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Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund Law to Enter into Force on January 1 next year
Law 7/2017, the “Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System” will enter into force on 1 January 2018, with the aim of strengthening the protection of the living of the Macao residents in their old age. In order to raise public awareness of the Law, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) will carry out a series of publicity and education work.
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The 5th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo will be held in July Promotes travel along the Maritime Silk Road Introduces Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development Connects the travel trade from China and Portugal
Supported by China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and coordinated by Macau Travel Agency Association, the 5th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (“the Expo” or “MITE”) will be held at Hall D, Cotai Expo of the Venetian Macao from 7th to 9th July. MGTO and Macau Travel Agency Association held a joint press conference today (16th June) to unveil the event program this year.
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OM’s Music Director Lü Jia deciphers classical pieces next month in concert with free admission
The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents the concert “When Music Speaks”, part of the concert series “Music for All”, on Saturday, 8 July, at 8pm, at the Dom Pedro V Theatre. World-renowned conductor Lü Jia, OM’s Music Director and Principal Conductor, will meet music fans face-to-face and elaborate on chamber music of Mozart and Mendelssohn. Admission to the concert is free.
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Organizing Committee striving for innovation and improvement to guide audience on a New Avenue to the year-end 2nd International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao
The 2nd International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao (IFFAM) will be held from 8th to 14th December this year. The IFFAM Organizing Committee announced the theme “A New Avenue to the World of Films”, the line up of the new International Professional Team as well as other details during the Kick-Off Ceremony today (16 June). 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, Talent Ambassador Miriam Yeung attended the event among other prestigious guests.
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“Where the World Heritage Shines – Photography Exhibition of the Historic Centre of Macao” opens in Guimarães in June
“Where the World Heritage Shines – Photography Exhibition of the Historic Centre of Macao”, jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Municipality of Guimarães and the Vila Flor Cultural Centre, will be inaugurated on Friday, 23 June 2017, at 6:30pm, at the Vila Flor Palace in Guimarães, Portugal. The exhibition features more than 90 photographs of the world heritage listed Historic Centre of Macao taken by local photographer Chan Hin Io, revealing the beauty and vitality of Macao’s cultural heritage and showing the charm of this small city through various angles.
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IACM receives delegation visit from Union of Portuguese-Speaking Cities
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Civic and Municipal Affairs (IACM), José Tavares, received a delegation from the Union of Luso-African-American-Asiatic Capital Cities (UCCLA), on June 13, headed by the chairman of General Assembly of UCCLA and governor of the province of Luanda in Angola, Francisco Higino Carneiro. Both sides agreed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the area of food security.
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Promoting the establishment of a smart city with big data The IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks successfully concluded
The 18th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, WoWMoM), organised by Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and IEEE Computer Society, the Technical Committee on Computer Communications, Queen Mary University of London, UK, and Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA, came to a close at MPI on 15 June. Delegates engaged in various dynamic academic exchanges, agreeing that this conference was very informative and fruitful.
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Promoting the establishment of a smart city with big data The IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks successfully concluded
The 18th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, WoWMoM), organised by Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and IEEE Computer Society, the Technical Committee on Computer Communications, Queen Mary University of London, UK, and Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA, came to a close at MPI on 15 June. Delegates engaged in various dynamic academic exchanges, agreeing that this conference was very informative and fruitful.
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Macao’s Base Rate of the Discount Window Raised to 1.5%
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) raised the Base Rate of the Discount Window today (15 June 2017) by 25 basis points to 1.5%. It has been the fourth time for the AMCM to raise the policy rate since December 2015.
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Cultural Affairs Bureau Accepts Applications for the 2017 Subsidy Programme for Fashion Design on Sample Making
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is launching the 2017 Subsidy Programme for Fashion Design on Sample Making from Friday, 16 June 2017. Eligible applicants will be granted subsidies of up to a maximum of MOP160,000 for sample production and promotional materials of selected entries. The maximum quota of the Subsidy Programme is eight persons (groups) and the applications are open until 14 August 2017, 5pm.
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