Sharp decline in MICE events

A total of 191 MICE events were held in the first quarter of 2016, down by 20 year-on-year. Information released yesterday by the Statistics and Census Service indicates that the total number of participants and attendees decreased by 50.4 percent to 124,960. There were 187 meetings and conferences held in the first quarter, down by 7 percent year-on-year; the number of participants dropped by 28.7 percent to 15,457. The average duration of the meetings and conferences was 2 days and total floor area used was 74,876 m2. Concurrently, 4 exhibitions were held, down by 6 year-on-year.

Tourist arrivals grew 10.44 percent during Dragon Boat Festival

Immigration authorities recorded a total of 1,838,717 crossings at the checkpoints of Macau during the Dragon Boat Festival (between 9 and 12 June), Public Security Police Force (PSP) revealed yesterday. The total number of arrivals stood at 920,027, with 626,996 tourists arriving to Macau, representing a 10.44 percent growth. Regarding the total number of arrivals, 677,709 were logged at the Border-gate. The local airport received 35,725. Some 87,494 entrances took place at the Macau Ferry Terminal. Taipa Ferry Terminal received 55,589 arrivals. The total number of departures was of 918,690. Of those, 690,171 occurred at the border-gate, while 84,648 and 45,088 took place at the Macau Ferry Terminal and Taipa Ferry Terminal.

Rosário school to close

The Escola do Santíssimo Rosário Diocese de Macau will no longer operate starting from the next academic year, as announced by Diocese de Macau. Currently, there are around 130 staff and students in the school. The Diocese of Macau promised to relocate students to other institutions so that they may continue their studies. According to the Diocese of Macau, the school had been facing a problem in attracting new students. In the last academic year, the school only had a total of 60 students. Some year levels were even missing due to the shortage of students. Escola do Santíssimo Rosário Diocese de Macau was established in 1954.

Mozart, Tchaikovsky concert on Friday

The Macau Orchestra will present the chamber music concert “Serenade Romance” at Dom Pedro V Theatre on June 17 at 8 p.m. The concert features two serenades offering the audience “an evening of refined romantic music” according to organizers. The concert program will feature Mozart’s Serenade No. 12 for Winds in C Minor, characterized by its distinct style, as well as Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C Major, one of the composer’s most famous pieces.