an appropriate extent, some on-campus facilities, such as the cultural centre, the stadium, and the library, to the public, and will carry out training courses. In response to the opportunity brought by the new campus, UM has set a clear goal of becoming a world-class university with distinctive character, getting off to a good new start. Wei Zhao disclosed that UM plans to establish an undergraduate research and internship system so that all undergraduates can effectively experience scientific research and participate in internship programmes. He said over the past two years, UM has spared no effort to try to establish first-rate teaching and research facilities, and after prudent planning, UM submitted an application to the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China to establish two state key laboratories, which was approved in 2011. Wei Zhao said the two state key laboratories, namely the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, and the State Key Laboratory for Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, will come into full operation after relocating to the scientific research base on the new campus in 2013. Cheong U said to the media after his visit to the new campus site that having a piece of land to build a new UM campus, thanks to the support of the country, is truly a blessing for Macao people. He praised the new campus planning as very well-thought-out, and said that in the future Macao people will have a better learning environment where they can expand horizons, enhance international competitiveness, and train to be outstanding graduates much needed by Macao. Cheong U also mentioned that the new campus is scheduled to be put into use in the autumn of 2013, and after the construction is completed by the end of this year, UM still needs some time for campus improvement, trial operation, and relocation; and the SAR government will provide greater support to facilitate the large amount of work involved in the process. In addition to Cheong U, Chau Vai Man and Wei Zhao, the media were also accompanied by Chief of the Office of Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macao SAR Cheung So Mui, Director of the Tertiary Education Services Office of Macao SAR Sou Chio Fai, Chair of UM's University Council Tse Chi Wai, Chair of the Campus Development Committee under UM's University Council Lam Kam Seng, Advisors of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of Macao SAR Wai Cheng Iong and Iao Man Leng, and President of Guangdong Nanyue Group Cao Dahua, among others. Construction of the new campus, which was proposed by the Macao SAR government and approved by the central government, began in 2009. On 12 December of the same year, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Macao SAR Chief Executive Chui Sai On visited the new campus site and presided over the groundbreaking ceremony. President Hu expressed his hopes for the university with five "first-rates", and encouraged UM to produce more outstanding graduates for Macao and China. The new campus is considered a demonstration project which reflects the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, and is expected to lead UM towards a new starting line.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI (115.39) for March 2012 increased by 6.22% year-on-year, attributable to the increase in charges for meals bought away from home and dearer prices of vegetables; however, subsidized electricity charges and lower rate of telecommunication services tapered off part of the increase. For the 12 months ended March 2012, the average Composite CPI increased by 6.12% from the preceding period; the average CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 5.87% and 6.33% respectively. In comparison with March 2011, price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+27.94%); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+9.50%); and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+8.35%) registered marked increase on account of higher charges for meals bought away from home, dearer prices of fresh pork, vegetables, and a rebound of gasoline prices. On the contrary, price index of Communication dropped by 6.51%. The CPI-A (114.82) and CPI-B (115.94) for March 2012 increased by 6.25% and 6.50% respectively year-on-year. The Composite CPI for March 2012 increased by 0.86% month-to-month, with the price index of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages; and Household Goods & Furnishings rising by 1.83% and 1.51% respectively. However, price index of Clothing & Footwear decreased by 2.60% on account of seasonal sale of adults' clothing. The CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 1.02% and 0.84% month-to-month. The average Composite CPI for the first quarter of 2012 increased by 6.28% year-on-year with noticeable increase in the price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+27.16%); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+9.61%); and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+8.73%). On the other hand, price index of Communication registered a decrease of 6.42%. The CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 6.19% and 6.58% respectively. The 2008/2009-based Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes on the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 50% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP6,000 to MOP18,999. The CPI-B relates to about 30% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP19,000 to MOP34,999.
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The first IFT Alumni Reunion Dinner will be held on 11 May, 2012 (Friday) at 1930, at Emperor Court, Emperor Hotel. This is a great chance to catch up with old friends, share hardship and joy at work life and of course a great opportunity to broaden their network. During the dinner, there will be some quick updates from our Alma Mater, music performances, lucky draw and fun for all. Tickets at only MOP200/pax are available for sale at Technical and Academic Support Division at both IFT campuses (Inspiration Building, Main Campus/ Edf. César Fortune, Taipa Campus) during 0900 – 1900, 20 April to 4 May. Delivery service is available for group purchase no less than 20 tickets if order is placed before 27 April (Friday). For details, please contact Ms. Alice Lao (Tel: 85983-087 or E-mail: alicelao@ift.edu.mo).
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The 35th anniversary of the International Museum Day is on May 18, 2012. To celebrate the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day and International Museum Day, visitors can enjoy free entrance at the Communications Museum from May 17 to 20 (Thursday to Sunday). In addition, the Museum will organize a series of activities during the whole month of May for the public. Seminars of International Museum Day, Macao 2012 Communications Museums is organizing the "Seminars of International Museum Day 2012" in May. The objective is not only to allow local museum professionals to acquire new knowledge, broaden their vision in museum management and service provision, but also to provide a platform for the general public, especially teachers and students, to have a deeper understanding of museums' roles and, therefore, increase their influence in the community. The first seminar, which is for Museum professionals, will be held on May 4. The organizer has invited Ms. SIU Lai Kuen, Chief Curator of Hong Kong Museum of History and Mr. SZETO Yuen Kit, Curator (Xubaizhai) of Hong Kong Museum of Art to deliver speeches on "Hong Kong Museum of History under new thoughts" and "Beyond exhibition – The curatorial concept of modern museum", respectively. The second seminar, which is for the general public, is co-organized by the Macao Polytechnic Institute and the Education & Youth Bureau. It will be held at the Auditorium of Macao Polytechnic Institute in the afternoon of May 5. Citizens, teachers and students are welcome to attend the seminar. The organizer has invited Professor LI Wen Ru, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Palace Museum, Beijing to introduce the "Development trend of museums in China"; Professor SUN Wei Hsin, Ph.D., Director General of the National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung to discuss "Life is short, why don't we explore the interest of knowledge? – The role of museums in lifetime education for the general public"; and Associate Professor VAI Mang I, Ph.D. to talk about "A life of science popularization – How to develop interest in science?". Macao International Museum Day Fair, 2012
Communications Museum is going to participate in the Macao International Museum Day Fair at the Tap Seac Square on May 6 (Sunday). During the event, visitors can play the interactive games "Flying to My Favorite Stamps" and "Electric Generator", as well as workshops "Stamp Bookmark" and "LED's Changing Looks ・Musical Flowers". Family participants are welcome to join these two workshops which are free of charge and will be held in rotation every 30 minutes. You can make your unique products and also win free coupons of the Museum. International Museum Day Postcard Macao Post will issue a commemorative postcard with circulation from May 4 to 18, and provide commemorative cancellation service for stamp collectors at the same period.
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May 4 to 18 (Tuesday to Sunday) 9:00am - 5:30pm Communications Museum
May 6 (Sunday) 9:00am - 12:30am 2:30pm - 5:30pm Tap Seac Square Communications Museum "Happy Family" Special Activities
In order to celebrate the "World Telecommunications and Information Society Day", "International Museum Day", "Mother's Day", "Father's Day" and "Children's Day", Communications Museum is organizing a series of "Happy Family" activities during the months of May and June. From May 1 to June 30, there will be workshops held at specific times during the Museum's opening hours. All, and especially family visitors, are welcome! At the Postal/Philately Gallery on the 1st floor, the "Heart-warming Greeting Card" workshop will be held at 11:00am and 3:30pm, free of charge. Each participant will first take a photo using the funny props provided at the Greenscreen Studio on the 2nd floor. Then, he/she will bring the photo back to the 1st floor to use the embossing machine making a greeting card for your loved ones! At the Telecommunications Gallery on the 2nd floor, the "LED's Changing Looks・ Musical Flowers" workshop will be held at 11:30am and 4:00pm. A fee of MOP10.00 will be charged for the materials pack and the whole family can work together with the help of our Facilitators, to make a decorative flower with light and music! Photography lovers are encouraged to bring their own cameras to take pictures at our "Funny Make a Pose" corner on the 1st floor. Feel free to play around with our big stamp frames of different shapes, props and background images when taking your photos! Furthermore, rubber stamps of different designs are available at the "Stamping Fun" desks at different areas inside the museum for visitors to have fun stamping our postcards. We hope you have a happy and fun time with your loved ones!
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The 2012 PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Annual Conference was held from April 21 to 22 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A strong delegation of Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) officials, travel trade members and students in tourism education from Macau, headed by the Chief of the Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cecilia Cheung, took part in the event. The Macau delegation comprised over 60 members from MGTO, the Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and PATA Macau Chapters, including travel trade and four educational institutions. Organized by PATA, the 2012 PATA Annual Conference opened yesterday (April 21) at the Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur, with the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohamad Yassin, officiating at the opening ceremony. As the incoming PATA Chairman for 2012-2014, MGTO Director João Manuel Costa Antunes also address the delegates in the 2012 PATA Honors and Award session, citing that PATA has been a valuable platform for Macau to promote its tourism image and connect the travel trade to the world. "We have also gotten so much support from PATA in terms of researches, analysis, database and task forces regarding heritage preservation and tourism development, education and training, MICE and currently, positioning of Macau as a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure as incorporated in the 12th Five Year Plan of the People's Republic of China," he said. "As the incoming Chairman, I see challenges but also more opportunities in front of me. I am confident of the future of Asia Pacific tourism industry and I am ready to make good use of my capability to lead PATA and move it forward with respect for its rich heritage that spans over 60 years into the NEXT GEN," he added. Following the Opening Ceremony, PATA Outgoing Chairman Hiran Cooray, Chief of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Office Cecilia Cheung and MGTO Director João Manuel Costa Antunes, among other guests, participated in the PATA Gold Awards Lunch and Award Presentation sponsored by MGTO. A total of 27 PATA Grand and Gold Awards were presented on the occasion to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of stakeholders in various tourism industry aspects. MGTO Director João Manuel Costa Antunes congratulated the winners who have shown excellence and dedication in each of their particular fields in his speech. Taking the opportunity to showcase Macau's charm as a destination where visitors create touching moments, MGTO presented promotional videos on its new slogan "Touching Moments Experience Macau" as well as the Macau Grand Prix at the Gold Award Luncheon with live singing performance of the theme songs. Under the theme "Building the Business Beyond Profits", the conference program featured Asia's conscientious entrepreneurs and industry practitioners shared their successful managerial and social entrepreneurship business models and principles to over 600 participants from the travel and tourism industry. A highlight of the conference was the Social Entrepreneurs' Challenge, of which a team of three students from the Institute of Tourism Studies (IFT) in Macau were among the 3 short listed candidate groups and won the "Audience's Choice Award" with their project. The Challenge is a business plan competition which targeted at undergraduate tourism students at PATA member education institutions who have been tasked to present new and socially responsible business ideas as investment-ready business models for companies. Prior to the opening of the 2012 PATA Annual Conference, the PATA Executive Board and PATA Board Meeting was held from April 19 to 20, including a PATA Chapter Colloquium where two new Student Chapters, the PATA Malaysia Taylor's Student Chapter and PATA Macau Student Chapter was announced. A student representative from the IFT spoke on behalf of the PATA Macau Student Chapter stressing how Macau students, as a new generation and energy to the tourism industry, learn from and contribute to the PATA as well as the tourism industry as a whole. As an initiative to encourage more participation of young generation in the tourism industry as advocated in PATA's commitment to adopt "Next Generation" focused approaches to build business for members, PATA, Taylor's University (Division of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts) and the PATA Education Training Committee jointly organized a one-day PATA Youth Tourism Forum with the theme: "Building the Business Beyond Profits, Creating Social and Environmental Value" on April 18 at Taylor's University in Kuala Lumpur. 12 students from the University of Macau, Macau University of Science and Technology, Institute for Tourism Studies and Macao Polytechnic Institute participated in workshops on hot tourism issues on Green Economy, Innovations in Events, Social Tourism and Tourism Education, interacted with industry leaders and their peers to take home valuable insights. PATA
Founded in 1951, PATA is a non-profit membership association dedicated to building responsible development of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry. Macau has been a member of PATA for over half a century since 1958. PATA has currently more than 900 full members and over 7,000 chapter members around the globe. PATA's membership boasts more than 80 government, state and city tourism bodies, over 40 airlines and cruise lines, and hundreds of travel industry companies.
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(Macao – 21 April 2012) The Government Information Bureau is once again holding the "Precious Moments in Macao" Photograghy Competition: this year it has launched a dedicated website as a platform to showcase last year's winning entries, to offer an overview of the competition and to allow contestants to register and submit their works online. The submission period for the annual competition is 7 May (00:00) to 20 May (24:00). Prospective entrants can visit the website http://photo.gcs.gov.mo to register and upload their works. Participants will have the chance of winning cash prizes and trophies. The aim of the competition is to chronicle the developments and events of Macao over the past year. Outstanding entries will also be used for the cover and illustrations in the Macao Yearbook, which is published by the Government Information Bureau. Entries are expected to be able to underscore Macao's goodness by capturing the changes in the cityscape and people's lives during the period from 2011 till the submission deadline. Winners of the First, Second and Third Prizes of the "Precious Moments in Macao" 2012 Photograghy Competition will each receive a cash prize of MOP8,000, MOP5,000 and MOP3,000 respectively, in addition to a trophy. A total of 50 Merit Prizes will also be awarded and their winners will each get a certificate as well as a cash prize of MOP500 (Note: the final number of merit prizes will depend on the standard of competition entries). In addition, the Editorial Committee of the 2012 Macao Yearbook will select from the entries the winner of the Yearbook Cover Award, who will get a cash prize of MOP5,000: 5-15 winners of the Yearbook Full-page Illustration Award will each receive a cash prize of MOP1,000. (The actual number of winners will depend on the number of suitable entries). The competition is co-organised by eight photographic associations and four media associations, namely Photographic Society of Macao, Photography Salon Society of Macao, Macao Association for the Promotion of Photographic Art, Macao Association of Photographers, Macao Multimedia Photographic Art Association, Macao Association of Photographic Art, Macao Camera Lens Art Association, Macao Digital Photography Association, Macao Media Workers Association, Macao Journalists' Club, Macao Journalists' Association and Macao Media Club (listed in no particular order ). Winning works and outstanding entries will be featured in a public exhibition, including entries to be used as the cover of the 2012 Macao Yearbook and its full-page illustrations. Information pamphlets about the competition can be obtained from the 12 co-organisers; Princess Photography Equipment; Nice Photography Equipment; Foto Digital Fantastic; Digital Hang Seng; Foto Digital "Ieng Fo"; Digital Chi Pak; the Government Information Centre; IACM libraries and activity centres; Cultural Affairs Bureau libraries; DSEJ education centres; the University of Macau; Macau University of Science and Technology; Macao Polytechnic Institute; Institute of Tourism Studies; Academy of Public Security Forces; University of Saint Joseph; City University of Macau; Kiang Wu Nursing College; Macau Institute of Management; Macao Centre of Continuing Studies; and the Macao Association of Civil Servants. The date of judging is 3 June 2012.
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