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The concert featuring the renowned Cape Verdean singer Tito Paris and the Macao Chinese Orchestra, as part of the 6th "Encounter in Macao: Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries," will be held on November 15th at 8:00 PM at the Grand Auditorium of the Macao Cultural Centre. Tickets will be available for public sale starting from 23 October.
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Macao’s signature annual international sporting event, the “Celebration of the 75^th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region – 71^st Macau Grand Prix” will be held from November 14^th to 17^th.
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The Chinese, Portuguese and English electronic edition of Macao Yearbook 2024, which is compiled by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) of the Macao SAR, is published today (22 October).
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) arranged for a delegation of overseas tourism offices’ representatives based in Hong Kong to pay a familiarization visit to Dong’ao Island and Guishan Island in Zhuhai on 18 and 19 October, to learn more about the unique tourism resources and appeal of the islands. The visit aims to raise the awareness and promotion of multi-destination island tour routes and products in Macao and Zhuhai in international tourism markets, in turn tapping into international markets and attracting international visitors to Macao and Zhuhai for island travel.
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As of 21 October, about 12,500employers have not yet paid Social Security System’s obligatory system contributions for their employees for the third quarter of 2024, accounting for about 50% of the total employers who need to pay contributions. As the payment deadline approaches and the flow of people at the service points increases, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) calls on employers and residents to make use of the “Business & Associations Platform” or the “Macao One Account” for making payments as soon as possible, to avoid paying late and waiting in a queue.
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The launch ceremony and compilation sharing session for Macao Gazetteer Series: Book of Geography was held today (21 October) at the University of Macau (UM). Speaking at the event, Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of the Macao SAR, said that the compilation of Macao Gazetteer is one of the most important cultural projects since the establishment of the Macao SAR. The publication of Macao Gazetteer Series: Book of Geography underscores the Macao SAR’s respect for national tradition and provides support for developing Macao into a base for exchange and cooperation where Chinese culture is the mainstream and diverse cultures coexist.
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Organized by the Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau, the 36^th Macao International Music Festival outreach programme “Music on the Big Screen: Cinematheque．Passion” Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA received an enthusiastic response from the public, tickets for the screening of this film are sold out. An additional screening of the film will be held at 9:30pm on 27 October. Tickets will be on sale simultaneously through the ticket office of the Cinematheque．Passion and online from 12pm on 22 October.
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Organised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, presented by the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government and the China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd., the Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale was inaugurated on 18 October at the Gongwang Art Museum, Fuyang, in Hangzhou. The opening ceremony was attended by the Vice President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Cheang Kai Meng, and by the participating local artists. The touring exhibition will also be held in Hangzhou, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Beijing until August 2025. Since its first edition in 2008, the Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale has been an important platform for promoting exchange between artists from the Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, and has become a major event for cultural exchange among the three regions.
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Jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) and Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A., the “Memories‧Legacies‧Mutations–Annual Arts Exhibition between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries” will be inaugurated on 25 October (Friday), at 5:00pm, at the Macao Museum of Art. Members of the public are welcome to participate.
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