Applications for the 2015 Subsidy Programme for Fashion Design on Sample Making, launched by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) in June, will close on Friday, 7 August. All interested parties are welcome to take this chance to apply for the Programme.

Aiming to promote the development of the fashion design industry in Macao, IC launched the Subsidy Programme for Fashion Design on Sample Making in 2013, arousing an enthusiastic response. This year, IC holds this programme for the third time, with the aim to inspire local fashion design and creativity, encourage fashion designers to draw up feasible and optimised business plans, encourage the industry to be involved in commercial activities or participate in local and international fashion marketing activities, enhance the popularity and market competitiveness of the local industry and carry forward the development of the local fashion design industry. The maximum quota of the Subsidy Programme is eight beneficiaries. Eligible applicants will be granted subsidies up to a maximum of MOP160,000 each.

The Programme’s application rules and form can be downloaded from IC’s website (www.icm.gov.mo/dpicc/sps/) and from the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries website (www.macaucci.com). For enquiries, please contact Ms. Lam or Ms. Lau through tel. no. (853) 2892 4040 during office hours.