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The joint online registration for the exchange of the Rat and Ox Zodiac banknotes, together with the previously issued 20th Anniversary of the Return to the Motherland of Macao banknotes, will commence next Monday.
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Consumers International (CI) announces the theme of this year’s “World Consumer Rights Day” as “Tackling Plastic Pollution”, and calls on consumer organizations around the world for global change to tackle plastic pollution.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) continues to optimise the facilities in various parks and gardens. Following the earlier reopening of the children’s cycling/scooter field and the plant maze area of the Flora Park after revamping and optimisation, the pump track (cycling track) introduced for the first time in the park to provide the public with more diversified venues will be open on March 16 (Tuesday) for trial run.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) decreased while those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs) witnessed an increase in January 2021. With regard to the outstanding balances, RMLs rose whereas CRELs witnessed a decline.
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Applications for the “2021 Scripts in Focus—Film Scriptwriting Advanced Programme”, jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) of the Macao SAR Government, the Film Administration of Guangdong Province and the Create Hong Kong, are now open until 20 April. All local filmmakers are welcome to join. Shortlisted projects will receive guidance from professional directors and scriptwriters, two representative projects will be selected from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao separately. Among these six projects, two winning projects will be selected and each will be awarded a prize.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) and themed “Restart”, the 31^st Macao Arts Festival (MAF) sets off in May, featuring a range of programmes and outreach activities to invite the public to participate with a heart full of dreams.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government resolutely supports and backs the passing today of a legal proposal at the National People’s Congress (NPC) on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong SAR.
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The Macao Chinese Orchestra (OCHM in Portuguese acronym) will present “Bloom of Youth”, a special concert in its 2020-21 season, on 26 March (Friday) at 8pm, at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium. In order to promote Chinese culture, celebrate youth, highlight the characteristics of Macao and showcase the charm of Chinese music, OCHM has invited renowned female conductor Chen Bing to perform several wonderful pieces in this concert.
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The University of Macau (UM) will launch two new doctoral programmes in the 2021/2022 academic year, namely the Doctor of Education Programme, offered by the Faculty of Education, and the Doctor of Public Administration Programme, offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences. In addition, the Master of Science in Data Science programme offered by the Institute of Collaborative Innovation will include a new specialisation, namely Smart Governance, and will revise three of its specialisations to Marketing Analytics, Computational Linguistics, and Analytics in Teaching and Learning.
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