Tag: Macao

Macao Temporarily Removed From Return2hk Scheme

The Government announced today (August 3) that in the light of the latest epidemic development in Macao, Macao will be included on the List of At-risk Places Temporarily Inapplicable under the Return2hk Scheme (List of At-risk Places) from 4 August.

The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) announced today that one imported case and three imported-related cases have been confirmed. According to the assessment by Macao’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, the risk of local transmission and outbreak of COVID-19 was extremely high. The Chief Executive of the Macao SAR announced that Macao has entered a state of immediate prevention, with effect from 3.30pm today. Starting from the same time, a proof of negative nucleic acid test result obtained within 24 hours is necessary for departure from Macao.
Taking into consideration Macao’s local epidemic development and the relevant announcement, the HK Government will include Macao on the List of At-risk Places from 4 August. Persons who have stayed in Macao or any other places on the List of At-risk Places on the day of arrival at Hong Kong or during the 14 days before that day will not be eligible to return to Hong Kong under the Return2hk Scheme. They will be subject to a 14-day compulsory quarantine at home, and have to undergo compulsory testing on the third, the seventh and the 12th days of arrival at Hong Kong during quarantine, as well as on the 16th and 19th days of arrival at Hong Kong after the completion of quarantine.

The arrangements of shortened quarantine period to seven days for fully vaccinated persons will also not be applicable.

Elekron World Premiere @ Studio City, Macau – 23 January, 2019

Macau’s newest attraction an electric action stunt show Elekron had it’s World Premiere at Studio City on the 23 January, 2019 – and bc was there to capture the action. Set in the future Elekron features a range of custom built electric vehicle, stunts and comedy.
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28th Macau Fireworks Display Competition

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Now in it’s 28th year the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest takes place at the sea area across from the Macau Tower on the 3rd, 10th, 15th and 24th September and 1st October. Ten teams will compete in the year’s event and look to dazzle the Macau skyline with spectacular displays tied to a series of themes: Pyro Fantasia, Tribute to Bond, Mid-Autumn Harmony, Stars from Afar and Celebration in the Sky.

Organised by Macao Government Tourism Office, which again requested teams to choreograph their fireworks displays with music and laser projections, the contest pits globally-acclaimed pyrotechnic companies against each other. This year’s strong line-up of competitors features ten teams from (in order of appearance in the contest): Thailand, Portugal, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan, Korea, Italy, Canada, Romania and China. The Romanian and Canadian companies are making their Macau debuts while the other eight teams have all entertained and placed well in previous years.

28th Macao Fireworks Display Competition
Date: 9pm, 9:40pm, 3, 10, 15, 24 September, 1 October, 2016
Venue: Sea in front of the Macau Tower
Tickets: Free

War Sum Up @ Macao Cultural Centre – 27 June, 2015

War Sum Up @ Macao Cultural Centre - 27 June, 2015

War Sum Up is a highly visually alternative opera, merging Japanese manga images projected on stage with classic warrior texts. Fuelled by a mash-up of chamber pop, electronic and new classical music, the piece has been received with great acclaim after its premiere in Riga in 2012.

Conceived by experimental Danish theatre Hotel Pro Forma and performed by Grammy award winners Latvian Radio Choir with a score by British symphonic art-pop ensemble The Irrepressibles and Latvian composer Santa Ratniece, the piece is a pioneering artistic reflection on the brutal, yet fascinating nature of war.

Through a blend of striking light effects, smashing sets and technical innovation, 12 singers appear on stage wearing costumes by fashion designer Henrik Vibskov, to tell a story with three main characters: a soldier who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, the spectre of a Warrior killed in battle and a Spy who became a superwoman in order to survive. Playing with light and darkness, the strong visuals are accompanied by a mix of sounds blending in men and machines as metaphors for an endless scourge of the human existence.

War Sum Up looks to push our senses to the limits, while offering it’s audience a chance to reflect on a universal subject, materialized in a visual manner that it hopes will encourage us to look at the world with new eyes.

Conceived by: Hotel Pro Forma
Performed by: Latvian Radio Choir

War Sum Up
Hotel Pro Forma
Date: 8pm 27 June, 2015
Venue: Macao Cultural Centre, Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP$300, $250, $200, $150, $100
More info: In Japanese with Chinese and English surtitles

War Sum Up @ Macao Cultural Centre - 27 June, 2015

War Sum Up @ Macao Cultural Centre – 27 June, 2015

War Sum Up @ Macao Cultural Centre - 27 June, 2015

War Sum Up is a highly visually alternative opera, merging Japanese manga images projected on stage with classic warrior texts. Fuelled by a mash-up of chamber pop, electronic and new classical music, the piece has been received with great acclaim after its premiere in Riga in 2012.

Conceived by experimental Danish theatre Hotel Pro Forma and performed by Grammy award winners Latvian Radio Choir with a score by British symphonic art-pop ensemble The Irrepressibles and Latvian composer Santa Ratniece, the piece is a pioneering artistic reflection on the brutal, yet fascinating nature of war.

Through a blend of striking light effects, smashing sets and technical innovation, 12 singers appear on stage wearing costumes by fashion designer Henrik Vibskov, to tell a story with three main characters: a soldier who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, the spectre of a Warrior killed in battle and a Spy who became a superwoman in order to survive. Playing with light and darkness, the strong visuals are accompanied by a mix of sounds blending in men and machines as metaphors for an endless scourge of the human existence.

War Sum Up looks to push our senses to the limits, while offering it’s audience a chance to reflect on a universal subject, materialized in a visual manner that it hopes will encourage us to look at the world with new eyes.

Conceived by: Hotel Pro Forma
Performed by: Latvian Radio Choir

War Sum Up
Hotel Pro Forma
Date: 8pm 27 June, 2015
Venue: Macao Cultural Centre, Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP$300, $250, $200, $150, $100
More info: In Japanese with Chinese and English surtitles