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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is dedicated to destination branding towards a new diversity of market segments. Tailored for international cruise passengers as great-potential consumers, MGTO now presents the special travel offer that encourages international cruise visitors to join group tours to Macao during their stopover in Hong Kong, as cruises dork at the Hong Kong Cruise Terminal. The offer is set to expand the range of international visitations, boost twin-destination tourism to both cities and tourist spending in Macao.
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By different schemes and initiatives, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) strives to tap into various international visitor markets. Starting on 1 February, the Office will partner with the Hong Kong-Macao ferry and bus operators to launch the special offer of free ferry and direct bus tickets from Hong Kong to Macao for international visitors (from beyond the Greater China region) who arrive in Hong Kong. The offer aims to attract more international visitors to Macao for the colorful experience in “tourism +”, to expand the diversity of visitor source markets for more robust tourism and economic development.
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Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will launch the thematic pack “Chinese Zodiac (Label Stamps)” on 1^st February 2024. The cover of the pack uses a simple and elegant brown color to outline the General Post Office Building. While enjoying themselves in the building, the animals of the Chinese zodiac invite everyone to explore the colorful world of stamps.
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Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will release the “Supplements for Philatelic Album of Macao 2023” on 1^st February 2024, and they will be available for sale at the Philatelic Shop of the General Post Office and the Communications Museum. The album pages are pre-printed with all the stamp images of 2023. Your collection of stamps and souvenir sheets of 2023 can be put into the pre-printed pages for convenient collection.
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Co-organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Macao Orchestra Company, Limited and the six integrated resorts, the concert “Beethoven’s Emperor by Haochen Zhang”, will be held on 3 February (Saturday), at 8pm, at the University of Macau – University Hall (N2). British master conductor Christopher Warren-Green will conduct a number of classical pieces, and internationally renowned pianist Haochen Zhang will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”, providing the audience a wonderful and unforgettable experience. Tickets are now on sale at the Macau Ticketing Network.
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In order to strengthen the cultural exchanges and cooperation between Macao and Fujian, and enhance the public’s understanding of the country’s intangible cultural heritage, the “Refreshing Fujian: Starting Point of the Maritime Silk Road – Showcase of Intangible Cultural Heritage”, presented by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government and the People’s Government of Fujian Province, will be held from 2 February to 5 May in Macao. The Showcase is not only a part of the signature event “Happy Chinese New Year” of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, but also a part of the series activities of “Let’s Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon” organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau. The opening ceremony of the Showcase will be held at 6:30pm on 2 February at the Mount Fortress Garden, during which puppet shows and martial arts performances featuring Fujian characteristics will be staged, allowing the public to learn about the traditional cultural essence of Fujian Province. All are welcome to participate.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the Tap Siac Craft Market in spring will be held from 18 to 21 and from 25 to 28 April at Tap Siac Square. The calls for stall operators and creative handicraft workshops will be open from 30 January to 22 February. Applications are free of charge.
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The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) organized a Macao Business Breakfast and other destination promotional initiatives at one of the worlds leading international travel fairs, FITUR 2024, held January 24 to 28 in Madrid, Spain, to enhance cooperation with Spanish travel trade and increase European travelers’ intention to visit Macao, as part of the work to diversify international visitor source markets.
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A research team led by Wan Jianbo, professor at the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine of the University of Macau (UM), in collaboration with research teams from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Southwest Forestry University, has made a groundbreaking discovery in the plant chemical defence of traditional Chinese medicine Sanqi (Panax notoginseng). The study unveiled a two-component chemical defence system in Panax notoginseng mediated by chloroplast-localised β-glucosidase and 20(S)-protopanaxadiol ginsenosides, which will contribute to a deeper understanding of how Panax species defend against pathogens and provide valuable insights for the development of sustainable botanical pesticides. The research results have been published in the internationally renowned journal Nature Communications.
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