The three-week “National Security Public Interest Film Festival”, which started yesterday and ends on May 10, features a raft of screenings across Macau with complimentary tickets available to the public, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).
Jointly organised by the local government and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, the festival presents seven films centred on national security, the statement said.
The event opened with a special screening yesterday, followed by a series of public screenings taking place in four cinemas across Macau and Taipa. The films are being shown at Bona International Cineplex at YOHO Treasure Island Resorts World Hotel on Praça Ferreira do Amaral, Cineteatro Macau near Rua do Campo, Cinema Alegria (Wing Lok) on Estrada do Repouso, and CGV Cinema at NOVA Mall in Taipa.
Various local associations, higher education institutions and non-tertiary schools have been invited to attend, with the aim of promoting awareness of national security, implementing the concept of a holistic approach to national security, and striving to reinforce the principle of “One Country, Two Systems”, the GCS statement said.
From this Saturday through May 10, a limited number of seats for each screening are reserved for the public, the statement said, noting that complimentary tickets will be distributed three days prior to each screening at the respective venues, on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum of two tickets per person.
The festival seeks to engage the community through cinema while promoting national security awareness and civic values, with screenings continuing across Macau until the last day, the statement noted.
For enquiries, members of the public are welcome to contact Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) official Ms Cheong on 8399 6291 during office hours.
Pedestrians walk past Cineteatro Macau near Rua do Campo in the city centre yesterday afternoon. – Photo: Khalel Vallo
