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The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) publishes Macao's College and Church of St. Joseph: Splendour of the Baroque in China. The Church of St. Joseph and the Jesuit College -- today better known as the Seminary of St. Joseph -- is arguably the most important 18^th century building of the early Society of Jesus in China and certainly among the most important ones in Macao. The two architectures are now listed as UNESCO cultural heritage buildings.
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The “2017 Macao International Parade”, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be held on Sunday, 17 December, in celebration of the 18^th Anniversary of Macao’s handover to China. In order to facilitate the public’s involvement and enjoyment, the organizer is announcing several arrangements including traffic/street special measures and admission guidelines for the public.
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The “2017 Macao International Parade”, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be held on Sunday, 17 December, in celebration of the 18^th Anniversary of Macao’s handover to China. In order to facilitate the public’s involvement and enjoyment, the organizer is announcing several arrangements including traffic/street special measures and admission guidelines for the public.
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The Awards Ceremony of the 2^nd International Film Festival & Awards．Macao (“IFFAM” or the “Film Festival”) was staged at the Macao Cultural Centre at 8:00 p.m. tonight (14^th December) with the presence of around 800 guests including internationally-acclaimed film directors, movie stars and industry professionals from around the world. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Alexis Tam; Director of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and President of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes; two of the Executive Vice Presidents of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, namely, President of Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA), Alvin Chau, and President of Management Committee of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, José Tavares; Acting President of Cultural Affairs Bureau and Vice President of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, Kent Ieong Chi Kin; Talent Ambassador Donnie Yen; Artistic Director of IFFAM, Mike Goodridge; Jury President of IFFAM, Laurent Cantet, as well as Jury members of IFFAM, Joan Chen, Jessica Hausner, Lawrence Osborne and Royston Tan were present at the Awards Ceremony, with famed Hong Kong artists Lawrence Cheng and Astrid Chan being the host of the night.
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The Committee for the Development of Conventions and Exhibitions (CDCE) held its second ordinary plenary session today (14^th) in the Multi-function Conference Hall of the Macao Business Support Centre. A number of projects to support the methodical development of the MICE industry will be promoted in a systematic manner. At the same time, the Macao MICE Portal will be upgraded with the intent of adding new interactive exhibition venue maps and travel information to provide "one-stop" support services for participants, to get customers and merchants into the community and promote the development of the moderate economic diversification of Macao.
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In celebration of the 18^th anniversary of Macao’s Handover to China, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and other governmental and non-governmental organisations jointly hold the “2017 Macao International Parade” on Sunday, 17 December. In order to entreat success to the event, IC held a worship ceremony including a lion dance performance that was held today (14 December), at the Largo da Companhia de Jesus, in a cheerful and lively atmosphere, attracting many spectators.
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The University of Macau (UM) recently received approval from the Office of Chinese Language Council International to establish a Confucius Institute, as a response to the Macao SAR government’s effort to participate in China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative and to develop Macao into an international platform for Chinese language education for overseas countries, especially Portuguese-speaking countries. The Confucius Institute at UM is expected to become operational in early 2018.
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