The Special Prizes Competition and awards ceremony of the 42^nd Macao Young Musicians Competition organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) was held at the Seac Pai Van Public School on 15 August. At the event, 20 Special Prizes in “Chinese Instrumental” and “Western Instrumental / Vocal” categories were presented by Vice President of the Cultural Affairs Bureau , Cheong Lai San; Head of the Department of Performing Arts Development of the Cultural Affairs Bureau , Kuok Mio U; and the judges of the Special Prizes Competition, namely the conductors Dai Luqing, Gay En Hui, Huang Kuang-Yu, OuYang Hui-Kang, Lo Hau Man, and Francis Kan.

Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 42^nd Macao Young Musicians Competition is dedicated to the categories of Chinese and Western instruments. The provisional Competition schedule will be available from 10am on 12 June on the Macao Young Musicians Competition website at www.icm.gov.mo/CJMM and on the competition system.

Due to technical problems, the registration for the 42nd Macao Young Musicians Competition, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), which deadline was at 4pm on 6 May, was extended to 8pm on 7 May. We would like to thank the public for their understanding and cooperation. For enquiries, please contact IC through tel. no. 8399 6849 during office hours.

Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), the 42^nd Macao Young Musicians Competition, dedicated to Chinese and Western instruments category, will be held from late July to mid-August. Applications will open from 10am on 26 April to 4pm on 6 May. For the convenience of participants, online registration is on the Competition website, in which eligible Macao residents are welcome to register for Chinese or Western instruments categories or vocal categories by entering their username and password of the “Macao One Account”. For more information, please refer to the Macao Young Musicians Competition website at www.icm.gov.mo/CJMM.