Comic arts conference organizers cancel local event

The International Comic Artist Conference (ICC) has canceled Macau’s position to host the 17th International Comic Artist Conference, which was planned to take place in Macau this October, according to a report by Macau Concealers.
The conference’s committee released a statement on September 2 saying that the chosen organizer, Macau Comickers Association (MCA), has “made mistakes regarding basic rules.” The conference also blamed the city for the “great changes” that happened after Macau was awarded the role of host city in 2014.
So far, MCA has not informed the public regarding having lost the hosting right. Moreover, MCA is promoting another event named “Asia-Pacific Conference of Comic Artists Macau 2016” on its Facebook page.
In particular, ICC clarified that the aforementioned conference has nothing to do with the ICC.
The 17th ICC was initially supposed to be hosted by mainland China. However, ICC China claims to have given the hosting opportunity to Macau in order to support the city’s comics industry.
Earlier, while manifesting its support of MCA in organizing the event, the Fundo Das Indústrias Culturais granted MCA MOP280,000 in subsidies.