Briefs | Hong Kong Book Fair closing tomorrow

The Hong Kong Book Fair 2016 is scheduled to close tomorrow. The Cultural Affairs Bureau along with the Macao Foundation and other local organizations are attending the cultural event for the sixth year in a row. According to a report by Jornal Cheng Pou, nearly 1,000 books published in Macau had been presented at the fair. Several lectures featuring Macau’s publishing industry were also presented at the event, focusing on how western printing technology came to Macau through priests. The book fair has taken place now for 27 years, having attracted participants from 30 countries and regions. This year alone, more than 600 exhibitors were present.

New facilities for police dog squad

The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) will build new headquarters for the police dog unit of Unidade Táctica de Intervenção da Polícia (UTIP) in Coloane, according to a statement by the DSSOPT.  The new building will consist of two units, including a three-storey dog apartment and one administration building. The construction site is located at the conjunction of Estrada de Hac Sa with Avenida de Luís de Camões, occupying a total area of 2,200 square meters. The entire construction project will include outdoor training fields and police dormitories in addition to other offices. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of next year.

New Fu Luen School campus to open in September

The building of the new campus of Fu Luen School at Hac Sa is now complete, and will commence operations in September. The campus is the first initiative resulting from the city’s “Blue Sky Project.” The campus will hold a total of 39 classes, including kindergarten and primary school levels, providing for between 800 to 1,000 local students. The school’s old campus located at Rua do Campo, will be replaced by a nursery center with 300 to 400 additional vacancies to be offered.  The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) together with the Macao Foundation invested over MOP305 million in the new campus. The new campus occupies 22,000 square meters, making it seven times bigger than its old space, and with a main building comprising of 12 storeys.