Briefs | Region participates in MICE forum

The “2016 Cross Strait Four Regions (Xiamen) Forum on Exhibition Cooperation” was held from November 6 to 8 at the Xiamen Fliport Software Hotel. The Forum aimed to promote exchanges and cooperation among the MICE (tourism related to meetings, incentives, conferences and events) sectors of mainland China, the Asia-Pacific Region, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. According to a statement released by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the event attracted a total of 400 MICE professionals. The Macao Trade and Promotion and Investment Institute’s executive director Irene V.K. Lau led a delegation of representatives from the region’s MICE industry attending the Forum in Xiamen. Lau discussed the region’s endeavors to promote a “Green MICE Industry,” noting that the local government had been paying close attention to environment protection initiatives in the MICE industry.

Taipa construction material landfill catches fire

The construction material landfill on Av. Do Aeroporto, in Taipa, caught on fire again on Tuesday, according to a report by Macao Daily News. The fire burst from a trash pile about two floors in height with an area of ten meters by 15 meters. Twenty-eight firefighters and seven ambulances were dispatched and extinguished the fire within two minutes. No injuries have been reported. According to the Environment Protection Bureau, the fire was probably caused by flammable refuse. Two fire accidents have previously occurred at this landfill: one in May of 2016 and one last year.

Refuse piles up on Taipa street

Rubbish has been accumulating in front of Taipa Edifício Mei Keng Garden along the side that faces R. de Braganca, according to a report by Macau Concealers. Residents in the neighborhood claim that the refuse appears on the street almost daily, and that it is only removed by the garbage truck around lunch time the following day. Some residents claim to have seen vendors dumping kitchen waste in this street at midnight. The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau previously had warning signs displayed on the scene, but removed them after no incidents were reported.