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On 24 May, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) organised an exhibition workshop titled –‘Macao MICE Industry Workshop - Creating a MICE Brand and Product Offering’ - at the Macao Business Support Centre. Over 50 representatives participated in the workshop including those from local hotel industries, convention and exhibition centres, professional convention organisers, destination managers and representatives of industry-related associations. The participants thought that the workshop was highly practical, and could help improving the professional level of the industry.
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The concert “Resonance through Space-Time”, integrated in the 28^thMacao Arts Festival, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, was successfully held on 23 May at The Venetian Theatre. The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym) joined hands with young Spanish conductor Jose Luis Gomez and Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulovic, offering the public an evening of classical rock music. The concert was supported by The Venetian^® Macao and was extremely well received by the public.
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Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ inMay on 24 May for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in Sé Parish.
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On the occasion of the 28^thMacao Arts Festival (MAF), the Macao S.A.R. Government invited consuls of various countries accredited to Hong Kong and Macao to participate in a tour organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on 23 May. The delegation visited the exhibition “The Art of Zhang Daqian” at the Macao Museum of Art, as well as the Macau Design Centre (MDC), and attended the concert Resonance through Space-Time by the Macao Orchestra. This cultural visit featured the integration of Chinese and Western arts in Macao and allowed the consuls to understand the development of Macao’s cultural and creative industries.
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On the occasion of the 28^thMacao Arts Festival (MAF), the Macao S.A.R. Government invited consuls of various countries accredited to Hong Kong and Macao to participate in a tour organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on 23 May. The delegation visited the exhibition “The Art of Zhang Daqian” at the Macao Museum of Art, as well as the Macau Design Centre (MDC), and attended the concert Resonance through Space-Time by the Macao Orchestra. This cultural visit featured the integration of Chinese and Western arts in Macao and allowed the consuls to understand the development of Macao’s cultural and creative industries.
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The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, is launching a new edition of “ARTmusing Summer”, bringing over 350 events that will run from late June to the end of August. Specially designed to inspire babies, kids and grown-ups, this series enchants over a 15,000 attendance amongst shows, screenings and workshops.
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The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, is launching a new edition of “ARTmusing Summer”, bringing over 350 events that will run from late June to the end of August. Specially designed to inspire babies, kids and grown-ups, this series enchants over a 15,000 attendance amongst shows, screenings and workshops.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that value of retail sales for the first quarter of 2017 increased by 12.0% year-on-year to MOP16.59 billion, and up by 4.3% as compared with the revised figure (MOP15.91 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2016. Watches, Clocks & Jewellery accounted for 23.2% of the total retail sales, followed by Goods in Department Stores (15.0%), Adults' Clothing (12.8%), Leather Goods (11.8%) and Goods in Supermarkets (7.1%).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 5 hospitals in Macao in 2016, providing a total of 1,591 in-patient beds, up by 97 year-on-year. Number of in-patients increased by 6.1% year-on-year to 58,000. The average hospital stay was 7.1 days, down by 0.3 day year-on-year. The occupancy rate of in-patient beds dropped by 4.6 percentage points to 72.0% due to an increase of in-patient beds and a decrease in the average hospital stay, marking the first year-on-year decline after three consecutive years of growth since 2013.
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More 1,400 government officials and leaders in the business and academic fields from more than 60 countries and regions have been invited to the “8^th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum” (hereinafter “8^th IIICF”). The event will incorporate Macao’s dedication to advancing the development of featured financial industries and financial leasing, and contribute to the industrial capacity of the nation and help enterprises in Mainland China and those from Macao to “Go out” and take part in the national policy of “The Belt and Road”.
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