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Planetarium Show Ticket Price Adjustment
Effective from Tuesday, 15 May, Macao Science Center will adjust the Standard and Group admission fares to its Planetarium. The standard ticket prices for 2D and 3D Dome/Sky Shows will increase to MOP50 and MOP65 respectively whereas the ticket prices for groups of 20 or more will increase to MOP40 and MOP50 respectively. The admission fare to the Exhibition Center and of other special and general concessionary tickets to the Planetarium will remain unchanged. For details, please refer to the Ticketing Information on Macao Science Center’s website.

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Macao Science Center Features Science Popularisation Series
“Food Safety & Health”

In recent years, the world has been looking for a solution to the problem of imbalanced food supply due to global warming and huge population growth, which give rise to the rapid development in crop protection techniques and food additives in order to cope with the increasing demand for food. Nevertheless, one cannot ignore the hidden threat to food safety derived from these techniques. To enhance public understanding of food safety, food processing and food additives, the Macao Science Center is cooperating with the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) to feature a series of science popularisation public activity “Food Safety & Health” from 18 February to 31 March. The Center invites famous scholars from Macao, Hong Kong and Beijing to give lectures and workshops to demonstrate the way how food safety and hygiene affects environment and human health. Lectures and workshops scheduled as follows:

Date	Time	Topic	Speaker
2/18 (Saturday)	15:00-16:30	Food Safety is a Global Challenge The lecture will base on a review of the recent food safety incidents to explain how food industry, government and consumers work together to ensure food safety and hygiene.	Dr. Ka-sing LEUNG. Visiting Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Vice-Director of the Food Safety and Technology Research Centre. (Cantonese)
2/25 (Saturday)	15:00-16:30	Does my food contain undisclosed ingredients? The lecture will introduce the effect of food additives on human health, and the techniques to test food additives.	Mr. Stanley Vong. Manager of the Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health Safety Laboratory. Board Supervisor of the Macau Laboratory Technologist Association. (Cantonese)
2/25 (Saturday)	16:30-17:30	Food Safety Workshop I Audience will have a chance to participate in an experiment to test food additives and food safety.	Exhibition Department of Macao Science Center (Cantonese)
3/10 (Saturday)	15:00-16:30	Lipids and Human Health The lecture will introduce the different types of lipids, a variety of common fat contents in food, and the relationship between lipids and health.	Dr. JB WAN. Assistant Professor of the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau (Mandarin)
3/10 (Saturday)	16:30-17:30	Food Safety Workshop II Audience will have a chance to participate in an experiment to test food additives and food safety.	Exhibition Department of Macao Science Center (Cantonese)
3/13 (Tuesday)	17:45-19:00	Food Additives & Food Safety in China The lecture will explain the relationship between food additives and food safety by discussing the following: 1) the current status of food safety in the Mainland China, 2) the biggest problem of food safety, 3) the function of food additives in food safety, 4) the reasons leading to the problem of food safety, and 5) solution to the problem.	Prof. Sun Baoguo. Academician of The Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor of School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University. (Mandarin)
3/24 (Saturday)	15:00-16:30	Ensure food hygiene and safety The lecture will discuss the “Five Keys to Food Safety”. How to apply the 5 simple keys to effectively prevent food borne disease.	Ms. Yik Chi Chan, Senior Technical Officer, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, Macao (Cantonese)
3/31 (Saturday)	15:00-16:30	Organic Food – the future consumers' choice The lecture will discuss the ways in seeking new opportunity for “food”. It will also try to release the public doubts in consuming organic food.	Prof. Jonathan W.C. WONG, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University (Cantonese)

The abovementioned lectures will be held at the Convention Center of the Macao Science Center. All are welcome to join. Interested audience can start registering for it today. For details, please visit the MSC website http://www.msc.org.mo/2012/fsh/ or contact the Exhibition Department (Tel: 8795 7295 or 8795 7384) or via email activity@msc.org.mo.

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Published Date: 2012-02-01

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