Association celebrates 4th anniversary with a step towards UNESCO listing

The Macau Guia Ciruit Promotion and Development Association (APDCGM) is holding an art exhibition as part of its promotional activities to highlight the Guia circuit, and its special and unique features.
The association, which aims to have Macau’s Guia circuit listed as one of UNESCO’s heritage sites in Macau, is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
One of the novelties revealed by the president of the APDCGM, José Estorninho, has to do with a new direction for the work of the association.
According to Estorninho, following a meeting held on Monday with José Tavares, the president of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), it was decided that the association would pursue a new chapter in the field of research into historical documentation on the Guia circuit.
As Estorninho explained, this idea came from Tavares and was accepted by the association, and seeks to strengthen the goal of being able to nominate the Guia circuit listing as a World Heritage Site with UNESCO.
As is well known, the decision to propose the circuit listing does not depend on the local government but China’s Central government, since it must be China proposing and justifying to UNESCO the addition of the Guia circuit to the classification.
As for the celebration of the 4th anniversary of the association, the opening ceremony of the fourth edition of the art exhibition themed “Macau Guia Circuit to the World Heritage of UNESCO” was held yesterday evening at the IAM’s Exhibition Gallery.
Artworks in the mediums of photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, engraving, calligraphy and installation with image projection, from a total of 28 local artists that collaborated with the association, will be on display until December 13.
This year, the exhibition also includes the display of some motoring and racing world items, with a motorcycle and a car being among the attractions.
As in the previous years, concurrently with the exhibition, a talk themed “Guia circuit and its future” will be held to promote debate and the exchange of knowledge between experts and other interested parties. This year, due to the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, the talk will be held in a virtual format, Estorninho informed.
The exhibition is supported by the Casa de Portugal Association and will be on display at the IAM Exhibition Gallery, daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m..