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The 4^th Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office, Municipal Affairs Bureau, TDM - Teledifusão de Macau, S.A. and the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, will be held this year from October to November. Running concurrently with the 25^th Lusofonia Festival, the event also features the China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival, the Traditional Music and Dance Performance in the Community and the Chinese and Portuguese Picture Book Fair, seeking to create a theme park of Sino-Portuguese cultural encounter in areas near the Taipa Houses and the Carmo Hall, and offer unique multicultural experiences to residents and tourists alike.
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The female golden snub-nosed monkey kept in Seac Pai Van Park showed an obvious decrease in appetite early this month. In addition to carrying out examinations and feeding it with medication, the veterinarians of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) also consulted experts in Mainland China and Hong Kong for treatment advice. However, the mother monkey passed away a few days ago. It gave birth to two little golden snub-nosed monkeys in 2020 and 2022.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) and co-organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau, the Marine and Water Bureau and the Macao Government Tourism Office, the “hush! Concerts 2022” will present six different music activities from late October to mid-November and all the residents who are interested in music creation are welcome to participate and collaborate with musicians to promote the development of local pop music.
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Due to the epidemic prevention and control measures in Mainland China and to the fact that the artistic group will not be able to visit Macao, the programme Long Yu and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, integrated in 34^th Macao International Music Festival, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will be cancelled. IC will arrange refunds for those who have purchased tickets for the programme. The recorded programme English Renaissance Polyphony – a survey will be on show as scheduled this week and ticket holders are advised to attend on time.
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This year, the IFTM Year 4 students from the Tourism Business Management programme engaged in an industrial project via their entrepreneurship course to assist a local entrepreneur, James Sun, who established and runs the Best Concepts Planning Limited. This company conducts a series of projects in Macao, including the “Festival Das Castanhas” which is the Chestnuts Festival that will take place for three days on Broadway Hotel’ s food street from 11 to 13 November.
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According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased in August 2022. With regard to the outstanding balances, RMLs dropped whereas CRELs witnessed an increase.
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The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) recently held the Macao Humanities Forum. The event featured Huang Guowen, dean of the School of Foreign Studies at South China Agricultural University and Changjiang Distinguished Professor, who delivered a lecture titled ‘Systemic Ecolinguistics and Harmonious Discourse Analysis’. Involving both in-person and virtual elements, the lecture attracted nearly 200 participants, including faculty members and students of UM.
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Starting from 12 Oct 2022 (Wednesday), pavillion and tennis court of Taipa Northeast Sports Centre will be reopened and online booking service will be resumed for residents to continue sports exercise. Meanwhile, squash court of Taipa Northeast Sports Centre is currently under maintenance and will be reopened once the repair work has completed.
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Epidemic-prevention measures for inbound travellers of different identities
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