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The 31^st Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, has been concluded successfully. Themed “Restart”, this year’s Festival was held in the midst of the pandemic, thanks to the efforts of the participating arts and cultural groups, presenting 20 programmes and art exhibitions as well as outreach activities, in a total of nearly 100 sessions. The programmes were well received by the public, with the overall ticketing sales rate reaching nearly 99%.
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Two teams from the University of Macau (UM) recently won a first prize and a second prize, respectively, in the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM) 2021 in the United States. The event was held concurrently with the Mathematical Contest in Modeling. 7 per cent of teams have won a first prize and 18 per cent of teams have won a second prize. UM is the only higher education institution in Macao to have won a first prize in this competition. The event attracted over 26,000 teams from around the world. Since its debut in the contests in 2015, the university has won more than ten awards.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) makes timely adjustments to relevant pandemic prevention measures in view of the development of novel coronavirus pneumonia. Starting from tomorrow (June 9), the public is required to produce a valid green “Macao Health Code” for entry into the beverage establishments and the food and beverage establishments of Category 4 and Category 5 licensed and regulated by IAM, besides complying with the existing pandemic prevention measures. Individuals with red and yellow codes are not allowed to enter. Today IAM has informed the license holders of the venues and consumers of the relevant measure through SMS messages, distribution of posters, etc.
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Macao Polytechnic Institute has published the new issue of the Journal of One Country Two Systems Studies (Issue 1, 2021). First printed in July 2009, this academic periodical is published by the “One Country, Two Systems” Research Centre of MPI, with the objective to give the public an insight into the “One Country, Two Systems” policy, promote research on topics related to governance and the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, maintain the progress of the SAR society, and establish an academic platform for the study of “One Country, Two Systems”.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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In accordance with the latest turn of the pandemic situation in Guangdong Province, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government continues to update its measures against COVID-19. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has issued the latest version of “Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia – Recommendation to Require Presentation of ‘Macao Health Code’ for Admission to Public Areas”. To implement the measure of checking Macao Health Code presented by individuals upon admission, effective from tomorrow (9 June), individuals must present Macao Health Code upon admission to establishments under Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)’s supervision as follows: hotels and guest houses, restaurants, bars, karaoke lounges, night clubs, saunas, massage parlours and health clubs. Holders of Macao Health Code in Red or Yellow Colour will be denied admission to such establishments.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) jointly organized the “Seminar on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene” – special session for merchants accredited by the Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme (QTSAS), to raise pertinent businesses’ concern about food safety as well as their awareness on prevention against COVID-19 and food safety among other related aspects, so that visitors can enjoy a safe travel experience in Macao.
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People with either ‘yellow’ or ‘red’ status under the Macao Health Code system are for the time being denied use of public transport, including buses, taxis, and the city’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for February - April 2021 increased by 0.9% over the previous period (January - March 2021) to 263.6. The indices for the Macao Peninsula (263.5) and Taipa & Coloane (263.9) rose by 1.1% and 0.2% respectively.
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