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“The 8th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum” (hereinafter “The 8th IIICF) commenced in Macao today (1 June). The theme of this forum was “Collaboratively Build a diversified, innovative, and sustainable infrastructure with Industry Connectivity”. More than 1,700 leaders from industrial sectors in 63 countries and regions were motivated to participate in the event.
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The Government is looking forward to advancing Macao’s platform functions as the city assists in the effort to connect infrastructure and facilities in countries and places covered by the “Belt and Road” initiative.
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The 29^thMacao Arts Festival (MAF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will be held next year in May. In order to promote the development of local arts, IC invites all registered local associations and individuals to submit proposals of local performances until 31 July. The selected works will be included in next year’s MAF programme.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the exhibition “In Search of those Journeys – A Retrospective Exhibition of the Ferry Transport between Macao and the Islands” will be inaugurated on Saturday, 3 June, at 3pm, at the Nostalgic House of the Taipa Houses. The exhibition runs until 5 October and is open to the general public.
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To further actualize the series of measures taken by the Central Government to support the development of Macao, which also included the work related to the establishment of “China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Co-operation and Development Fund” Headquarters in Macao, the “China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Co-operation and Development Fund” Headquarters Unveiling and Signing Ceremony was held today (1 June), marking the moment that the Fund became officially based in Macao. At the initial stage, the office is located in the Macao Business Support Centre, a unit under the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute. In addition, during the unveiling ceremony, two strategic cooperation agreements regarding investment and cooperation between Macao and Portuguese-speaking countries were signed between the “China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Co-operation and Development Fund” and enterprises from Mainland China and Macao.
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In response to the first “China Cultural and Natural Heritage Day” on 10 June, the Cultural Affairs Bureau is going to hold a series of exciting activities, including the highlighted programme “Genesis and Spirit – Showcase of Guangxi Intangible Cultural Heritage”, which features Guangxi’s rich and diverse intangible cultural heritages, free visits to World Heritage Sites and museums, cultural and arts performances at the World Heritage Sites, exhibitions and workshops, among others, thus raising the public awareness of the cultural heritage.
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The Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art programme of the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) has successfully passed a programme validation exercise by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT), the second bachelor’s degree programme of arts in Macao to be academically accredited after the Institute’s Music programme in 2015. HEEACT, a renowned academic accreditation institution in Asia, announced the review report of this exercise on its website, providing very positive comments on the programme and acknowledging its contribution to the Macao SAR Government’s strategy of developing the city’s cultural and creative industries. HEEACT’s report also commended the programme for its excellent contents, educational resources, support for teaching and learning, as well as quality assurance and enhancement.
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In order to deepen the knowledge of Macao citizens on fundamental rights and duties of residents, consular protection and consular services, the Identification Services Bureau launches the prize-winning online quizzes on “fundamental rights and duties of residents, consular protection and consular services”, from now until 30 June 2017. Macao residents aged 8 or above can take the quizzes by visiting the special website of “fundamental rights and duties of residents, consular protection and consular services” (www.dsi.gov.mo/frdcp). Participants who have answered all questions correctly will enter the lucky draw by providing their personal information. A total of 100 winners will be drawn to receive a fabulous gift. Citizens are very welcomed to participate in the quizzes.
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The “Summit on the Chinese Central SOEs’ Support of Macao in the Building of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Co-operation Platform” took place today (31 May) in Macao. The Summit was hosted by the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) and was organised by the Secretariat for Economy and Finance of the MSAR, with the support of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR. The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute was co-organiser of the event.
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The “Summit on Mainland China’s State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Support for Macao in the Building of Mainland China and Portuguese-speaking Countries’ Co-operation Platform” attracted the participation of many central SOEs, including central financial enterprises, as well as invited private enterprises from Mainland China, plus local enterprises, chambers of commerce, representative associations and enterprises of Portuguese-speaking Countries. Several participating companies from Mainland China and Portuguese-speaking Countries said they saw the meeting as being of great significance, and highlighted Macao’s role as an important business co-operation and services platform between Mainland China and Portuguese-speaking Countries. Macao can provide assistance to solve the challenges posed by linguistic, legal and cultural barriers – as well as those posed by other issues – in the process of co-operation between SOEs and Portuguese-speaking Countries’ enterprises.
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