Launch of Tap Seac Craft Market

The Tap Seac Craft Market, which kicked off yesterday and will run until Sunday, features a total of 240 cultural and creative booths with a budget of MOP1.5 million.

The booths will feature creative products from Macau, mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as Malaysia, Singapore and Korea.

Products for sale at Tap Seac Square include accessories, clothing, paintings, home furnishings, creative potted plants, natural handmade products, eco-friendly products, as well as creative food and beverages.

Speaking on the sidelines of the opening ceremony yesterday, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) president Ung Vai Meng said the fair aimed to attract creative practitioners from other regions. The bureau has provided housing facilities for foreign artists in Hac Sa.

“This fair is for creative participants to have a platform to showcase their products,” he told the press. “We also want to attract practitioners from other regions by providing them with resources such as dormitories in Cheoc Van.”

This is the second time this year that the bureau has organized a creative fair in Tap Seac. The craft market received some 50,000 visitors back in May. The IC head is optimistic that more residents and tourists will visit this edition of the fair.

More than 20 workshops conducted by experts from different regions will be held for the public. The Craft Market also features a “Craft Market Concert” of local and foreign original music.

Inaugurated in 2008, the Tap Seac Craft Market is the region’s first large-scale integrated platform for the display and sale of cultural and creative products, and also features original music performances.

Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and co-organized by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, the craft market will run from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The public is welcome to participate and purchase creative works, both local and foreign.  LV