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“2017 Macao International Parade” gathers outstanding participating groups Special awards in creativity contests
Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the “2017 Macao International Parade” in celebration of the 18th anniversary of Macao’s Handover to China, will be held on 17 December. This year, the Parade is themed with “features of local districts and historic monuments”, comprising 49 local and 15 foreign participating groups in a total of nearly 1,200 participants.
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“2017 Macao International Parade” features a new route Celebration of the 18th Anniversary of Macao’s Handover to China
Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the “2017 Macau International Parade”, celebrating the 18th Anniversary of Macao’s handover to China, will be held on Sunday, 17 December, at 3pm. This year, the Parade is themed with “features of local districts and historic monuments”, inviting residents and tourists to take part in a feast of “Peace, Love and Cultural Integration”, celebrating the handover together.
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Consumer Council released latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ Surveyed spots included supermarkets in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish
Consumer Council conducted its third ‘Supermarket price survey’ in November on 9 November for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in Toi San, Ilha Verde and Fai Chi Kei areas in N. Sra. de Fátima Parish.
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Exhibition “Language & the Art of Xu Bing” opened on 8 November at the Macao Museum of Art
Organized by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM, from the Portuguese acronym) of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the exhibition “Language & the Art of Xu Bing” was inaugurated on 8 November, on the second floor of MAM. The exhibition features 30 representative works, drafts and small-sized works by Xu Bing, including Book from the Sky, Book from the Ground and Square Word Calligraphy Classroom, the magnum opuses of his accomplishments and prominence in the international art arena, as well as the experimental trials and rough sketches leading to their completion. The exhibition is held on the first floor, the special exhibition room on the second and third floors of the museum until 4 March 2018.
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28 sports, cultural and art teams at UM attend Oath-Taking Ceremony
The University of Macau (UM) recently held the 2017/2018 U Teams’ Oath-Taking Ceremony. UM Rector Wei Zhao said at the ceremony that UM’s sports teams and cultural and art teams have attained significant achievements in recent years, which attest to the University Motto (Humanity, Integrity, Propriety, Wisdom, and Sincerity). Approximately 400 team members, coaches, and instructors from 28 sports teams as well as cultural and art teams attended the ceremony. The event was jointly held by the Students Affairs Office and the Office of Sports Affairs.
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