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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, said advancement of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area would always be at the forefront of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government’s work. He added all-out effort would be made to support strategic decisions taken by the Leading Group for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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Macao Polytechnic Institute Seniors Academy (ACS) has been striving to forge ahead and broaden the direction of teaching since its establishment and has been keen to exchange experience with educational institutions of a similar nature in the Mainland and other countries overseas. In order to encourage the elderly to explore their potentials, promote the spirit of “a Sense of Worthiness among the Elderly”, as well as to enhance the interaction with the universities for the elderly in the Greater Bay Area, ACS specially invited Jiangmen Veteran Cadre University, which is known for its long history and excellent teaching staff, to co-organize the “Elderly’s Elegant Demeanour in Greater Bay Area” – a series of joint exhibition of art works. The calligraphy, Chinese painting, Western painting and photography of the students from the two schools will be exhibited online for the appreciation of all sectors of the society. The theme of the exhibition is to spread positive energy and showcase beautiful things in the Greater Bay Area. The healthy content and elegant taste reflect the positive spirit of the contemporary Chinese elderly.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for March 2021 (102.29) went down by 0.97% year-on-year, which was 0.2 percentage points higher than the 0.95% drop in February.
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Macau Urban Renewal Company (MUR) will start the flat selection process for home swap housing units on Lot P in Areia Preta in May. MUR will send an SMS notification to eligible applicants to attend an explanatory meeting. In the meantime, a registered mail will be sent out to notify them the date, time and procedure of flat selection.
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Jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), the University of Macau Library and the Macao Library and Information Management Association, the “Macao Library Week 2021” is held from 12 April to 16 May. The opening ceremony was held on the “World Book Day”, 23 April (Friday), at the Old Court Building, followed by the activities “4.23 Reading in the City” and “Thirty Minutes Read in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao” 2021, organized and co-organized by the respective entities. The President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mok Ian Ian, one of the reading leaders, led the participants to read and shared her reading experiences during the event, and with multiple N venues and “Reading Points”, all participants can read in the same time, imbuing the city with the spirit of reading.
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The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) has been forging ahead to strengthen academic disciplines, develop teaching materials and facilitate the development of language talents. Edited by Professor Lei Heong Iok, A Course in International Chinese, Elementary Level, Volume 1, has been published by the Beijing Commercial Press. It comprises a Student’s Book, an Exercise Book and a Teacher’s Book. As the first set of teaching materials on International Chinese developed in Macao and the first of its kind to present its content in Chinese, Portuguese and English, the publication of the coursebook plays a positive role in the development of International Chinese Education in Macao and the enhancement of the quality of teaching Chinese to learners from Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Prof Tam Kam Weng in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), University of Macau (UM), has received the Ted Williams Award from the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility – AIM Global, the world’s largest organisation in automatic identification and mobile technology. Of the six industrial award recipients for 2020, Prof Tam is the only one from Macao.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals to Macao totalled 754,541 in March 2021, an increase of 76.7% month-to-month and an upsurge of 255.4% year-on-year. Overnight visitors (404,936) and same-day visitors (349,605) soared by 221.6% and 304.6% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 1.4 days year-on-year to 1.6 days, with that of overnight visitors (2.9 days) and same-day visitors (0.1 day) falling by 1.8 days and 0.1 day respectively.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, attended on Tuesday (20 April) the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021, where he heard a keynote speech delivered by President Xi Jinping via video link.
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Prof Ren-He Xu in the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) and his research team have discovered a new way to enhance fat engraftment with the use of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). This type of MSCs has the potential to be used as an innovative, cell-based biomaterial to support lipofilling widely used in cosmetic surgery. The related research finding has been published in the internationally renowned journal Biomaterials.
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