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WTT Champions Macao 2024 to be held in September
WTT Champions Macao 2024 will be held from 9 to 15 September at the Macao East Asian Games Dome. Elite players including 32 male and 32 female players will gather in Macao to bring exciting games to fans.
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Cultural Affairs Bureau receives donation of works from participating entities and artists in “Art Macao”
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) received a total of six artworks featured in “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2023” which were donated by participating entities and artists. IC thanks the donors for their support of Macao’s cultural undertakings and affirms that the generous act of donation helps to enrich the collections of local museums.
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Transition period for certification of veterinary professional accreditation to end by the end of this month, for which members of the sector are urged to register as soon as possible
Law No. 4/2023 “Law on Veterinary Clinical Care and Commercial Activity of Animals” came into effect on 1 April 2024, stipulating that individuals engaged in the profession of veterinary surgeon in Macao must apply for certification of veterinary professional accreditation and registration of veterinary surgeons. Among them, the transition period for certification of accreditation is about to end on 28 June 2024. The Council of Veterinary Medicine Professionals (CPMV) urges professionals who meet the requirements of the transitional regime but have not yet certified their accreditations to submit applications as soon as possible.
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[Global Exhibitions Day] IPIM and the Industry Jointly Organise a Series of International Professional Exhibition and Convention Courses to Cultivate Talents
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), in response to industry development trends and industry needs, has continuously organised targeted training courses on various exhibition and convention-related topics. From January this year to now, it has coordinated and held six training courses. At the same time, under the “MICE Bidding and Support Team” mechanism, multiple professional exhibition and convention certification courses organised by international exhibition organisations will be held in Macao from June to December this year. Four professional exhibition and convention training courses organised by international exhibition organisations, covering areas such as venue management and project bidding strategies that cater to the needs of the local industry, have been successfully introduced. In addition, government departments and the industry have also launched various practical exhibition and convention training programmes. Through talent cultivation, it further promotes the industry’s transition from undertaking projects to attracting more international professional exhibition and convention projects to be hosted in Macao, thereby promoting the professionalisation and internationalisation of Macao's exhibition and convention industry.
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Experts from multiple regions gather in food safety symposium to jointly promote regional food safety exchange and development
The food safety expert symposium of the “Joint Efforts in Food Safety for Double Celebration” Activity Series held by Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) convened on 7 June. Representatives from China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment and the food safety regulation authorities of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao were invited to engage in talks and discussions on issues such as the latest policies on food safety regulation, the impact of the development of information technology on food safety and food safety regulation of prepared food in the different regions, so as to promote the technical exchange and cooperation on food safety between the regions and the joint improvement of the level of food safety management.
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Residential property price index for February – April 2024
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for February - April 2024 decreased by 2.0% over the previous period (January - March 2024) to 222.0. The indices for the Macao Peninsula (219.8) and Taipa & Coloane (230.9) dropped by 2.4% and 0.1% respectively.
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Blessing ceremony held for 'Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR – 2024 SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races'
Organized by the Sports Bureau, SJM Resorts, S.A. and the Dragon Boat Association of Macao, China, and co-organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau and the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau, the ‘Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR – 2024 SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races’ will be held from 8 to 10 June at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre. A blessing ceremony was held by the Organizing Committee at the same venue today (6 June) to pray for the success of this annual event.
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GACC talks with local youth to exchange ideas on food safety issues and deepen national education
To help local youth further understand the Mainland’s work to ensure the quality and quantity of food for supply to Macao and experience the efforts taken by the Mainland to satisfy the needs of the Macao public and protect their “safety of every bite of food”, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) held the “General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) and Youth of Macao Exchange Forum” in the afternoon on 6 June. During the forum, representatives of GACC and the youth of Macao exchanged ideas on issues such as the history and the development of regulation of food for supply to Macao, food import and export policies and regional food safety cooperation. About 200 youth representatives from the various local associations and tertiary academic institutions attended the forum.
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