Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng pledged yesterday that the government will strengthen its communication with Macau’s Roman-Catholic diocese and related groups before it launches another mapping show on the city’s religious and other landmarks in the future, but he was quick to add he believed that the mapping show held in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the façade of the St. Paul’s Ruins – which was presented for three consecutive nights from Sunday to Tuesday by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) – was “no problem” and was liked by many residents and tourists.
Tam made the remarks while speaking to reporters after he got a winter flu shot in a meeting room of the Health Bureau (SSM) near the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre. The bureau invited the media to cover the event yesterday evening during which Tam, SSM Director Lei Chin Ion and his deputy Ho Iok San were each vaccinated against the flu, after which other senior SSM officials and government medical staff got their shots. The event aimed to promote the bureau’s free flu vaccination scheme for the 2019-2020 winter influenza season, which was launched late last month.
‘Joyful & auspicious’
The special mapping show, titled “Glorious Splendour in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China”, featured a story consisting of two parts: 1) United celebration by Macau residents; 2) Joyful and auspicious! Jointly celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China!
Spectators watch a mapping show celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) projected onto the façade of the Ruins of St. Paul’s on Monday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng (centre), Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion (left) and his deputy Ho Iok San receive their flu shots for the 2019-2020 winter influenza season at a Health Bureau meeting room opposite the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre yesterday.Photo: Tony Wong
