“澳門新八景” 全球票選活動正式啟動 | Global Vote of “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” Officially Launched
中華文化交流協會主辦“澳門新八景”全球票選活動將於一月十五日至二月二十八日期間進行，活動冀匯聚社會力量和智慧，透過網上全球票選活動，共同選出代表澳門特區新里程、新面貌的八個景觀，作為慶祝澳門特區成立二十周年的獻禮。
“澳門新八景”活動籌委會主席、中華文化交流協會（以下簡稱“協會”）會長李沛霖，籌委會副主席、協會理事長崔世平，以及籌委會副主席、協會監事長高開賢出席今日下午三時在澳門科學館會議中心會議廳舉行的記者招待會，詳細介紹了“澳門新八景”活動整體規劃，全球票選活動的細節，以及“澳門新八景”誕生後的系列活動及宣傳推廣安排。
協會指出，該會成員一直致力與澳門居民及各地民眾一起參與、見證澳門的發展，協會曾於澳門特區成立十周年和十五年周年期間，分別成功舉辦“澳門之歌”及《印象濠江－臺灣攝影家眼中的澳門》攝影展兩項系列大型活動。“澳門之歌”活動通過全球徵集展現澳門特區發展歌詞，並邀專業人士將得獎作品譜曲製作的《澳門之歌》、《盛世蓮花》、《一個神奇的地方》三首廣為傳頌的作品，成為各類節慶、交流中代表澳門的熱門歌曲。《印象濠江》攝影作品已先後在澳門、台灣和內地的九個城市展出，向各地民眾呈現澳門的歷史積澱，以及特區成立十五年的社會風貌與城市發展。
二零一九年是澳門特區成立二十周年大慶日子，協會欲藉此歡慶的時刻，匯聚社會力量和智慧，共同選出代表澳門特區新里程、新面貌的八個景點，打造新時代、新價值、“澳門新八景”新品牌，勾勒澳門文化城市的形象，說好澳門故事，助力澳門發展為世界旅遊休閒中心。
“澳門新八景”系列活動早於二零一八年八月起籌備，在澳門特區政府社會文化司和屬下多個部門，包括旅遊局、文化局，中聯辦台務部、澳門基金會、郵電局以及媒體的支持下，澳門本地企業的贊助下，從品牌設計、商標注冊等開始，並已逐步結集社會的力量，組建“澳門新八景專家提名委員會”（詳見附表），以獨特性、可觀性、均衡性和連續性提名並選出二十個候選景點（詳見附表）。為加強“澳門新八景”的認受性，協會將於二零一九年一月十五日至二月二十八日進行全球票選活動，讓世界各地朋友，特別是澳門居民可以直接參與選出“澳門新八景”。
為鼓勵各地朋友積極參與“澳門新八景”全球票選，活動設有“網上投票即時獎賞”，以及“終極大抽獎”兩階段的抽獎活動，目前確認的獎金、獎品總值已超過澳門幣伍百萬元，更多贊助仍繼續洽商中。凡年滿十二周歲的澳門及海內外人士均可參加，參加者可透過“澳門新八景”全球票選活動官方網站：www.new8spots.org.mo；社交媒體Facebook、Instagram、Twitter搜尋：new8spotsmo ; Line搜尋：@new8spotsmo、新浪微博上搜尋：澳門新八景；微信公眾號：ccea20050430，或活動宣傳海報等渠道了解活動詳情。
協會指出，在“澳門新八景”誕生後將開展“專家命名”工作；郵電局將開展“澳門新八景”主題郵票設計發行；協會將與澳門文創界聯手，打造一系列的“澳門新八景”文創產品，共獻智慧創作出屬於澳門回歸20周年文創產品；協會也將同步規劃與社會各界合作開展攝影比賽等多元化的大眾活動和比賽；以及與內地、台灣、澳門各傳統媒體、新媒體等合作製作相關推廣節目。協會期望透過全球票選及系列推廣工作，向全球各地推廣“澳門新八景”，促進澳門文化、旅遊多元化發展，與全澳居民一道，以實際行動一起祝賀澳門特區成立二十年，說好澳門故事。
Global vote of “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” hosted by Chinese Cultural Exchange Association (CCEA) will be held from January 15th to February 28th. Through online global vote, the activity converges both social forces and wisdom to jointly select eight scenic spots representing the new progress and landscape of the Macao SAR and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR.
President of the “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” Organizing Committee and Chinese Cultural Exchange Association Lei Pui Lam, vice president of the Organizing Committee and director of the CCEA Chui Sai Peng and vice president of the Organizing Committee and supervisor of the CCEA Kou Hoi In attended the press conference that was held at 3 p.m. today at the Conference Hall of the Macao Science Center Convention Center. The conference introduced in detail about the overall planning of the activity, the online global vote and a series of activities and promotion arrangements after “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” are selected.
CCEA has noted that its members have always been committed to participating and witnessing the development of Macao along with local residents and people around the world. CCEA successfully held two series of large-scale activities during the 10th and 15th anniversary of the establishment of Macao SAR, respectively, “Song of Macao” and “Impression of Macao - Macao in the Eyes of Taiwanese Photographers”. Through the global collection of lyrics showing the development of Macao SAR, “Song of Macao” invited professionals to compose the winning work Song of Macao, Lotus in the Flourishing Age and A Magic Place, which have been widely sung and become popular songs representing Macao in various festivals and exchange activities. The photography exhibition of “Impression of Macao” was respectively held in Macao, Taiwan and nine cities in mainland China. Through lens they presented the historical accumulation of the city as well as the social environment and city development that have taken place during the 15 years since Macao SAR was established.
The year 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Macao SAR. CCEA intends to use this grand celebration to converge social forces and wisdom to jointly select eight scenic spots representing the new progress and landscape. By creating a new era, new value and a new brand of “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” as well as outlining the image of Macao as a cultural city and telling stories of Macao, it helps Macao to develop into a worldwide tourism and leisure center.
“Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” started preparation in August, 2018. With the support of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government and its various departments, including Macao Government Tourism Office and Cultural Affairs Bureau; together with the Taiwan Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, Macao Foundation, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau and media, as well as the sponsorship of local Macao companies, the activity has gradually gathered social forces starting from brands design, trademark registration and so on. Furthermore, the “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” Nomination Committee of Experts is also established to nominate (details as per attached list) and selects 20 scenic spots with uniqueness, scenery, proportionality and continuity (details as per attached list). In order to strengthen the recognition of the “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots”, CCEA will have a global vote from January 15th to February 28th, 2019, so that friends from all over the world, especially Macao residents, can directly participate in the selecting of “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots”.
On account of encouraging friends from all over the world to actively participate in the “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” global vote, the event have two-stage lucky draws including “Online Voting Instant Prizes” and “Final Prizes”. The current confirmed prizes have exceeded the value of five million Macau Patacas and related sponsorships are still negotiating. Residents in Macau or aboard who is 12-year-old or above are eligible for vote. Participants can go to the official website of “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots”: www.new8spots.org.mo; search “new8spotsmo” on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, search “@new8spotsmo” on Line, search “澳門新八景”on Sina Weibo; search official account: ccea20050430 on WeChat, you may also learn about the event details through poster, etc.
After “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” are selected, CCEA will start the “expert naming” procedure; Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will design and launch stamps in the theme of “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots”. CCEA will join hands and share wisdom with the Macao culture and creativity community to create a series of products in the name of “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” and CCEA will also make plans to cooperate with all circles to carry out public activities and competitions, such as photography, painting, poetry and so on and work together with traditional media, new media and other related promotional programs in mainland China, Taiwan and Macao. Through the global vote and series of promotional work, CCEA hopes to promote the “Macao New Eight Scenic Spots” to all over the world and facilitate diversified development of culture and tourism of Macao. Together with the residents of Macao, let’s tell good Macao stories together and celebrate Macao SAR on its establishment for 20 years with various actions.