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“THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT DAY! I SAID IT LAST YEAR AND I SAY IT AGAIN THIS YEAR: IT REALLY IS THE BEST
NETWORKING EVENT OF THE YEAR!” SARA DOLAN, BRITISH AIRWAYS
Q1: HONG KONG IS HOME TO THE WORLD’S LARGEST PERMANENT LIGHT AND
MADE IN MACAU Celebrating its 15th anniversary of becoming a Special Administrative Region of China this year, Macau has a new dining and entertainment district - SOHO - now open at the City of Dreams. The site features 16 exciting restaurants and bars offering a mix of worldwide cuisines, like the Tsu Japanese Gourmet Market, Lobster Bar and Gold Coast Oyster & Seafood Restaurant. The area brings dining
experiences together with innovative entertainment and a programme of daily live performances. SOHO at City of Dreams also boasts collaboration between contemporary artist D*Face (owner and curator of London's fi rst contemporary street art gallery) and street artists from Hong Kong to create SOHO-
inspired art murals. cityofdreamsmacau. com/soho
More than 12,000 new hotel rooms are planned over the next three years in Macau. Highlights that have been announced so far include the world's largest J W Marriott; Ritz-Carlton's fi rst all- suite hotel; The Parisian Macao which will feature a half size replica of France's iconic Eiffel Tower; the Hollywood Roosevelt Macau; the MGM Cotai; and the Lisboa Palace Resort, which will include The Lisboa Palace Hotel, the Palazzo Versace Macau and the world's fi rst Karl Lagerfeld Hotel.
The 61st Macau Grand Prix will take place between November 13-16 this year.
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SOUND SHOW, THE SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS, AT WHAT TIME EVERY NIGHT DOES THIS TAKE PLACE? Q2: IN WHAT YEAR DID THE FLOATING ICON, THE STAR FERRY, START OPERATING BETWEEN HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON? Q3: NAME THE TWO RACE COURSES IN HONG KONG? Q4: HOW MANY MTR STATIONS ARE THERE IN HONG KONG? Q5: WHAT COLOUR ARE THE TAXIS THAT SERVE THE LANTAU AREA OF HONG KONG? Q6: MACAU'S CULTURE IS A MIX OF CHINA AND WHICH OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRY? Q7: MACAU IS LOCATED 40 MILES FROM WHICH MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CITY? Q8: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO MACAU FROM HONG KONG ON THE FAST FERRY? Q9: WHICH ORGANISATION AWARDED THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF MACAU 'WORLD HERITAGE' STATUS? Q10: WHICH YEAR WILL THE BRIDGE OPEN BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MACAU
special night editions to its famous bungy jump. Adrenaline junkies can experience the world's highest jump (233m) against the backdrop of Macau's splendid night- time skyline.
This summer, Macau Tower introduced Did you know?
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HKZM) Bridge is on schedule to open in 2016. The HKZM bridge will be approximately 30km long, making it the longest sea bridge in the world, and will cut transfer times between Macau and Hong Kong to 30 minutes.
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VALLEY & SHATIN Q4: 84 Q5: BLUE Q6: PORTUGAL Q7: HONG KONG Q8: UNDER 1 HOUR Q9: UNESCO Q10: 2016
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