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Published by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and produced by 100 Plus Cultural Creative Development Ltd., C2 has launched its latest issue on 7 December. As the development of all sorts of art, cultural and creative exhibitions is growing recently in Macao, this edition discusses how to make use of those art platforms to promote the artists’ works in the market. The casino industry has spared enormous efforts to promote the non-gaming projects in the past few years. This edition of “Feature” invites the Vice-president of Marketing and Communications of MGM Macau, Mr. Toby Leung, to share his expectations on the prime time of local art exhibitions in the next five years. Flugent Art Gallery has started its business only a year ago, and its aim is to assist in developing international markets for Macao artworks. Manager of Flugent Art Gallery, Ms. Hiskey Mok expects the gallery can act as a medium for local artists to orientate themselves in the market. Curator Mianco Wong from Hong Kong has conducted the “New Art Wave Expo” in Macao, which received a positive response. Some artworks by local artists were sold in the exhibition. Ms. Mianco Wong thinks that the Government should cooperate with the curating entities closely to enhance the development of local culture and art. “Chit-Chat” invites Wong Ka Long, a local sculptor, who has established a number of artworks in different public spaces in Macao, to share his experience of artistic creation and his perspectives on the recent development of the arts atmosphere. “Around the Globe” explores the trend on focusing in the transgender market in the western movie industry. “Extravaganza” invites the designers from the regions across the Strait, who participated in Macao Fashion Festival, to talk about the future development of the Macao fashion industry in the international market. “Blogs” columnists, Cheong Sio Pang, Rai Mutsu, Alvis Sio, Yi-Hsin Lin, SiSi Chang, Wong Cheng Pou and Rachel Mok are going to give more perspectives on the development of the cultural and creative industries. C2 is a trilingual magazine (in Chinese, Portuguese and English). Readers are welcome to browse or download the magazine at www.c2magazine.mo. Starting from 2016, C2 will change to a bimonthly magazine and will be launched on the first Wednesday of the month, every two months. The next issue will be launched on 3 February, 2016. The email subscription function is now available. Simply click on the “subscribe” button on the right corner of our webpage and enter your email address to subscribe to C2 magazine. For the latest updates, you may also visit the magazine’s page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/c2magazine.macau, or on WeChat, by clicking “add friend” and inputting “c2magazine” in the ID column. For enquiries, please send an email to c2magazine.macau@gmail.com.
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Consumer Council conducted its second ‘Supermarket price survey’ in December on 7 December for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets at Lam Mau, Patane and San Kio areas in Santo António Parish. The latest ‘Supermarket Price Survey’ is now available on Consumer Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo), ‘Supermarket Price Information Platform’ iPhone and Android apps, and on the Council’s WeChat account page. The survey is also available free of charge at the offices of Consumer Council, IACM’s Iao Hon and S. Domingos Markets, bookstores and libraries. Consumers may also access the resources through WAP channels on their mobile phones. With reference to the local six parishes and the number of supermarkets in each parish, the Council has divided around 100 supermarkets into 8 areas for price collection. The Council collects prices from these supermarkets for the provision of a more comprehensive database for consumers to check price discrepancies and make price comparisons according to their desired locations. For inquiry, please call 8988 9315.
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In order to provide better service for the public, the following updated operating hours will be effective from 1 January 2016: 9:00am – 5:30pm, Mondays to Sundays, closed on public holidays. Schools or organizations are welcomed to book online or contact the public relations staff of the museum for booking our service. Happy holidays and wish you a prosperous year ahead!
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In order to encourage philatelic collection and promote appreciation for the stamps of Macao, the Communications Museum is organizing a stamp poll – “My Favourite Stamps of Macao, 2015”. All stamp lovers are invited to vote for their favourite stamps and souvenir sheets issued by Macao Post of the year 2015. All Macao SAR residents who have become 6 or above on/before 1st January 2015 are welcomed to participate. From 14th December 2015 to 14th February 2016 (22:00), you are welcomed to vote for a maximum of 3 items from your favourite philatelic products in each category at http://macao.communications.museum . The products with the highest number of votes will be ranked as the most favourite issues of the year. Every participant with a valid vote will enter the lucky draw automatically. Prizes include: *Annex Table
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The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco have concluded the mutual visa exemption agreement. Holders of the Macao SAR Passport are entitled to enter the Kingdom of Morocco without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days starting from 10th December 2015. At present, a total of 118 countries and territories have agreed to grant visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to the Macao SAR passport holders, while 10 countries have agreed to grant the visa-free access to the Macao SAR Travel Permit holders.
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To celebrate the 16th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Macao Post announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at our Philatelic Shop located at Macao Post Headquarters at 9:00 to 17:30 on 20th December 2015 providing the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “16th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region”. A commemorative envelope priced at MOP2.50 will be issued. Welcome to visit us and collect Macao Stamps!
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Macao Post is going to officially launch the new way of delivery - “eLocker” service on 18th December 2015. This service allows the public to collect their postal objects during non-office hours and enjoy a convenient, fast, secure and smart postal service. The first electronic locker will be located at the EMS Mail Collection Centre (Rua da Sé, 1st floor of the Macao Postal Savings building). At this moment, “eLocker” provides surface and air parcel delivery service from 9:00 to 22:00. New “eLocker” venues will be added for public to collect postal objects conveniently. Furthermore, the EMS delivery service will also be provided in due course. The operation of “eLocker” is easy, simply scan the QR code or enter a PIN code to collect the postal object. Users can apply for the “Secure Electronic Postal Box – SEPBox” by registering at the Macao Post counters or using the electronic postal kiosk. Successful applicants can login “SEPBox” and select the “eBill & Notice” to apply for “eLocker” service. It is more convenient to use “eLocker” service with download the free app of “SEPBox” First 100 successfully applied users of “eLocker” service can experience convenience of the new delivery and get the exquisite gift set. For details about “eLocker” service, please visit our website www.macaupost.gov.mo/elocker/index.html or email us at: encomendas@macaupost.gov.mo.
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This year, the Institute for Tourism Studies launched its entrepreneurship course for all of its bachelor degree programme students, namely Culinary Arts Management, Heritage Management, Hotel Management, Tourism Business Management, Tourism Event Management and Tourism Retail and Marketing Management, aiming to stimulate IFT undergraduates’ innovation and graduate entrepreneurship. With the fast changing consumer demands and expectations, entrepreneurial thinking and behaviour are critical to meet the fast rapidly changing needs of the consumers and sustain the competitiveness of each firm. Entrepreneurs as a role to play a key role in stimulating tourism development, developing existing and create new markets, pushing for competitive behaviour that will lead to value creation and innovation. It is hoped that this will stimulate the diversification of our local economy as well as develop innovation. The course leader Dr. Fernando Lourenço brought the course design which he developed in the UK to IFT and is very pleased to expand the career perspectives of students and to put theory into practice for students. IFT would like to thank the following entrepreneurs who shared their valuable experiences with students during the course: 2Legit Barbershop, 615 Interior Design, August Penco, Elvis Wong, GREENS Kitchen & Juicery, Hey Design, JC Makeup Workshop, La Bistro de Marcelino,Lemon Lemon Cafe, LinaLenço Dessert, Love Avenue No.9 Ltd, Macau Courseday, Midnight Predatory, MUGS, The Black Sheep, The Darling Buds of May, Vasion.c, 澳門興趣班, 寵物俱樂部 and 梅蘭竹菊.
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In celebration of the 16th anniversary of Macao’s handover to China and the 10th Anniversary of the inscription of “The Historic Centre of Macao” on World Heritage List, the “Parade through Macao, Latin City” was held on Sunday, 6 December, with “Fantastic VIVA Treasure Hunt Adventure” as theme and “An Annual Celebration for the Entire City - VIVA” as motto again. VIVA led the public into a fantastic adventure, uncovering mysterious treasures and promoting the ideals of “Peace, Love and Cultural Integration”, celebrating the handover together. It attracted over 1,000,000 audience including those who presented at the parade, those who watched the live broadcast from television and those who watched from outdoor screens at various locations. The opening ceremony of “Parade through Macao, Latin City” was attended by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao S.A. R. Government, Alexis Tam Chon Weng; Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R., Sun Da; Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao S.A.R., Cai Siping; Consul General of the Republic of Cuba in Guangzhou, Isabel Esperanza Perez Suarez; Consul General of Peru in Hong Kong and Macao, Sergio Manuel Avila Traverso; Representative of the Consul General of Portugal in Macao and Hong Kong, Liliana Inverno; Consul of Mexico in Hong Kong, Beatriz Eugenia Nava Dominguez; Vice Consul of the Republic of Ecuador in Guangzhou, Carlos Francisco Lopez Arguello and the President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government, Ung Vai Meng. Set off from the Ruins of St. Paul's on a fantastic adventure This year the Parade developed as a treasure hunt . VIVA led the bravest citizens of Macao and abroad and followed the clues provided in a treasure map to uncover its secrets and conquer a mysterious energy. The Parade included new decorations and creative characters in three secret areas designed by three young local illustrators, Fok Hoi Seng, Un Chi Wai and Lam Ieong Kun, presenting a new surge of creativity and increasing the public’s engagement. The Parade’s opening ceremony was held at 4pm at the Largo da Companhia de Jesus. The guests activated the fantastic “Intrepid” ship to start the journey. In the meantime, several participants in “Macao Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon” also attended in the opening ceremony and witnessed the activation of “Party Gathering”. After that, performing groups from Latin-speaking countries and other countries and region, together with local talents, began an extraordinary treasure hunt journey. Nearly 60 performing groups participated in the Parade this year, in which 43 local performing groups joined, with a total of around 1,500 participants. Local performing groups featured Cantonese opera, mime, theatre, magic, music, martial arts, folk and oriental dances. The foreign performing groups included the French group Plasticiens Volants, French troupe Herbert’s Dream, Caretos de Podence from Portugal, the Luyi Folk Arts Group from Henan Province, Reyog Moncar Manggala Surakarta from Indonesia, Hong Kong Vigour Marching Band, the traditional Aztec dance brought by Mexican troupe Danza Azteca, the colourful and rich creole culture by the Caribbean Carnival Group from Guadeloupe, the sacred dragon from Hong Kong’s Art Home puppet workshop and performances by the street mime workshop “Black and White Journey” and oversea Chinese national performing groups, allowing the public to fully participate in this festive occasion and creating a joyful atmosphere in streets and alleys. At Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro and Rua de Sanches de Miranda “face painting workshops” were set up for the public to get their faces painted, thereby contributing to an even greater festive atmosphere. The performing groups began at the Ruins of St. Paul's and proceeded to Rua de S. Paulo, Travessa da Paixão, Largo de Santo António, Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro, Rua dos Artilheiros, Rua de Sanches de Miranda, Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro, Santa Casa da Misericórdia Albergue, Rua de São Roque, Rua Nova de São Lázaro, St. Lazarus Square, Rua do Volong, Rua do Tap Siac, Rua de Afonso de Albuquerque, and arrived at its final destination, Tap Seac Square, at 5:30pm to have the “Handover Celebration”. This year, the organizer set up two seating areas at Tap Seac Square so that the public could watch the performances clearly and comfortably. In the “Handover Celebration”, each performing group presented the performance one by one. French troupe Herbert’s Dream presents uncommon marvellous show on stilts whereby five enormous and four-metre high stilt artists participate in a mysterious ceremony held under hypnotising music, mutating into human light bulbs and creating a magical atmosphere. Besides, the audience were even more excited when it came with the colourful light show effect. The French group Plasticiens Volants brought giant balloon performance themed as kid’s dream. The story was originated from the classic American comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland, with giant balloons built up the dream scene. This dream scene was brought to the sky over Tap Seac Square. Live broadcast of excerpts of the Parade and related activities Excerpts of the event were broadcasted on Hong Kong TV channels, thereby increasing reputation of the Parade. TDM, Teledifusão de Macau S.A., broadcasted the entire event live and outdoor screens were installed at several locations – Senado Square, Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, Areia Preta Garden and Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro. The popular Hong Kong TVB programme ‘Scoop’ will feature a foretaste of the event on 14 December, as well as a Parade Special Programme dedicated to the event’s highlights, to be broadcast on 15 December. The Parade has featured a series of related activities, including the contest “Find the Treasure and be Eligible to Win Plane Tickets” in WeChat, which had over 6,000 people actively participated. This year’s Parade was particularly organised on the same day with “Macao Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon”, with the opening ceremony of “Macao Light Festival - Journey of Lights” at night. The governmental departments from culture, sports and tourism areas cooperated in order to develop a synergistic effect more positively, bringing local specialised events’ celebration activities. The Parade was organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and co-organized by the Macao Government Tourist Office, the Macao Sport Development Board, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, the Public Security Police Force, the Transport Bureau, the Fire Services Bureau, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau of Macao and the Macao Association for the Promotion of Exchange between Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The Cultural Affairs Bureau also received the support of the Macao General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, the Macao Sam Pa Mun Residents Mutual Aid Association, the Macao Soi Ho Cheok Residents Mutual Aid Association, as well as VIVA Ambassadors' supporters, namely the Bank of China Macau Branch Volunteers Association, the Macau Flying Eagles Association, the Macao Community Youth Volunteers Development Association, General Volunteers Association of Macao, the Scout Association of Macau, and the Association of Volunteers Social Service Macao. In addition, this edition was also fully supported by Air Macau Co, Ltd. In addition, TDM - Teledifusão de Macau S.A. served as designated television broadcaster.
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The “Parade through Macao, Latin City”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau in celebration of the 16th anniversary of Macao’s handover to China and the 10th anniversary of Macao as World Heritage, will be held on Sunday, 6 December. In order to make public resided along the Parade route familiar with the arrangements and the activities, the organiser dispatched personnel to deliver flyers close by the community on 3 December, in order to promote and introduce the event, enthusiastically received by residents. The team shifted in small groups and visited the public resided along the Parade route and shops, including students and elderly in community, to explain the Parade information, route maps and traffic arrangements for the event. This year, the Parade will gather nearly 1,500 local and foreign performers who will embark on a fantastic treasure hunt adventure, building a cultural exchange platform and an incentive for artistic creativity. The Parade includes remarkable performances by French troupe Herbert’s Dream, which will present an uncommon show on stilts in which five enormous four-metre high stilt artists participate in a mysterious ceremony held under hypnotising music, mutating into human light bulbs and creating a magical atmosphere; huge balloons and giant puppets by French group Plasticiens Volants; traditional solo dance by Indonesian group Reyog Moncar Manggala Surakarta; traditional Aztec dance by Mexican troupe Danza Azteca; and also performances by the Luyi Folk Arts Group, hailing from Henan Province, among others. This year, local illustrators Eric Fok Hoi Seng, Un Chi Wai and Lam Ieong Kun were invited to create three-dimensional sculptures and interesting characters along the Parade route, from the Ruins of St. Paul’s to Rua de Dom Belchior Carneiro, Travessa da Paixão and the Cinematheque ． Passion, Largo de Santo António, Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro and Tap Seac Square, among other places, where treasure chests will also be found. Residents can scan the QR Codes affixed to the treasure chests and participate in an interactive game using their mobile phones, standing a chance to win excellent prizes. A “Face Painting Workshop” will also be set up at Rua de Sanches de Miranda and Rua de Dom Belchior Carneiro, where professionals will offer participants colourful face painting, allowing them to fully immerse themselves in this day’s festive atmosphere. The organiser will provide a live broadcast of the Parade on TDM Macau and TDM HD TV channels from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, which will also be available on large screens located in Senado Square, Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, Areia Preta Garden and Rua de D. Belchior Carneiro. A Parade Special Programme will be broadcasted on 15 December at 7:00pm on the Hong Kong TVB Jade Channel for audiences to review the best moments of the Parade. For more information, please log on to the Parade website: www.icm.gov.mo/macaoparade.
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