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The online registration for the exchange of the Tiger and Rabbit Zodiac banknotes and the previously issued XXIV Olympic Winter Games banknotes will commence at 9:00 am on 17 April 2023. Each Macao resident can conduct a single registration for the exchange via the Authority’s website, and the registration will end at 6:00 pm on 12 May 2023.
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The 19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) will be held in early June 2023 in Shenzhen. The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) will arrange for Macao’s cultural and creative industries to participate in this exhibition. Through the establishment of the Macao Creative Pavilion, IC endeavours to promote Macao’s cultural and creative products and services and facilitate industry exchange and development. Applications are now open until 12 p.m. on 19 April. Local organisations or companies in the cultural and creative industries are welcome to submit applications.
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In order to continuously promote the concept of “enriching life through reading” and with the aim of building Macao into a “City of Reading”, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) has been making great efforts to optimise the software and hardware facilities in public libraries, extending reading activities to more people in the community by launching the “Young Children Reading Programme”, organising promotional activities including the “Macao Library Week 2023” and “Reading in the City”, and has joined hands with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) to launch a reading incentive programme to foster reading habits among children and teenagers and promote family reading. Through the series of measures dedicated to encouraging reading, IC hopes to further cultivate the reading ambience across the city.
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The “Macao Library Week 2023”, jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), the University of Macau Library and the Macao Library and Information Management Association, will promote a series of reading activities from 15 April to 14 May. The carnival-style promotional days will be held on 22 and 23 April (Saturday and Sunday) at the Macao Cultural Centre, offering a book exchange, booth games and a book fair, among others, so as to encourage more residents to develop a reading habit. All are welcome to participate.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Tap Siac Craft Market in Spring will be held from 20 to 23 April and from 27 to 30 April for two consecutive weeks at Tap Siac Square. The opening ceremony will be held at 6pm on 20 April (Thursday). All are welcome to participate and enjoy the cultural and creative feast.
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The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) continuously improves the self-service application for renewing Macao SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card. In order to facilitate the formalities for renewing identity cards for minors, starting from 13^th April 2023, citizens can use self-service kiosks at three DSI’s offices (located at China Plaza in Avenida da Praia Grande, the Government Services Centre in Areia Preta and the Government Services Centre in Islands) to lodge the application for renewing Macao SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card for eligible underage children.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, will attend a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly tomorrow (14 April) to answer Legislative Assembly members’ questions on Government policy and social issues.
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The Macao Cultural Centre, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presents The Lady of the Camellias, a dance adaptation of a literary classic brought by the Shanghai Ballet to the Grand Auditorium in two shows to be performed on the 9^th and 10^th June (Friday and Saturday).
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) fell whereas those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs) rose month-on-month in February 2023. With regard to the outstanding balances, RMLs dropped whereas CRELs witnessed an increase on a monthly basis.
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