Briefs | AFA to present oil painting exhibition

The Art For All (AFA) Society is set to present an exhibition ““Interposition – Works by Lai Sut Weng” in the Art Garden on October 14. Lai Sut Weng, the winner of the “Orient Foundation Art Award” in 2014, will have her first Macau solo exhibition featuring a total of nine oil paintings from her most recent artworks. According to the association’s statement, Lai has been painting with a cubic brush stroke which is a method which degenerates and slices scenes. This irrational division shuffles and restructures the scene which has become a unique feature of her works. ‘The opening of “Interposition – Works by Lai Sut Weng” will take place in AFA Macau at 6:30p.m. next Friday. The exhibition is partly sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and will be opened to public until November 6. Art Garden, situated along Avenida Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues is open from Tuesdays to Sundays.

Number of restaurants grows

Total revenue of restaurants and similar establishments grew by 4.6 percent year-on-year to MOP 10.04 billion in 2015. According to the Statistics and Census Service, the number of restaurants and similar establishments totaled 2,284, up by 172 year-on-year. The persons engaged in the F&B industry increased by 1,897 to 32,257. Employees accounted for 95.4 percent of this figure. Expenditure increased by 8.3 percent to MOP 9.87 billion.  Gross Value Added, which measures the sector’s contribution to the economy, rose slightly by 0.3 percent year-on-year to MOP 3.62 billion.

Ruins of St. Paul’s façade to be monitored

The Cultural Affairs Bureau announced it would perform monitoring checks of the facade of the Ruins of St. Paul for safety and research purposes. The bureau will use a three-dimensional scanner to conduct a comprehensive scan of the surface of the facade and carry out data recordings. The monitoring works will be carried out every Friday starting tomorrow until October 21 from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the following day. The bureau added that the stone platform in the front part of the Ruins of St. Paul will be partially closed.

Mak Soi Kun says Civic Education should be universal

Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has advocated that the textbook in Civic Education should be used in all schools. The Civic Education textbook has been listed as part of the basic requirements of both primary and middle schools. The book is currently being used in 63 and 56 percent of primary and middle schools respectively. However, Mak pointed out that the number is still not 100 percent, which is what is required by local authorities. He further commented on part-time teachers who are teaching history in the city. He questioned the government on how can it ensure that the national history education is cohesive and coherent under these conditions.

C2 magazine highlights arts administrators

The seventeenth issue of C2 magazine was launched yesterday. The trilingual magazine (in Chinese, Portuguese and English) is published by the Cultural Affairs Bureau. In this issue, arts administrators are invited to share their insights and discuss the trends and development of industry in Macau.