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Special session of the “Heritage City Tours” for disadvantaged groups successfully held as part of the series activities celebrating the 15th anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Centre of Macao on the World Heritage List
The “Heritage City Tours – Guided Tours and Illustration Workshop”, part of the series of activities held to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the inscription of the “Historic Centre of Macao” on the World Heritage List, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), has been held in different sessions in July, featuring five elaborated routes designed to guide participants through the Historic Centre, sharing the joy of the inscription with the public. The activity received an enthusiastic response from the public, and the additional sessions quickly became full soon after they were launched. On 25 July, a session dedicated to members of the Macau Autism Association was held, offering local disadvantaged groups more opportunities to appreciate the World Heritage with their families.
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Results of electronic lots for “Helicopter Ride Experience” local tour are announced
32,008 residents applied for the local tour “Helicopter Ride Experience” under the umbrella of “Macao Ready Go! Local Tours” before the deadline last evening (26 July). After verification, a total of 31,333 residents became eligible applicants. Electronic lots were drawn at Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) at 2:30 p.m. today (27 July), witnessed by MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes and Deputy Director Cheng Wai Tong among others. A representative of the task force comprising Macau Travel Agency Association, Association of Macao Tourist Agents and Travel Industry Council of Macau pressed the button for lots casting in the smooth process.
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Employment survey for April-June 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (2.5%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (3.5%) for April-June 2020 increased by 0.1 percentage point from the previous period (March-May 2020). Meanwhile, the underemployment rate rose by 0.8 percentage points to 3.4%.
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UM develops supramolecular ‘cell-hitchhiking’ drug delivery system to treat inflammatory diseases
To overcome low delivery efficiency and poor specificity of traditional formulations, a research group led by Prof Wang Ruibing in the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS), University of Macau (UM), and another research group led by Prof Zhong Zhiyuan at Soochow University, proposed the concept of ‘supramolecular cell’ (cells with synthetic receptors anchored on the surface). According to the study, the supramolecular ‘cell-hitchhiking’ drug delivery system has significantly improved targeted delivery efficiency in treating inflammatory diseases and achieved desirable therapeutic efficacy for acute lung inflammation in mice.
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One travel agency penalized for irregular operation on application system for “Macao Ready Go! Local Tours”
The application system for “Macao Ready Go! Local Tours” was overloaded days ago, leading to its temporary malfunction and suspension of application processing for the tour “Helicopter Ride Experience”.
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