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The CCAC has completed the investigation into the criminal case involving the former President of the Board of Directors and a former member of the Executive Committee of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), together with a former chief of the IPIM’s Residency Application and Legal Affairs Division, who allegedly committed crimes such as passive corruption to perform illicit acts, document forgery, breach of secrecy and power abuse, etc. in the process of vetting and approving the applications for “major investment immigration” and “technical immigration”. The investigation has been completed and the case has been transferred to the judicial agency. Based on the suggestion of the Public Prosecutions Office, the judge of the Court of Criminal Instruction approved that the former President of the Board of Directors of the IPIM would be remanded in custody.
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The “2^nd China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival”, featured in the “2^nd Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, was inaugurated on 4 July with an opening ceremony and a screening of the Chinese classic film Spring in a Small Town at the Macao Cultural Centre. A post-screening talk was held in a lively and enthusiastic atmosphere.
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The Macao International Book Fair 2019, featured in the 2^nd Encounter in Macao—Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, and jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao S.A.R. Government and the China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Corporation, was inaugurated on 4 July, at 10:30am, at the Exhibition Hall A of The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. The opening ceremony was held in a lively atmosphere and was officiated by the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, Xue Xiaofeng; the Representative of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government and the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mok Ian Ian; the President of the China Publishing Group Corporation, Tan Yue; the Consul-General of Portugal in Macao, Paulo Cunha Alves; the Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Xu Yingzhen; the President of the Administrative Committee of the Macao Foundation, Wu Zhiliang; the Deputy Director of the Policy Research Department of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao SAR, Jiang Xiaofan; the Vice President of the Institute for Tourism Studies of Macao, Florence Ian and the Head of Licensing and Inspection Department of the Macao Government Tourism Office of the Macao SAR Government, Chan Lou.
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The Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ of the first-half of July on 4 July 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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The Secretary for Security, Mr Wong Sio Chak, today said that punishing – or taking steps to limit – the spread of rumour during a public emergency, was a common practice in communities internationally.
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In continuous active support of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government’s scheme to optimize the accessibility of the urban environment in Macao, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) participated in “Empathy‧Silent Journey”, a promotional activity organized by Macau Deaf Association on 4 July, to gain a deeper understanding of the rights and needs of the deaf and auditorily-impaired, and learn about methods and skills of communication with them through engaging in the interactive experience provided.
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“Art Macao”, a six-month mega arts festival, presents a total of 41 events held at 48 locations, offering a new cultural tourism experience that breaks through the concept of space. A number of large-scale outdoor art installations by local and foreign artists, exhibitions organized by foreign consulates accredited in Hong Kong and Macao and hotels and integrated resorts, turns local landmarks into photography hotspots, bringing an artistic summer.
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