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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and co-organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau, the “Infinite Love Marathon Concerts” concluded on 20 February. The event brought together nearly 300 local performers as well as singers from Mainland China and Hong Kong, showcasing Macao’s performing power through a marathon of comprehensive musical performances. In addition to a series of brilliant performances, nearly 20 food stalls, game and workshop booths, as well as a number of art installations were set up at the site of the event, integrating culture, gastronomy and creativity. The concerts attracted a total of nearly 20,000 participants, while the online platform promotion and live broadcasts reached nearly 300,000 views.
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The nomination list of the “40^th Hong Kong Film Awards” was released recently. Actress Chrissie Chau was nominated for Best Actress while leading actress in the Macao film Madalena, one of the projects selected in the “Support Programme for the Production of Feature Films” of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government. The film Madalena was directed and written by local director Emily Chan Nga Lei, and it was entirely filmed in Macao.
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Starting from 25 February 2022, all those intending to enter Macao via Hong Kong will be required to use the Treasure Hotel for their compulsory medical quarantine.
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【DST】MGTO’s latest promotional video
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IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is the world's leading international test of English language proficiency, recognized by over 11,000 institutions in more than 140 countries and taken by more than three million people each year (www.ielts.org). It is the international English language standard required for education, immigration and employment in countries and regions where English is the language of communication. The new computer-delivered IELTS test format is consistent with the paper-based test in terms of question types, level of difficulty and scoring criteria, but allows for faster results for candidates.
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A research team led by Xu Xiaoling, associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Macau (UM), has made significant progress in its research on breast cancer metastasis. They used whole genome knockout library, and confirmed that ATP11b is the suppressor in breast cancer metastasis. The team identified the mechanism of ATP11b-mediated metastasis and the corresponding targeted therapeutic agents through cellular and animal model validation, which is expected to improve the treatment outcome for patients with metastatic breast cancer.The study has been published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals increased by 24.7% year-on-year to 694,430 in January 2022; however, the figure represented a decrease of 15.4% month-on-month, ascribable to the tightening of border-control measures between Zhuhai and Macao in January in response to the pandemic situation in the neighbouring regions. Same-day visitors (450,428) surged by 56.5% year-on-year, whereas overnight visitors (244,002) dropped by 9.3%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.3 day year-on-year to 1.3 days, as the proportion of same-day visitors (64.9%) grew by 13.2 percentage points; the duration for same-day visitors remained at 0.1 day while that for overnight visitors went up by 0.4 day to 3.4 days.
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In order to protect the health of children and adolescents, it is urgent to promote students of non-tertiary education to get vaccination against novel coronavirus pneumonia. The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), together with the Health Bureau (SSM), held an "Explanatory Session on Promoting Students to Get Vaccination against COVID-19" at the auditorium of Kao Yip Middle School this afternoon (21^st February). The director of DSEDJ Mr. Kong Chi Meng, the director of SSM Mr. Lo Iek Long, as well as school principals and representatives from 77 non-tertiary education schools attended the session.
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Registration for the 2022 Sands China Macao International 10K, jointly organized by the Sports Bureau and the General Association of Athletics of Macau and title-sponsored by Sands China, started today and has received overwhelming response. The registration for the 10K race is now full, while there are limited places left for the Fun Run (approximately 5km). Interested participants may register online via the event’s official website www.macao10k.com or by scanning the event’s QR code.
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Epidemic-prevention measures for inbound travellers of different identities
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