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To align with the country’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative and the strategy to establish Macao’s role as a platform of cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) signed an agreement on training Portuguese-speaking professionals with Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government under the commission of the Macao SAR Government. Both parties will work together to teach Portuguese to professionals from Jiangsu engaging in trade, investment, education, agriculture, tourism and fishery sectors, providing them with more opportunities to cooperate with Portuguese-speaking countries.
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The Government has launched a public consultation regarding Macao’s participation in the plan for a city cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area starting from today.
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The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) is set to extend Macao’s bridging role, making use of the city’s network of overseas Chinese community to foster joint participation in the country’s “Belt and Road” initiative.
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Consumer Council conducted its first ‘Supermarket price survey’ in June on 13 June for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Areia Preta, Mong Há and Avenida de Venceslau de Morais in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council collected prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets on 13 June. The mentioned data collected during 7 June to 13 June are used for comparing the average selling prices of fresh pork and vegetables from Zhuhai, and also for comparing the average prices of the two food items from Zhuhai, Hong Kong, and Macao in the previous month. The relevant data has been uploaded to the Council’s website for consumers’ reference.
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The 18^thIEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2017) was inaugurated at Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) on 13 June. Over 130 scholars from 26 countries/regions and 71 universities and research institutes gathered in Macao to discuss the latest global trends in science and technology. The symposium covers a wide range of technical aspects of wireless communications, the Internet of Things, big data and smart cities. The organiser hopes to demonstrate the development and the strength of science and technology in Macao through this joint symposium in order to enhance the level of scientific research in wireless communications, network and mobile technology, multimedia networks and related areas such as the concept of smart cities.
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The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be staging additional shows of Puzzle,Echoes of our Childhood andThe Little Match Girl, in response to the strong box office demand.
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The University of Macau (UM) today (12 June) held the Joint Meeting of the University Assembly (UA) and University Council (UC) for the 2016/2017 academic year in its Ho Yin Conference Hall. Chui Sai On, chief executive of the Macao SAR, chancellor of UM, and chair of the UA, presided over the meeting. Chui said that an important task UM needs to fulfil in the future is to continue to produce talented and virtuous graduates to govern Macao, develop Macao’s economy, and carry on with the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy, adding that it is of great significance that UM fulfils this responsibility.
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The delegation of “The 8^thExperience Macao Tour”, formed by representatives of travel trade partners and key members of the media from the Mainland, travelled to Macao for a four-day mega familiarization trip. The itinerary includes World Heritage sites, facilities and tourism products targeted for family travel. In parallel with the tourism development goals of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government’s Five-Year Development Plan and the pace of building Macao into a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) actively fosters the diversification and continuous development of the local tourism industry, in addition to encouraging travel partners and members of the media to assist in promoting more ways to experience Macao.
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The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) pays great attention to cooperation with the nation of Hungary, noting that boosting tourism and cultural exchanges would bring further benefits to the two sides.
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