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Consumer Council conducted its third ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 12 March for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in Toi San, Ilha Verde and Fai Chi Kei areas in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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The tickets for the 29^th Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, went on sale on 11 March. Interested members of the public waited at different ticketing outlets to purchase tickets. Sales reached a satisfactory result as more than 5000 tickets were sold up to 7pm on the first day of ticket sales.
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Starting from 14 March, some of the body-worn video cameras – out of a consignment of 100 – that have been supplied to the police services would be put to trial use, said the Secretary for Security, Mr Wong Sio Chak.
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In accordance with the stipulation of the Despacho do Chefe de Executivo No. 117/2015, the withdrawal period for the MOP10 banknotes (see attached file) issued by Banco Nacional Ultramarino S.A. (“BNU”) (Authorized by Decreto Lei No.40/91/M on July 8) and by Bank of China (Macau Branch) (“BOC”) (Authorized by Decreto Lei No.8/95/M on January 30) will be expired on May 26, 2018. Hence, the Monetary Authority of Macao would like to remind citizens in possession of the aforementioned banknotes to have their notes exchanged at Issuing Banks before the said deadline. The two Issuing Banks have no further obligations to exchange such notes from the public after the end of the final withdrawal period.

Final withdrawal period of the mop10 notes issued in 1991 and 1995
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The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presented the concert “The Musical Footprint of Dvořák”, part of the Shining Virtuosos series, on 10 March at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium. In the concert, renowned Italian cellist Mario Brunello was invited to perform Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, the only cello concerto by the composer, followed by Legends, Op. 59, No. 1 and the Symphony No. 8 in G Major. An autograph session by Brunello was held at the same venue after the performance, with the enthusiastic participation of the public.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) hosted a dialogue session between MGTO Director and youth at the Institute for Tourism Studies on 8 March. Under the topic of forging Macao into a world centre of tourism and leisure and a City of Gastronomy in concerted effort, dialogues with university and college students were unfolded around the future of Macao’s tourism industry. Students also raised their questions and expressed their opinions regarding smart tourism, crowd management, Creative City of Gastronomy, tourism promotion, MICE, transportation and more.
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The English Language Centre (ELC) of the Faulty of Arts and Humanity (FAH), University of Macau (UM), recently held the ‘English Festival X,’ which attracted many UM students. Participants say the festival improved their English language skills and boosted their confidence when using English.
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Jointly organised by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and Albergue SCM, the exhibition “Women Artists – 1^st International Biennial of Macao” was inaugurated today (8 March), on the 3^rd floor of the MAM, featuring 142 works from the 1970’s up to the present created by 132 women artists from 22 countries and regions, including paintings, silkscreen printings, drawings, sculptures, installations and videos, among others. The exhibition aims to record and present the creative trajectories and achievements of female artists during this period, as well as to introduce the achievements of female artists from varied ethnic and educational backgrounds and their pursuit of multiple aesthetics, in particular those artists that left their footprints in the artistic journey of the 21^st century. The biennial is open until May 13.
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The Government is garnering opinions from different sectors on a proposal to introduce short-term measures to improve flood control and drainage management in the Inner Harbour area.
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