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Jointly hosted by China International Contractors Association and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), under the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce of PRC, the Secretariat for Economy and Finance of Macao SAR Government and the Liaison Office of the Chinese Central Government in the Macao SAR, the 7th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (7th IIICF), which lasted for two days in Macao, was successfully concluded today (June 3rd). More than 1,400 participants from 60 countries and regions attended the forum, which arranged 14 cooperation agreements and cooperation memoranda, building an international ‘Going Out’ platform for enterprises from Mainland China and Macao. The host parties of this forum jointly held a press conference on the closing day of IIICF. Fang Qiuchen, the president of China International Contractors Association and Jackson Chang, the president of IPIM, gave a general description as well as on the effectiveness of this year’s forum. Counselor from the Department of American and Oceania Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce of China, James Wainaina Macharia, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Kenya, Viraphonh Viravong, the Vice Minister of Energy and Mining of Laos, Xu Yingzhen, and Denys Denya, executive vice president of the African Export-Import Bank, shared the achievements as the participating units respectively. 8,000 Elites from more than 100 countries and regions involved in the 7th IIICF Jackson Chang, the president of IPIM pointed out that IIICF continuously promoted the fusion of regional economy as well as the development of the related industries in Macao, it strengthened the cooperation with fraternal provinces and regions in the Pan-PRD and further highlighted the important function of Macao as a service platform for trade and economic cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. He stressed that there were totally about 8,000 industry representatives and experts from over 100 countries and regions that participated in the 7 consecutive forums. During the signing ceremony this year, a total number of 14 cooperation agreements and memoranda were signed among China and foreign countries; Macao enterprises and business associations also reached agreements with relevant units at home and abroad. Furthermore, over 120 representatives of Pan-PRD 9+2 Region attended the forum, enhancing the joint communication and discussion of cooperation opportunities among Pan-PRD enterprises, countries along “The Belt and Road” and enterprises from Portuguese-speaking countries. More than 1,400 participants setting a new record of size in this year’s forum Fang Qiuchen, the president of China International Contractors Association, said that four enhancements were achieved in this year’s forum, regarding the aspects of forum’s International influence, function of International platform, the capability to drive developments of infrastructure and related industries as well as participation from Macao industries. He pointed out that the size of the forum, the participation scope and the status of participants and guests were all enhanced in this year’s forum. The forum this year attracted more than 1,400 participants, among which there were 65 groups/delegations at home and abroad and 48 groups/delegations from International organizations, industrial associations and Chinese provincial and municipal commerce departments; the attendees represented over 600 enterprises in more than 60 countries and regions, covering both the upstream and downstream chain of the infrastructure industry; nearly 50 above vice-ministerial level guests from over 30 countries and regions as well as senior executives from over 50 World Top 500 enterprises attended the forum this year. Multiple channels to help enterprises ‘going global’ This year’s forum held 37 special themed events including themed forums, parallel forums, business recommending and matchmaking events and round table dialogue sessions. More than 140 business meetings took place, and 14 cooperation agreements were signed, such as projects for the construction of highways in Madagascar, affordable housing estates in Mozambique, housing reconstruction project in Ecuador and more. An international platform was built for the ‘Going Global’ of enterprises from Mainland China and Macao. Highlighting the advantage of Macao as the economic cooperation platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries The Monetary Authority of Macao and the Association of Returned Overseas Chinese Macao became the co-organizers for the first time. 6 local co-organizers jointly worked together, covering economic and trade cooperation between China and Portuguese speaking countries, Macao industry and commerce, financial service industry, construction industry and so on. During the parallel session, a high-level seminar on “China-Portuguese speaking countries financial and international industrial capacity cooperation” was held, Ministers of infrastructure from Portuguese-speaking countries and senior executives from international financial institutions and contractor corporations were invited to the seminar and they had a thorough discussion on strengthening bilateral financial and industrial capacity cooperation. Representatives of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau attended the forum, which gave full play to the function of Macao as the economic and trade service platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. Seeking common development in infrastructure with 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries Xu Yingzhen, from the Department of American and Oceania Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce of China, said during the conference that the Second Edition of China-LAC Infrastructure Cooperation Forum had attracted 11 officials of ministerial or higher rank from 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The representatives from various sectors communicated in depth on how to be better complementary to one another and achieve common development in infrastructure and capacity cooperation; the representatives also shared information regarding the recent infrastructure plans and projects aligned with the rules of the China-Latin America Cooperation Fund and Chinese credit insurance policies toward Latin America. Countries along “The Belt and Road” had a rich harvest during the Forum Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Kenya, James Wainaina Macharia, and Vice Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Laos, Viraphonh Viravong, respectively shared their gains from this forum and their cooperation with China in infrastructure. The Executive Vice-President of African Import and Export Bank, Denys Denya, introduced the work of international financial institutions on promoting the collaboration of industry and finance and reinforcing financial innovation. In addition, he expressed high recognition for the huge impact that the forum had presented on boosting international infrastructure cooperation. The 8th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum will be held in Macao on 1-2 June 2017.
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Jointly developed by four entities under the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government in synergy, a new landmark for leisure, culture and creativity known as “Anim’Arte Nam Van” is officially open to the public starting today (3 June). The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, Dr. Alexis Tam, officiated the launch ceremony. A joint project presented by Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Sports Bureau (ID), Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), “Anim’Arte Nam Van” is open to the public daily starting today (3 June). The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, Dr. Alexis Tam, Director of Department of Culture and Education of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, Xu Ting, Chief of Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Ip Peng Kin, President of IC, Ung Vai Meng, President of Sports Bureau, Pun Weng Kun, MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes and President of IFT, Fanny Vong, officiated the launch ceremony. Other guests include President of Administrative Committee of Cultural Industries Fund, Leong Heng Teng, Vice President of IC, Chan Peng Fai, Vice Presidents of ID, Lau Cho Un and Lam Lin Kio, and MGTO Deputy Director Cheng Wai Tong, etc. Brand new landmark for leisure, culture and creativity During his speech, Secretary Tam expressed that “Anim’Arte Nam Van” has revitalized the waterfront area of Nam Van Lake and combined a variety of elements ranging from water recreational facility, dining, cultural and creative shops, weekend craft market, exhibition, performances to workshops and more. It not only breathes a new dynamic into the neighborhood but also enables residents and visitors to unwind, relax and experience the beauty of Macao. Progress toward diversity He remarked that in order to transform Macao into a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure, the tourism industry must make steady progress toward diversification. The Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture has always emphasized the importance of using resources effectively to bring out a greater synergistic effect; while through policy support and cross-sector collaboration, striving to facilitate complementary, reciprocal and closer connections between different fields including cultural exhibitions and performances, cultural and creative industries, sports events and leisure tourism. As an innovative project, “Anim’Arte Nam Van” is a product of interdepartmental cooperation. He hopes that this project can make a great start toward steady developments and gain in popularity among residents and visitors. Cultural and creative products on display and sale “Anim’Arte Nam Van” is equipped with cultural and creative shops, arts pavilion, indoor craft market and book market, handcraft workshops and craft market on weekends as well as graffiti display area and more. Cultural and creative products imbued with Macao’s unique character are on display and sale, which not only is a boon to local cultural and creative industries but also makes a convenient stop-off for residents and visitors to discover local gems. Co-hosted by IC and Macau Artist Society, “Run to Nam Van Lake: Exhibition of the Works by the Young Members of the Macau Artist Society” is also officially inaugurated at “Anim’Arte Nam Van” to showcase a collection of artwork pieces depicting the scenery of Nam Van Lake by 19 young local painters. Tranquil boat ride on the lake The beautiful scenery of Nam Van Lake is refreshing. Pedal boats are available at “Anim’Arte Nam Van” for residents and visitors to enjoy a relaxing ride on the lake. Free activities add great fun Special performances and activities that are free of charge will enliven the leisure hub on weekends including a parade in classic costumes, the puppet show “Eléctrico", Portuguese Fado and Jazz music, face painting, stilt performance, clown act and balloon twisting, promising great fun and delight for residents and visitors, young and old. A taste of slow living Starting on 4 June until early 2017, IFT Café will come into temporary operation as a training ground for students. The leisure café will serve a menu of fine-quality snacks and drinks in European style. Visitors can relish the café delights with a taste of slow living while enjoying the lake scenery. To make great use of the available space in accord with the whole district development, the SAR Government plans to call for public tenders this year to invite merchants to open their business at “Anim’Arte Nam Van”, introducing more cultural and creative shops into the new landmark and offering catering service that serves a greater variety of culinary delights, in order to keep increasing the appeal of “Anim’Arte Nam Van”.
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The Identification Services Bureau has received confirmation from other countries or regions that holders of the Macao SAR Passport can get access to the relevant countries or regions by means of e-visa. The Identification Services Bureau has finished collating and organizing the relevant information. At present, a total of 9 countries (i.e. Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Gabon, India, Kenya, Myanmar and Zambia) have confirmed that holders of the Macao SAR Passport can enter their countries or regions with e-visa. For the information of countries or regions where holders of Macao SAR Passport can get access to by means of e-visa and the relevant formalities of e-visa applications, citizens can visit the website of the Identification Services Bureau (www.dsi.gov.mo/download/E_visa_e.pdf). Online application for e-visa is time-saving. It makes citizens no longer need to pay a visit to the nearby embassies or consulates in person for applying for visas. The Identification Services Bureau will continue to actively promote Macao SAR travel documents, so as to bring greater convenience to citizens travelling abroad.
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Co-organised by the China International Contractors Association and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), under the joint guidance of the Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China, the Secretariat for Economy and Finance of the Macao SAR Government and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, the 7th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum was opened today (2 June) in Macao. Officiating guests were Deputy China International Trade Representative, Ministry of Commerce of China Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy Director General of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR Chen Sixi and the Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao SAR Government Leong Vai Tac, together with nearly 50 guests of deputy minister or higher. Actively Participation of Pan-Pearl River Delta “9+2” to Further Deepen Regional Co-operation Strategy The Secretary for Economy and Finance Leong Vai Tac said that this is the fifth time that the Forum was held in Macao, and the event has become one of the most influential convention and exhibition activities in the city. Through the objectives, themes and platform role of the Forum, the event this year, with the participation of nine provinces from the Pan-Pearl River Delta region, is in line with the national strategic planning of deepening PPRD regional co-operation. It is working towards the same direction of Macao’s recent development of “one centre, one platform” and moderate economic diversification, aiming to promote the growth of emerging industries such as the convention and exhibition industry but with conventions as a priority, as well as the featured finance industry, while exploring innovative development orientation in regional collaboration, and fostering economic development. IPIM’s President Jackson Chang said that countries around the world can utilise the Macao platform to provide construction-finance service and featured financial service to the countries along the “Belt and Road”. At the same time, it could assist Mainland enterprises to go global especially in tapping markets of the Portuguese-speaking countries. More than 60 Countries and Regions, Gathering of 1,400 Elites The President of China International Contractors Association Fang Qiuchen, said that this year’s forum is a large event, attracting the participation of nearly 50 guests of deputy minister or higher, from more than 30 countries and regions. Moreover, more than 20 International financial institutions including the Asian Development Bank, the African Export-Import Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, China Development Bank, Export-Import Bank, Bank of China as well as more than 600 units including the International Contractors Association, contractors, equipment manufacturers, consulting services institutions and industry chain service providers attended the event. Ministers, Economists, Presidents of Finance Institutions and Enterprises Share their Insights Guests attending the opening ceremony were Deputy China International Trade Representative, Ministry of Commerce of China Zhang Xiangchen, Minister of Department for Transport of United Kingdom Robert Goodwill, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, Professor and Honorary Dean of National School of Development, Director of Center for New Structural Economics at Peking University Justin Yifu Lin, Minister of Ministry of Public Works and Housing of Indonesia Basuki Hadimuljono, Vice President of China Development Bank Wang Yongsheng, Executive Vice-President, African Export-Import Bank Denys Denya, President of Caterpillar Group Thomas Pellette. The guests gave thematic speeches to share their valuable insights. Discussion on the First Day Focuses on Construction-finance Co-operation Along the “Belt and Road” and Infrastructural Co-operation between China and Latin America The theme of the Forum is "innovating construction-finance co-operation and energizing infrastructure development". Topics of discussion included construction related to the "Belt and Road" and international capacity co-operation, as well as opportunities for international infrastructure co-operation brought about by the new construction-finance co-operation under the regional economic globalization. On the first day of the Forum, the themes were "Status-quo and Future: New Models and Opportunities for Construction-finance Cooperation" and "The 2nd China-LAC Infrastructure Forum—Shaping a Better Future for China—LAC Infrastructure and Capacity Cooperation”. Officials from Kenya and ministers from the countries along the "Belt and Road" like Iran, Laos, Pakistan, Latin American and the Caribbean countries will discuss with executives from China Building Technique Group, China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group, Chinese Road and Bridge Corporation, China Merchants Group, China Bank, Macquarie Capital and other institutions about exploring new methods of co-operation. They will address the challenges and opportunities regarding China’s collaboration with Latin America on infrastructure co-operation. Professional Forum Creates Business Opportunities This year’s event focuses on "pragmatic and efficient means of communication" and establishing a business service platform. Nine parallel forums and special events will be held tomorrow (3 June), involving the innovative practice in construction-finance co-operation, PPP Project’s investment and financing structure planning, as well as parallel forums between China and Britain, China and Australia (Australia), China and the Portuguese-speaking countries on infrastructure and finance co-operation, and encourage China and foreign enterprises to develop mutually beneficial co-operation in the markets of developed countries. Furthermore, 2 promotional and project-matching seminars relating to the "Belt and Road", as well as Latin America and the Caribbean countries and regions will be held during the Forum in order to promote pragmatic co-operation. Meanwhile, project signing activities will be held and business conference rooms will be available to the guests.
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The 27th Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, has been concluded successfully. This edition of the MAF was themed “Time” and had “Reshape your Imagination. Experience the Spirit of the Times” as slogan, presenting 27 excellent shows as well as an outreach programme, in a total of over 100 activities, earning an enthusiastic response from local and overseas audiences. The overall percentage of ticket sales reached 87%. This year marked the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. The 27th MAF highlighted” programmes in tribute to the two dramatists, appealing to both theatre and literature lovers and each of these shows was highly appreciated by the audience. The children’s show The Assembly of Animals, using objects in our daily lives to create animals full of vitality, was well-received by families ; the show Disabled Theater, performed by actors with cognitive disabilities, about the representation of social inclusion, raised the public’s discussion and deliberation; the closing performance Macbeth, an adaptation of Verdi’s work with the same name in the form of musical play, revealed the human desires of Shakespeare’s story, exploring Africa’s tribal conflicts. The musical earned a positive response from the public for its contents and form of expression. Several shows were highly sought after, namely the opening show A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which tickets were sold out on the first day of sales. Additional performances of the following shows were offered in order to meet public demand: the children’s show The Assembly of Animals, the musical performance The Fairy Tales from the World of Chaos, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), the children’s puppet play Circles by Step Out and the concert Journey to the Last Frontier - Concert. Other free outdoor performances also brought the arts into the community, including Glide, the Outdoor Performing Arts Showcase and the interactive theatre Micro-Shakespeare, which attracted over 2500 people, allowing various types of audience to experience these innovative performances. In addition to the performances, several outreach activities including talks, masterclasses, workshops, backstage tours, exhibitions, school performances, art critique, accessibility services, movie screenings and post-show talks, also attracted nearly 1500 people. In “1 Night! Shakespeare”, the audience could experience Shakespeare’s poetic charm and romance through the eyes, ears and taste buds; the “Into the Wild” – Workshop by members of Theater HORA offered an artistic workshop to residents with cognitive disabilities; the online platform “Simple Critique” allowed residents to comment each performance in a convenient way. Furthermore, in order to support and promote the development of local cultural and creative industries, this edition of the MAF invited local young illustrators to design souvenirs themed as Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu, which achieved satisfactory sales. This edition of the MAF was strongly supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office, TDM – Teledifusão de Macau, Air Macau and MGM Macau; in cooperation with five banks and credit card issuers as well as six media outlets, a variety of promotions were offered to promote the Festival. Media groups and cultural commentators from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia were also invited to attend the performances in Macao and report the shows. The organiser also invited consuls-general of various countries accredited to Hong Kong and Macao to participate in the MAF, allowing them to deepen their knowledge and experiences about the city’s culture. In order to maximise the audience participation in the Festival, promotion and ticket sales services were available at designated venues at the University of Macao, the Institute for Tourism Studies, the Macao University of Science and Technology as well as gaming institutions. The Macao Arts Festival has already become a significant cultural brand of the city; in the coming years, the organiser will continue to programme even more outstanding performances in order to establish a culturally sustainable city.
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The Government plans to offer courses next academic year to train a greater number of speech and occupational therapists – in order to meet an increasing need for such specialist medical services. The courses will be jointly offered by the Social Welfare Bureau, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, the Tertiary Education Services Office and the Macao Polytechnic Institute. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Mr Tam Chon Weng, made the comments on Wednesday (1 June) at the launch ceremony of new facilities for the assessment of children with special needs. It is known as the integrated centre for child assessment, and is located in the Conde S. Januário Hospital. The centre is part of the Government’s efforts to provide better-integrated services for children with special needs, said Mr Tam. It provides services such as assessment, consultation, diagnosis, treatment, and patient profile management; all within the same facility. Other things provided at the centre include child evaluation and education services, language and speech therapy, occupational therapy, and hearing tests. The Government noted that there was an increasing need for such services for children. It is the Government’s priority to provide a better environment – in general terms – under which children can grow up in a healthy manner. Mr Tam noted the new facilities provided services to all children in need in Macao, regardless of their ethnicity. Later on Wednesday, International Children’s Day, the Secretary made visits – and also presented gifts – to children staying as in-patients at, respectively, the Conde S. Januário Hospital and Kiang Wu Hospital.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the 2016 “Nam Van Lake Craft Market” will be held from 11 June 2016 to 1 January 2017 (on Saturdays and Sundays), at the Nam Van Lake Square. Craft Market stalls registration is now open and all cultural and creative entities and individuals are invited to register, in order to showcase and sell their original brands and products. The registration deadline is 6pm, 8 June 2016. Furthermore, to promote synergies with the Craft Market, the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Sports Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Institute for Tourism Studies, under the governance of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao S.A.R. Government, will jointly organize catering, water activities, cultural and creative activities and art performances at the Nam Van Lake Square, providing more comfortable leisure and tourism facilities to residents and tourists. In particular, the above mentioned newly established “Nam Van Lake Craft Market” will be held at the Nam Van Lake Square from 11 June 2016 to 1 January 2017 (Saturdays and Sundays), featuring 20 stalls operated by cultural and creative entities from Macao, Mainland China and Hong Kong who will sell their creative products. The Fair will also feature workshops and concerts to be held occasionally to enrich the atmosphere of the event. Applicants must be Macao residents; registration is free and can be made on behalf of a group or individually. IC will select stall operators according to the originality and peculiarity of their products. Application forms are now available at the Department for the Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (No. 567, Avenida da Praia Grande, BNU Building, 12th floor A-D, Macao) or can be downloaded at IC’s website (www.icm.gov.mo) and at the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Website (www.macaucci.com). Applicants must submit all required documents together with the completed application form to the Department for the Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries during the specific period of time stated in the Application Form. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Wong, staff member of IC, through tel. no. (853) 2892 4040 during office hours.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the “Roaming Vision + Digital: Exhibition of Ink Paintings by Leung Kui Ting” was inaugurated on Wednesday, 1 June, at 6pm, at the IACM Temporary Exhibitions Gallery. The opening ceremony was officiated by the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Ung Vai Meng; the Assistant of the Chief of the Department of Education and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R., Shao Bin; the President of Macau Artist Society, Lai Ieng; the Programme Coordinator of the School of Arts of the Macao Polytechnic Institute, Chen Chiu Jhin and the artist of this exhibition, Leung Kui Ting. The exhibition features a total of 28 ink works by Hong Kong artist Leung Kui Ting. A talk entitled “Roaming Vision + Digital: Talk about the Ink Paintings by Leung Kui Ting” will also be held on 12 June, open to the public in general. Leung Kui Ting studied painting under renowned artist Lui Shou-kwan and learnt design with Wucius Wong in his early years. He founded the Hong Kong Chingying Institute of Visual Arts in 1980 and worked as a part-time lecturer at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University over ten years. Currently he is an art expert adviser of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong S.A.R. Government. Leung reveals that he feels the external world with the heart in order to achieve the unity of the mind and objects, so as to observe all things in the universe in the form of the objects themselves. Based on the transformation and exploration of Chinese traditional painting, his landscape ink paintings come from his heart and are abstracted from concrete appearance, instead of being mere reflections of reality. Leung invented a digital landscape painting technique which superimposes digital lines and dots on the outlines of mountains and rocks drawn in a traditional way, which makes his contemporary art ink works truly unique. This exhibition presents Leung’s most recent paintings, allowing visitors to appreciate his unusual painting style and techniques and allowing them to get to know a new approach to ink painting. In conjunction with the exhibition, the organiser will host a talk entitled “Roaming Vision + Digital: Talk about the Ink Paintings by Leung Kui Ting”, on Sunday, 12 June, from 3pm to 4:30pm, at the Auditorium of the Macao Museum of Art. Admission is free. The talk will be conducted by Leung Kui Ting in Cantonese, who will share with the audience his artistic process of composing traditional landscape paintings with digital elements, in particular the use of dotted lines, the combination of curved and straight lines as well as the dissection of image, allowing participants to deepen their understanding of his works. “Roaming Vision + Digital: Exhibition of Ink Paintings by Leung Kui Ting” will be open from 2 June and 10 July, at the IACM Temporary Exhibitions Gallery located at No. 63, Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, and will be open daily from 9am to 9pm, including on public holidays. Admission is free. For registration to the talk and enquiries about the exhibition, please call through tel. no. 8988 4000 or 8988 4128, during office hours.
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Course lecturer Dr. Fernando Lourenço led IFT Tourism Retail and Marketing Management students to help The Black Sheep Bar and Restaurant to develop campaigns to develop ways to enhance their marketing and promotional effort to attract more customers to visit their shop and to retain existing customers. There are two parts of this year’s project: (1) market research and analysis and (2) development of marketing and promotional campaign. One of the key aims of this project is to increase the number of customers between the time from 2200 to 0300. The priority of the campaign is position in this scope. The Black Sheep were very pleased with the outcome and would like to congratulate the class for their fantastic effort. The outcome shows professional and innovative quality. As a result, the ideas gained from this project will be executed in the coming months by IFT students. This was an excellent way to build a stronger link with the industry by offering IFT’s support to local enterprises. Established in 1995, the Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao (IFT) offers the most extensive selection of tourism and hospitality related bachelor degree programmes in Macao, and about twenty thousand participants attend its vocational and professional training courses annually. IFT collaborates with 97 universities and tourism organisations around the world, and builds strong links with 500 leading tourism and hospitality corporations to offer internship opportunities to its students. Being the first institution accredited by the UNWTO.TedQual Certification System for tourism education, IFT has now 7 bachelor degree programmes with the Certification. Currently, the Institute has the most number of bachelor degree programmes certified under the System of any tertiary education establishment worldwide. IFT has received the Medal of Merit in Tourism from the Macao SAR Government, and won twice the Gold Award in ‘Education and Training’ from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
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The Archives of Macao under the auspices of Cultural Affairs Bureau will present an exhibition “Memories of Moments - Macao and Lusophone African and Asian Regions in Photograph Postcards” to celebrate China Cultural Heritage Day and International Archives Day. To be inaugurated at 6:30pm on 8 June at the Archives of Macao on Tap Siac Square, the exhibition will run from 10 June to 4 December 2016. Lectures related to the exhibition are also scheduled during the exhibition period, the first one will take place at 6:30pm on 15 June. Members of the public are welcome to attend. A photograph postcard is a dual source of information, where an image on the front, which demonstrates the photographer's vision of the society, is complemented with a personal message on the back. Messages on postcards are written accounts of experiences and happenings in different parts of the world and thus enhance the value of postcards as documents. The 20th century marked the beginning of international circulation of postcards and popularization of photography in world history. The exhibition features a selection of over 260 photograph postcards from the image collection of the Archives of Macao to present a big picture of the history and art, urban-architecture, ethnography, economic development, natural environment and other aspects of life in Macao and Angola, Cape Verde, the former Portuguese India, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Principe and East Timor since the first decades of the 20th century. The first lecture related to the exhibition, entitled "Photograph Postcard - Corroboration of the History: Macao and Lusofone African and Asian Regions after the Popularization of Photography", will be delivered by senior researcher Luís Sá Cunha to provide a look at the people, culture and history of Macao and Lusofone African and Asian regions through photograph postcards of different periods. The lecture will be conducted in Portuguese with Cantonese simultaneous interpretation at the Auditorium of the Cultural Affairs Bureau on Tap Siac Square at 6:30pm on 15 June. Admission is free. The exhibition at the Archives of Macao is open with free entry from 10am to 6pm daily, except from Mondays and public holidays. For enquiries, please visit official website: www.archives.gov.mo or call 28592919 during office hours.
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