Briefs | UM kicks off FBA Business Week

The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) yesterday held an opening ceremony for its eighth FBA Business Week. The event attracted many UM faculty members and students, as well as industry practitioners. During the ceremony, Wilfred Wong, president and executive director of Sands China, gave a talk titled ‘Leadership in the New Age’. UM Rector Yonghua Song, FBA Dean Jacky So, and Wong officiated at the opening ceremony. In his speech, Song said that the Business Week is an important annual event for the faculty. The event brings together heads of companies in various financial fields, members of the community with rich experience, experts, scholars, and outstanding FBA alumni, who give talks to students to broaden their horizons and prepare them to become future leaders of the fields.

Jung Chang, other authors not welcomed to Macau

Organizers of The Script Road – Macau Literary Festival 2018 announced that Jung Chang, along with several other authors, will not be coming to the region for the festival, contrary to an earlier announcement. Jung Chang is the author of the acclaimed “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” (1991), dubbed the “most read book” about China. She is also co-author of a controversial biography of Mao, which is forbidden in mainland China. Undercover author Suki Kim, and former secret service agent and novelist James Church, will also not be attending the festival which is set to run from March 10 to 25. Helder Beja, program director of the festival, told TDM that the organizers were “officially” told that the visit of said authors to Macau was “inconvenient,” hence their entry in Macau was not assured. “The festival didn’t want to put the authors in that position and took the decision of canceling their participation. The situation largely surpasses the scope of the festival,” Beja said. North Korean defector and human-rights activist Hyeonseo Lee will also not attend the event, having alleged personal reasons to justify her absence.

Tickets mandatory to Benfica AFC Cup match

The Benfica de Macau football team will make its debut at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup group stage tomorrow in a match scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Macau Stadium in Taipa. Following the mandatory rules of the AFC, all spectators must possess a match ticket with numbered seats in order to enter the venue. Benfica have advised that they will be distributing tickets at the venue (Macau Stadium) free of charge before the match. They  warned that anyone who wants to attend should request a ticket ahead of time. The local team, Benfica, will face Hang Yuen FC from Taiwan.