Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), the Tap Siac Craft Market will be held from 17 to 20 and 24 to 27 November at Tap Siac Square. A total of 43 creative handicraft workshops will be held, including 6 sessions for families. Interested parties can register for the workshops through the Tap Siac Craft Market website (www.craftmarket.gov.mo) from 21 to 28 October, at 5pm. The fee for each handicraft workshop is MOP50.
In order to allow more residents to participate and enjoy the fun of making handicrafts, each person may register for up to two workshops and one registration per workshop only. For family workshops, each child may register for up to two workshops and only once per workshop. Successful applicants will be selected by drawing lots and will be notified by SMS on 3 November. Selected applicants should pay the registration fees at the designated locations within the specified period of time. The selection results will also be announced on the Tap Siac Craft Market website (www.craftmarket.gov.mo).
Successful applicants who arrive 10 minutes after the workshop starts will lose their places and be replaced by on-site applicants on the waiting list, and their registration fees will not be refunded. For details, please refer to the “Registration Notes”. The organiser will distribute tickets to on-site applicants at the venue 30 minutes before each workshop starts and members of the public may arrive earlier to be assigned a place on the waiting list. Any latecomers to the workshops will be replaced by on-site applicants on the waiting list accordingly and the on-site applicants have to make registration and pay the fees on-site.
IC has been strictly following the anti-epidemic guidelines of the Health Bureau and will implement appropriate measures for cultural activities in a timely manner. In cooperation with the epidemic prevention efforts of the SAR Government, all participants of the workshops are must present one of the following documents: proof of completion of the whole course of the COVID-19 primary vaccination series (which includes two doses of the inactivated vaccine or the mRNA vaccine) for at least 14 days, or a negative nucleic acid test result issued within 7 days (self-paid).Otherwise, their eligibility will be declined and the feeswill not be refunded.In addition, all visitors must wear their face masks, undergo body temperature checks, present a valid “Venue QR Code” (also known as “Venue Code”) and a “Macao Health Code” of the day, and comply with the anti-epidemic and crowd control measures on-site. Those with fever or respiratory symptoms are not allowed to enter the venue. For enquiries, please contact Ms Zhou or Ms Lio, staff members of IC, through tel. no. 8399 6289 or 8399 6292 during office hours.