Briefs | LRT trains expected to arrive next month

The first batch of Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) trains was shipped to Macau from Japan on October 20, according to a statement published by the Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT). “After coordination with Mitsubishi, […] the trains are expected to arrive at Ocean Station in early November, where the associated train tests will then be carried out to achieve the target of Taipa Line Operations in 2019,” the statement reads. The first series consists of four carriages; each one has a length of 11.8 meters, a width of 2.8 meters, a height of 3.6 meters and weighs about 15 tonnes.

Military Club hosting Food & Wine Festival

The Military Club of Macau is currently hosting the Portugal Food and Wine Festival – Autumn 2017, from now until October 30. For its 19th edition, the Festival is being honored by the presence of two Portuguese chefs, Óscar Gonçalves and António Gonçalves. The brothers, who hail from their Portuguese restaurant located in the Pousada de Bragança, have a “naturalistic reflection and a deep respect for tradition,” according to a statement from festival organizers. Based on a frenetic search for essentially Portuguese products and producers, the whole set of seasonal products is determined by the agricultural wealth inherent to the peculiar conditions of the Portuguese northeast. These are the very same authentic flavors of gastronomy that are on offer at the Military Club this month.