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The 31^st Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be held from 30 April to 29 May. Since the first day of ticket sales, tickets for a number of programmes have been highly sought after. Considering the public’s overwhelming response, additional performances will be offered for the most sought-after shows. Tickets for the additional performances will be on sale simultaneously through the Macau Ticketing Network outlets, telephone and online booking from 10am on 3 April (Saturday). Early bird discounts are available until 4 April (Sunday) and the public should take this opportunity and buy tickets as soon as possible as tickets are limited and subject to availability.
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Most countries or territories conduct a population census every ten years, as in line with international practice, to collect detailed information on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population. Macao is going to conduct its 16^th Population Census and the 6^th Housing Census (hereinafter referred to as 2021 Population Census) this year. The 2021 Population Census covers the entire population of Macao and data collection will be carried out in two phases.
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The concert “The Future Conductor”, part of the special production series of the Macao Chinese Orchestra (OCHM), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, originally scheduled to be held at the Dom Pedro V Theatre on 23 April (Friday) at 8pm, will be relocated to the Macao University Hall (N2), according to the requirements of the programme. This concert, led by Music Director of the Macao Chinese Orchestra Liu Sha, will count with the cooperation of students from the Conducting Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
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Regarding media enquiries about content relating to Macao carried in the “2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices”, lately issued by the Department of State of the United States, the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government states the following:
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Upon completion of expansion construction, the Macao Grand Prix Museum under Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)’s management has partially come into trial operation. The Museum will open to the public tomorrow (2 April). Ticket holders are kindly reminded to visit the Museum at their scheduled time slots on corresponding dates.
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The “Macao Week in Hangzhou” was staged smoothly for four consecutive days (26 – 29 March), actively spotlighting Macao as a healthy, safe and quality destination to attract Mainland visitors for travel and spending in Macao. Held at Hubin Pedestrian Street in Hangzhou, the mega roadshow showcased the city’s diverse offer of travel experiences, commercial opportunities and colorful dimensions of “tourism+”. The event attracted residents and visitors in Hangzhou in tandem with extensive promotions via different channels including social media which aroused fervent interest of Mainland netizens towards the “Macao Week”.
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Gaming concessionaires and sub-concessionaires are required by law to remain neutral and impartial with regard to the Legislative Assembly Election. Employees of those companies also have that responsibility, while on duty.
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The event “2021 hush! Summer Concerts”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), will be staged from 26 June to 11 July in various coastal performance sites. “Listen to hush! in the Tent” will be held at the Macau Science Centre Plaza on 10 and 11 July 2021, featuring a variety of pop music performances and nearly 100 booths with local products and gastronomic specialities. The call for proposals of booth operators is running from 1 to 30 April, and interested parties are welcome to apply.
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Food delivery service is very common, to ensure the safety of takeaway plastic tableware used by food outlets, the Consumer Council and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) tested 30 samples of plastic tableware collected from 15 food outlets to test their contents of extractable substances. Details of the report has been published in issue 331 Consumer Report.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 244,313 as at end-February 2021, up by 1.5% year-on-year. Light automobiles (111,606) and heavy motorcycles (103,171) grew by 1.8% and 3.2% year-on-year respectively. As vehicle registration services were suspended for a period in February last year, new registration of motor vehicles in February this year jumped by 110.3% year-on-year to 917, of which heavy motorcycles (445) and light automobiles (435) surged by 131.8% and 95.9% respectively. In the first two months of 2021, new registration of motor vehicles increased by 62.6% year-on-year to 2,194. Number of traffic accidents in February totalled 919, with 280 persons injured. In the first two months of 2021, there were 2,117 traffic accidents, which caused 676 injuries.
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