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The opening ceremony of the second cycle of the Master of Physical Education programme, which is jointly organised by the Shanghai University of Sport and Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI), was held at MPI in the afternoon of 22 September. The ceremony was officiated by Professor Im Sio Kei, Vice President of MPI and Professor Zhao Xiaohan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Physical Education and Sport Training, Shanghai University of Sport (SUS). The officiating guests encouraged new students to work hard in their studies, thereby advancing the research in sport sciences and becoming high-calibre professionals who can contribute to the society with their application-based knowledge in this field.
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The opening ceremony of the second cycle of the Master of Physical Education programme, which is jointly organised by the Shanghai University of Sport and Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI), was held at MPI in the afternoon of 22 September. The ceremony was officiated by Professor Im Sio Kei, Vice President of MPI and Professor Zhao Xiaohan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Physical Education and Sport Training, Shanghai University of Sport (SUS). The officiating guests encouraged new students to work hard in their studies, thereby advancing the research in sport sciences and becoming high-calibre professionals who can contribute to the society with their application-based knowledge in this field.
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The initial review of the “2017 Subsidy Programme for Fashion Design on Sample Making”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), has been recently completed. A total of 26 applications were received, and the adjudicating panel selected 15 entrants for the second review. Each candidate eligible for the second review will be granted a subsidy up to a maximum amount of MOP160,000 to cover expenses of sample making and production of promotional materials.
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The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) announced that the temporary service counters at all Social Service Centres for the provision of FSS’ provident fund individual account services will be closed from October. Members of the public can visit the service points designated by the FSS or visit the Public Service Centres, or use the self-service machines for the related services.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that under the impact of the catastrophic typhoon on 23 August, visitors on package tours decreased by 6.1% year-on-year to 677,000 in August 2017, with a month-to-month decline of 14.6%. Package tour visitors from Mainland China (551,000) and Taiwan (34,000) dropped by 6.0% and 20.3% respectively year-on-year, while those from the Republic of Korea (34,000) rose by 5.2%. In the first eight months of 2017, visitors on package tours totalled 5,237,000, up by 8.8% year-on-year.
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The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) is going to launch the 2017/2018 Household Budget Survey on 1 October. Data collection period covers one year until 30 September 2018.
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Given the recent possibility of volcano eruption in Bali’s Mount Agung, Indonesia, the Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) has issued Level 1 Travel Alert to that destination.
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The Macao Museum of Art (MAM), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, is presenting the exhibition “A Bonsai of My Dreams – Works by Wong Cheng Pou” at the “57^th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia”, bringing Macao’s artworks onto the international stage. The exhibition was inaugurated in Venice, Italy a few months ago. The Macao-China Pavilion is located opposite to the main arena of La Biennale di Venezia. With a distinctive and fascinating theme, the exhibition has attracted numerous visitors from different art scenes across the world. Over 30,000 visitors have been recorded.
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Following the participation in the exhibitions in Melbourne, Shanghai, Frankfurt and Beijing and promoted the strengths of Macao´s convention and exhibition industry, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) organised another delegation of representatives from the convention, exhibition and tourism industries to participate in the Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA) in Bangkok, Thailand, from 26 to 28 September, to promote Macao´s conventions and exhibitions. Apart from the participation in the event and the promotional activities, IPIM once again set up a Macao Pavilion at the venue to provide a platform for participating Macao’s enterprises to liaise with potential customers from Mainland China and abroad and a total of 400 business matching sessions were held. Participating Macao exhibitors considered it a fruitful trip.
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In order to promote the development of local classical music and showcase the artistic achievements of local young music talents, the 31^st Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, organises two concerts entitled Bravo Macao! under the Local Musicians Concert Series on 30 September (Saturday) and 1 October (Sunday), at 8pm, at the Dom Pedro V Theatre. The concerts feature various virtuosic pieces presented by violinist Lo Cheng Io, pianist Suiong Wong, harpist Leong Cheok Wun, and cellist Ho Chun, allowing the public to appreciate the vitality of these new rising stars.
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