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The “MPI 3x3 Orientation Basketball Match”, jointly organised by the Student Affairs Office of Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) and Macao University Sports Association, was held at MPI’s Multisport Pavilion on 21 October 2017. Alumni and students of MPI competed against each other in a spectacular showcase of basketball skills.
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Due to the installation of an air conditioning system, the Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be closed from 6 to 13 November, reopening to the public on 14 November.
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Due to the installation of an air conditioning system, the Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be closed from 6 to 13 November, reopening to the public on 14 November.
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In order for Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) to strengthen its ten-year cooperation with the Council of the European Commission (EC), a delegation from the EC comprising Dr. Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of the Department for Interpretation and Ms. Maria Preter, representative of the Director-General of the Department for Translation, visited the Institute on 9 October. The delegation paid a visit to MPI’s Chinese-Portuguese-English Machine Translation Laboratory as well as its Interpretation Laboratory. They received a warm welcome from MPI’s President Professor Lei Heong Iok among others. Dr. Hooijer commended on the sophisticated Chinese-Portuguese machine translation engine which has lent immense support to interpretation and translation tasks. She hopes to enhance academic cooperation with MPI to nurture more professional translators.
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The 2^nd International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao (“IFFAM” or the “Film Festival”) will be staged from 8to 14 December. The Organizing Committee of IFFAM hosted a press conference today (3November). Director of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and President of the IFFAM Organizing Committee Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes; Artistic Director of IFFAM Mike Goodridge; 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; Vice President of Cultural Affairs Bureau and Vice President of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, Chan Peng Fai; Talent Ambassador Donnie Yen; Festival Ambassador John Woo; among others attended the press conference. The Organizing Committee announced the dazzling lineup of international film stars and directors including internationally-reputed action star Donnie Yen and rising Korean movie star D.O. as Talent Ambassadors, and internationally-acclaimed film director John Woo as Festival Ambassador. The awe-inspiring event programme was also unveiled in the press conference.
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With the objective of fostering a culture of alternative dispute resolution and to promote an amicable settlement of disputes by encouraging the use of mediation and arbitration as a means to avoid the potentially lengthy and costly judicial proceedings, the Legal and Judicial Training Centre is going to organise a five-day seminar on “Mediation and Arbitration in Macao – Future Prospects” that is going to take place at the auditorium of the Civil Service Training Centre located on Alameda Dr. Carlos D’ Assumpção n.° 336-342, Cheng Feng Commercial Centre, 7^th floor, on November 6^th to 10^th, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
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The University of Macau (UM) kicked off its first Innovation Week, in the UM Guest House today (1 November). Organised by UM’s Centre for Innovation, the event attracted prominent members of the community, industry representatives, experts, scholars, faculty members, students, and members of the general public. During the event, participants learned about the university’s latest developments in scientific research, commercialisation of research results, as well as knowledge and technological innovation. At the same event, UM signed memoranda of understanding with Zhuhai Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, and Newland, on the establishment of a parallel incubation centre and a joint laboratory for the development of smart cities, respectively. The documents aim to help Macao shift its economic focus from traditional industries to modern emerging industries and promote the development of the city’s creative industry.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today welcomes the designation of Macao, China as a new member city of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of Gastronomy.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today welcomes the designation of Macao, China as a new member city of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of Gastronomy.
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Consumer Council conducted its specific price survey on diapers, over-the-counter drugs, and milk powder on 1 November for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Result of the mentioned survey has been uploaded to the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), it is now available in the Council’s ‘Supermarket Price Information Platform’ iPhone and Android apps, and on the Council’s WeChat account page.
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