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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today said the Government was committed to optimising Macao’s top-level policy efforts in order to integrate further with the country’s development effort regarding the “Belt and Road” initiative.
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With regard to the 2017 Legislative Assembly Elections, nominating committees are being formed at this stage. Many individuals who intend to run for the election have started to collect voters’ signatures. According to the reports received by the CCAC, some groups or individuals recently hosted activities under different pretexts, where meals were offered to participants for free or at discounted prices. During these activities, announcements were made in relation to certain persons’ intentions to run for the upcoming election, or nominating committee forms were given to the participants to sign. Therefore, the CCAC is highly concerned about the matter.
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The Cross-Strait, Hong Kong and Macao Forum on Music Education in Schools opened on 8 May at the South China Normal University (SCNU). Over a hundred scholars and teachers specialising in music education gathered in Guangzhou to participate in various activities including exchanges, workshops and roundtable discussions to explore the linkage between tertiary music education in training music teachers and its relevance to basic education.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased in March 2017. With regard to the outstanding balance, RMLs witnessed a slight increase whereas CRELs dropped.
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The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) has been inviting numerous entrepreneurs in Macao to come to the Institute and share their precious experience of entrepreneurship with our bachelor degree programme students.
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The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Leong Vai Tac, today said introducing “know your customer” (KYC) technology in Macao’s automated teller machines (ATMs) was to prevent people from misusing such cash withdrawal facilities.
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Gaming concessionaires and sub-concessionaires are required under the rules of the Legislative Assembly Election to remain neutral and impartial with regard to the process.
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The 13^th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) is held from 11 to 15 May at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Cultural Affairs Bureau set up the Macao Creative Pavilion, promoting the participation of Macao’s cultural and creative entities. The Macao Creative Pavilion, themed on Portuguese-style design products, showcases and commercialises local cultural and creative products in the fair.
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Co-organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao, the “Exhibition of Members’ Artworks of Yu Un Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association of Macao” will be inaugurated on Friday, 19 May, at 6:30pm, at the Chun Chou Tong Pavilion of Lou Lim Ioc Garden. The exhibition is open to the general public.
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Applications for 2017 Subsidy Programme for the Production of Original Song Albums of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) open on 12 May 2017. Each album will be granted a subsidy of up to MOP220,000. The subsidy will be given to a maximum of eight beneficiaries and the application period is open until 11 July2017, at 5:45pm.
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