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Sports Bureau to bring forward start time of booking service and increase capacity at Mong-Ha Sports Centre starting from 15 October 2024
To further facilitate the public to use sports facilities and to promote participation in sports among residents, the Sports Bureau will extend the start time of the booking service and increase the capacity of various sports facilities at Mong-Ha Sports Centre starting from 15 October 2024.
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Welcome to Join UTM Discovery Day
Macao University of Tourism (UTM) will be holding the Discovery Day: Exploring Educational Excellence on 26 October (Saturday). Through various activities, the event will provide an opportunity for students, parents and friends from Macao and neighbouring regions to obtain the latest admission information and learn about its academic characteristics and culture. Participants will also have the chance to get a glimpse of university life. The event is free of charge, all interested parties are welcome to register for participation.
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Mortgage loans statistics – August 2024
According to statistics released today (10 October) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both decreased month-on-month in August 2024. With regard to the outstanding balances, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed declines on a monthly basis.
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Unmanned aircraft activities are banned during the Macao SAR Government event
The Macao SAR Government will ban all unmanned aircraft activities during the Macao SAR Government event to ensure that the event will be carried out smoothly and safely.
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6th Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries expands its scale to facilitate international cultural and artistic exchange
Under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, with the support of the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Municipal Affairs Bureau, TDM - Teledifusão de Macau, S.A., and Air Macau Company Limited, the 6th “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries” will be held from October to December this year. The event is held in parallel with the “2024 GEG Lusofonia Festival”, and also features 70 sessions of activities, including the “Annual Arts Exhibition between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries”, the “China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival”, the “Tito Paris Concert with the Macao Chinese Orchestra”, the “Chinese and Portuguese Picture Book Fair”, the “GEG Traditional Music and Dance Performance in the Community”, and wine tasting workshops, counting with the participation of nearly 700 artists and performers at historical cultural heritage buildings, local neighbourhoods and modern theatres, revealing the splendour of cultural integration between different regions.
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“Style · Encounter Moment” Fashion Parade will be held next Friday
Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and co-ordinated by the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM), the “Style · Encounter Moment” Fashion Parade of the Subsidy Programme for Fashion Design on Sample Making will be held at 12pm on 18 October at the Macao Fashion Festival 2024 in Cotai Expo Hall C of The Venetian Macao. Admission is free and the public is welcome to appreciate the local fashion design.
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Review of Culture International Edition No. 75 Commemoration of the half millennium of Camões and a variety of Macao studies
The current issue of the Review of Culture (RC) starts with two articles dedicated to commemorate the half millennium of the birth of Luís de Camões. The first article explores the vitality of the Camonian epic, revealing its unique position within Portuguese literature and its reinterpretation across centuries. The second one highlights the significance of the Camões Garden and Grotto in 18th century Macao, demonstrating its position as a cultural landmark through foreign travellers’ accounts.
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【All-time high】Macao registers nearly one million visitor arrivals over seven-day National Day holiday of Mainland Average daily and single-day visitor arrivals both reach new heights
【MGTO】Spectacular highlights of the 32nd Macao International Fireworks Display Contest in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR
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Macao Higher Education Sector Holds Various Patriotic Events for Double Celebrations
In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as “double celebrations”), the Education and Youth Development Bureau (the “DSEDJ”), in collaboration with ten local higher education institutions, will hold more than 60 double celebration events from October to December to enhance the educational impact of these events and foster a sense of patriotism and love for Macao among teachers and students.
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