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Opening of the International Portuguese Training Centre for Conference Interpreting of Macao Polytechnic Institute in collaboration with the European Commission
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Portugal, the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) officially opened the International Portuguese Training Centre for Conference Interpreting on December 5, 2019. Based on the long-term friendly cooperation with the Directorate General for Interpretation of the European Commission (DG-SCIC), the Centre will further consolidate Macao's role as a service platform for business cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, improve the training effectiveness of both local and overseas Portuguese-speaking talents, strengthen the cooperation between Macao and other regions in cultivation of Portuguese-speaking talents, and raise the quality of the related human resources. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Gou Renmin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director General of DG-SCIC of European Commission, Paul Cunha Alves, Consul-General of Portugal in Macao, and Marcus Im Sio Kei, President of MPI, presided over the opening ceremony.
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Consumer Council released 2nd supermarket price survey report of the current month
The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the first-half of December on 5 December for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in São Lázaro, São Lourenço and Sé Parishes. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app, or the Council’s WeChat account.
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Monetary and financial statistics – October 2019
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, broad money supply continued to grow in October with a stable share of patacas. Meanwhile, resident deposits rose from a month ago whereas loans to residents posted a decline.
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FSS President Iong Kong Io Exchanges and Discusses Social Security Policies with Teachers and Students of MUST
In order to deepen the young people’s understanding of the social security policies of the Macao SAR, the President of the Administrative Committee of the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao), Iong Kong Io, recently visited the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) to introduce the old-age security policies such as the Social Security System and the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System, on the theme of “Two-Tier Social Security System, Walking with You Through Your Life Journey”, and shared and exchanged views on financial management with teachers and students there.
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The Preliminary report on the archaeological excavation of the site of St. Paul’s College in Macao, is the central subject of the RCI59
This number of Review of Culture, International Edition, starts with a commissioned 2010-2012 study from the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government to the Institute of Archaeology of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and carried out by the inter-departmental working group, on the archaeological excavation of the site of St. Paul’s College in Macao.
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2019 Macao International Parade takes outreach activities to the community Foreign performing groups take the stage one after the other
The “2019 Macao International Parade”, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macao’s handover to China, will be held on 8 December. The participating groups have been staging a series of outreach performances in various districts since 18 November, seeking to have interaction with the public and spread the festive atmosphere of the Parade. Starting from 5 December, a number of foreign art groups will bring excellent performances to various local districts for three consecutive days.
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Consumer Council released 1st supermarket price survey report of the current month
The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the first-half of December on 4 December for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 14 supermarkets in Nossa Senhora de Fátima Parish. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app, or the Council’s WeChat account.
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