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IFTM Wine Appreciation Club Members Certified as Wines of Portugal Ambassador
12 student members of the IFTM Wine Appreciation Club, an affiliate of the IFTM Student Union, have been certified by the ViniPortugal trade association as “Wines of Portugal Ambassador (Initiation Level)” on March 19 after successfully completing the related training and examination.
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Protest suspended due to organiser’s failure to ensure epidemic-control measures
The Director of the Health Bureau has requested suspension of a protest planned for today, due to the organiser failing to ensure there would be implementation during the event, of necessary epidemic-control measures.
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Optimisation for electronic consumption benefits plan to be announced soon
The Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance states the following:
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Macao registers highest daily record of 32,647 visitor arrivals since start of pandemic
Macao has seen a rebound in visitor arrivals in recent days. A total of 189,843 visitor arrivals were registered over the past week (20 — 26 March) with an average daily volume of 27,120 visitors, which surged by 109.5% and 77.8% compared with the average daily visitor arrivals during the Spring Festival Golden Week (12,947) and February (15,254) respectively. The past week (spanning from Saturday to the ensuing Friday) also marks the highest weekly record of visitor arrivals since the outbreak of COVID-19 last year.
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Macao chefs share Macanese delicacies in Hangzhou Macao dazzles as Creative City of Gastronomy at Macao Week in Hangzhou
Macao’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, Macanese gastronomy, is in the limelight among other gems of the destination during “Macao Week in Hangzhou”, the mega promotion launched by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government at the capital of Zhejiang Province since yesterday (26 March). Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Grand Hyatt Hangzhou and Macanese Gastronomic Brotherhood together present a Taste of Macao Food Promotion for Hangzhou residents to savor the delights of Macanese cuisine and the charm of Macao as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
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“Macao Week in Hangzhou” grandly opens Welcoming Mainland visitors to Macao
Organized by the Secretariat for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government, Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism as well as Shangcheng District People’s Government of Hangzhou Municipality, the “Macao Week in Hangzhou” was grandly unveiled today (26 March) to enliven Hubin Pedestrian Street with a mega roadshow in Hangzhou until 29 March. The roadshow not only showcases the city’s diverse offer of travel experiences, commercial opportunities and colorful dimensions of “tourism+”, but also promotes Macao as a healthy, safe and quality destination, seeking to attract Mainland visitors for travel and spending in Macao.
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Cinematheque．Passion of the Cultural Affairs Bureau hosts a Programme showcasing Environmental Films for the first time in April
Since its re-opening in September 2020, the Cinematheque．Passion (hereinafter referred to as “Cinematheque”), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), has hosted a number of film festivals and film activities, bringing a wide variety of films to the audience. Since September 2020, nearly 8,000 people visited the Cinematheque and the ticketing rate reached over 70%. IC will continue to present various film festivals, activities and exhibitions of different genres and themes through the Cinematheque, bringing audiences a quality film experience.
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Macao Polytechnic Institute’s publication Macao People’s Resistance War Won the Ministry of Education’s 8th Award for Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements of Higher Education Institutions (The Humanities and Social Sciences)
In the 8th Award for Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements of Higher Education Institutions (The Humanities and Social Sciences) organized by the Ministry of Education (MOE), the book Macao People’s Resistance War published by the Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies of Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) won in the category of “Popular Reading”. It is the first time for a Macao higher education institute to win in this category of the national award. Among more than 1,500 award-winning achievements nationwide, there are only 20 winners for the “Popular Reading” category, which shows that the research level of MPI has been recognized by academia and national authority.
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UM professor’s book on Macao’s press history wins national award
Dr Agnes Lam, associate professor in the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, and director of the university’s Centre for Macau Studies, received a second prize at the Eighth Award for Outstanding Scientific Research in Higher Education (Humanities and Social Sciences), with her book titled ‘The Beginning of the Modern Chinese Press History – Macao Press History 1557-1840’. This monograph updated content related to Macao in the modern press history of China, and many of the revisions have been adopted by journalism history textbooks in the mainland. It is an influential and highly regarded work in academia.
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Employment survey for December 2020-February 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (2.9%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (3.9%) for December 2020-February 2021 increased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous period (November 2020-January 2021). In addition, the underemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.5%.
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