73rd Macau Grand Prix and Macao City Culture Festival Open November 14: Auto Show at Tap Seac Square Ahead of November 19-22 Races
The Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee and Macao's Culture and Sports Bureau announced on November 14 that the 73rd Macau Grand Prix and the Macao City Culture Festival opened the same day, with an opening ceremony held at 3 p.m. at Tap Seac Square in Macao, China. Guests included Leong Wai Man, Director of the Culture and Sports Bureau; Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office; and Lei Si Leng, Coordinator of the Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee, and the ceremony drew many residents and visitors.
The 73rd Macau Grand Prix, Macao's annual international sporting event, will take place from November 19 to 22 with seven races: the Macau Grand Prix - FIA FR World Cup; the Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup; the Macau Guia Race - Kumho FIA TCR World Tour Event of Macau; the Macau Formula 4 Race - FIA F4 World Cup; the 58th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix; the Greater Bay Area GT Cup (GT4); and the Macau Roadsport Challenge.
A two-day Auto Show at Tap Seac Square accompanies the opening, displaying an FR race car, cars competing in the Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup and motorcycles from the 58th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix. It is open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on November 14 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 15, with intangible cultural heritage experience booths and Grand Prix-themed cultural and creative product stalls on site.
The Macao City Culture Festival runs from November 14 to 22. The Macao Forum will be transformed into a 'Time Square' under the theme 'Echoes of the City, Harmony Between East and West', hosting a themed exhibition on five centuries of mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilisations in Macao, cultural experiences, intangible heritage performances and creative stalls. The festival also extends to Tap Seac Square, the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, the entrance to the Reservoir Stand and the plaza at the Macao Cultural Centre, with a Macao Historic Centre Open Day and guided tours. The Macao Chinese Orchestra will perform at the Ruins of St. Paul's on the evening of November 22.
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(Source: Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee)
Source: Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee
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Photo: 图：第73届澳门大奖赛与澳门城市文化节11月14日在塔石广场举行开幕仪式。澳门特别行政区政府新闻局供图。 / Photo: Opening ceremony of the 73rd Macau Grand Prix and the Macao City Culture Festival at Tap Seac Square on November 14. Photo courtesy of the Government Information Bureau of the Macao SAR.
