Chui appoints new culture chief

The Cultural Development Fund is launching two subsidy schemes for local cultural activities and the fashion industry, which can be applied for from today to July 12, the government-run fund said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the “2024 Cultural Performances – Brand Promoting Funding Scheme” aims to support local performance and associations to carry out commercial performances outside Macau, including traditional Chinese opera, drama, dance, and music.Applicants

Seven local residents who returned to Macau from Hong Kong and three foreign countries, and a two-year-old Hong Kong boy who entered the city from Hong Kong, have tested positive for COVID-19, Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced.The centre has classified the eight cases as imported and asymptomatic, because of which they have not been added to Macau’s novel coronavirus tally, which therefore remains at 82.However, the eight cases have raised Macau’s