Government Headquarters will once again have its Open Day, on Saturday and Sunday (25 and 26 October), when members of public are invited to take part in this annual event in which SAR Government has arranged a series of activities to present Macao’s different perspectives.
In the two-day open day, from 9 am to 6 pm, the Protocol Palace and part of the garden will also be open. Visitors can enter the premises of Government Headquarters from the right side of the Protocol Palace on Travessa do Paiva, follow the designated route and proceed to the Multi-purpose Room and the Lotus Room on the ground floor. Walking up the marble staircase will bring them to the upper floor where halls themed in colours are located – the Grand Hall, the Green Hall, the Yellow Hall and the Blue Hall.
Before leaving the building through the main entrance, visitors will pass by the garden and appreciate the Southern European style-crafted structure.
A photo exhibition entitled “Marks of the Past - Photo Exhibition of Monumental Arches for National Day Celebration in Macao between 1950s and 1970s” -- will be held in the Multi-purpose Room. There will be guided tours to introduce the public to the interior settings of the Grand Hall, reminiscing the nostalgic appearance of Macao.
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau will also hold a flower show themed in “Fairy-tale Forest”, in the Front Gate Display Zone, the Green Lawn Display Zone, the Flower Racks Display Zone, the Indoor Staircase Mini-landscape and the surrounding area.
The rose is the themed flower in this year’s show. In addition to presenting a wide variety of roses, the show will also feature other flowering plants, creating a lovely and colourful landscape.
There will also be other activities in these two days, including performances by the Public Security Police Band and dances staged by students of Macao Conservatory School of Dance.
The Macao Post will set up a Temporary Post Counter in front of Government Headquarter on Avenida Doutor Stanley Ho, offering philatelic products customer’s selection and commemorative postmarking service.
Macao Government Tourism Office will set up a booth to distribute promotional material and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau will initial the Cybernetic Fountain at Nam Van Lake in the scheduled time-slots.
For the convenience of visitors, special traffic arrangements will be in force certain sections of Travessa do Paiva during this period. Drivers are urged to pay attention to the special arrangement and follow the direction of traffic policemen in the vicinity.
For more information please visit http://www2.gcs.gov.mo/openday/en/index.php or www.gov.mo , or download “Introduction to the Open Day Application”, which is compatible to iOS (5.1 version or later) or Android (4.0 version or later).
