Corporate bits | MGM co-sponsors fourth ‘outstanding teenagers awards’

Organized by the Young Men’s Christian Association of Macau and sponsored by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau and MGM, the fourth ‘Macau Outstanding Teenagers Award’ presentation ceremony was held on Saturday at MGM MACAU’s Grand Ballroom, where a total of 15 teenagers were presented with awards.
As cited in MGM’s press release, new categories were added to the latest ‘Outstanding Teenagers Award’ to support local creative industries and encourage young people to pursue their dreams.
Secretary Alexis Tam chaired a judging panel of 30 social and community elites across various fields to decide on the 2016 award winners. After a series of initial and final selections a total of ten outstanding teenagers and five outstanding performance award winners were selected based on three key aspects: “Personal Achievements,” “Personal Endeavors” and “Involvement in the Community.”

Stomp commences show at the venetian

Stomp’s high-energy performers entertained a large audience at The Venetian Theatre for almost two hours on their Macau opening night show on Friday.
Stomp, the innovative dance, street theatre and music performance company, which has been touring the world since 1992, creates music through smashing, crashing and bashing an unlikely assortment of everyday objects including matchboxes, brooms, garbage cans and Zippo lighters.
The revamped show with new music, choreography and ‘instruments’ including massive recycled inner tubes which performers wear and play simultaneously, is more riveting than ever, said Sands China in a press release.
STOMP, which will perform in the city until October 9, has brought over 20,000 performances to more than 12 million people in 53 countries across six continents.

CEM hosts fourth solar car building competition

CEM hosted its fourth edition of “Solar & Capacitance Model Car Races” yesterday at its Coloane Power Station in a bid to improve local secondary students’ scientific and technical knowledge and interest in the field.
According to the utility company’s statement, 95 teams which made up over 500 students and teachers representing 20 secondary schools participated in this year’s competition.
Fifty-five teams from F4 to F6 grades joined the “Solar Model Car Race” and were challenged to design and build their own model cars moved solely by solar panels provided by the organization. While in the “Capacitance Model Care Race” 40 teams from F1 to F3 grades participated, also required to build their own model cars.
The event was co-organized by the Macau Youth Federation, the General Association of Chinese Students of Macau and the Youth Center of Macau Federation of Trade Unions, with the technical support of Hong Kong Technology & Renewable Energy Events (HK TREE).