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Renovated and revitalised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), the “Former Iec Long Firecracker Factory Walkway” had its inauguration ceremony held today (23 December). The 400-metre walkway aims to pass on historical memories and is integrated into the characteristics of the environment for the public to indulge in the natural beauty of both the historic structures and plants. It will enrich the public’s experiences of cultural tourism and leisure. Within the site, “The Echo of Firecrackers – Exhibition of the History of Macao Firecracker Industry” and a souvenir shop are open to the public. All are welcome to visit.
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During Christmas holidays, the Consumer Council will offer special service during 24 to 27 December to accept consumers’ enquiries and complaints.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for November 2022 (103.85) increased by 0.76% year-on-year. The increment was attributed to higher wages of domestic helpers and tuition fees, dearer charges for eating out and electricity, as well as rising prices of gasoline; yet, the rise was partially offset by lower rentals for dwellings, reduced charges for telecommunication services, and falling prices of vegetables and liquefied petroleum gas. Among the various sections of goods and services, price indices of Household Furnishings & Services and Education rose by 10.26% and 10.07% year-on-year respectively, whereas the index of Communication decreased by 9.23%. The CPI-A (103.43) and CPI-B (104.39) saw respective growth of 0.42% and 1.22% year-on-year.
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Gross National Income (GNI) refers to the total income earned by residents (including individuals and institutions) of an economy from engaging in various economic activities within or outside the economy, corresponding to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) plus total inflow of external factor income (income earned by residents from abroad), minus total outflow of external factor income (income earned by non-residents in Macao).
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The Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre of the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the School of Hispanic and Portuguese Studies of Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) recently jointly held the Second Chinese-Portuguese Translation Contest for Higher Education Institutions in China. The contest aimed to promote exchanges in Portuguese language education in China, encourage students of Portuguese studies to engage in Chinese-Portuguese translation, and discover high-quality translators. Two students from UM earned honourable mentions in the Chinese-Portuguese translation category and the Portuguese-Chinese translation category.
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Anti-epidemic measures for visitors entering Macao
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The CCAC has completed the investigation on the cultural heritage protection work for Lok Kok Restaurant, where it believes that the current and previous owners of Lok Kok Restaurant have not fulfilled the obligations vested by the cultural heritage protection laws since 1991, which directly caused the restaurant to become seriously dilapidated and to be practically abandoned for a long time. At that time, the cultural departments and public works departments did not hold those involved responsible for the relevant administrative illegalities in a timely manner according to the law. As a result, the relevant responsibilities were extinguished due to the statutes of limitations. This demonstrates that the supervisory efforts of the relevant departments were inadequate in the past. Nevertheless, given that the relevant departments have been stepping up efforts in their cultural heritage protection work in recent years and that the restoration and redevelopment project for Lok Kok Restaurant is coming to an end, the CCAC does not believe that the relevant cultural heritage protection work is again encountering challenges at this stage. To effectively prevent the problems revealed in the case of Lok Kok Restaurant, the CCAC however believes that the establishment of internal cultural heritage protection mechanisms should be reinforced. In addition, all departments should effectively perform their duties vested by the new Cultural Heritage Protection Law as well as strengthen communication and cooperation among themselves.
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This year, Tourism Business Management students at IFTM participated in an industrial project as part of their entrepreneurship course to support local entrepreneur James Sun and his business, Best Concepts Planning Limited. James Sun is currently developing an activity centre at the Broadway Hotel, to incorporate three distinct mascots created for his government-funded project "Coracão Em Macau". This initiative seeks to promote intangible cultural assets so that more residents and tourists may comprehend the distinctive Portuguese and Macanese cultures of Macao through online and offline experiences.
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To avoid the peak of the epidemic and reduce the chance of large COVID-19 outbreaks in schools at the same time, the DSEDJ coordinates holiday time with all non-tertiary education schools in Macao after listening to the opinions of the health department. Starting from today, the school holidays are extended and the class resumption date is January 9, 2023. Institutions of higher education will give lectures as originally planned and carry out teaching activities online or offline. The relevant arrangements are as follows:
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