Press Release

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ACTIVITY 2007

The Communications Museum under the Macao Post Office will remain open during Macao SAR Establishment Day, the Winter Solstice and the Christmas Holidays. In order to activate Christmas festival feeling of visitors, the Museum will launch a series of special activities in December. Each visitor will have a souvenir. In addition, we can also arrange Christmas Special Activities for schools or groups booking during December.

Telecommunications Gallery will launch two new live science demonstrations for all the visitors to participate.

1. Live Demonstration - Electrical Safety of Santa's Home

Let's see how Santa uses electricity at home. Our facilitators will explain the correct method to use electricity at home and teach visitors to connect the electric lines properly. The demonstration will be at 11:00, 15:00 and 16:30.

2. Live Demonstration - Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Lights

Flashing lights on the Christmas tree and many festive lighting applications are made of Light Emitting Diodes. Our facilitators will display and introduce the types, characteristics and application of various Light Emitting Diodes. The demonstration will be at 11:30, 15:30 and 17:00.

3. Greenscreen Studio

A new picture background will be changed for the Greenscreen Studio in December. All visitors are welcome to take a photo there and take it home.

Postal/Philately Gallery will launch four activities for visitors to participate at any time.

1. Come together hang a Wish!

Visitors over 8 years old are invited to choose one of the six types of Logic boy & girl wish cards, write down a wish and hang it on the Christmas tree.

2. Little postman you can be, take a photo with pillar-box!

Children with age between 5 to 12 years old can wear the little postman uniform provided by the Communications Museum and take a photo by the Christmas tree, the handmade pillar-box and Sorting Racks. Don't forget to bring your camera.

3. Celebrating a Colorful X'MAS!

Some Christmas drawings will be available for children with age between 4 to 12 years old to paint and take home.

4. Personal Picture Postcard, Large Stamp Projection, Stamp Design Competition

We add two Christmas background pictures for the most popular interactive exhibit - Personal Picture Postcard in December. All visitors are welcome to take a personalized Christmas picture postcard and take it home. The Large Stamp Projection will display stamps about Christmas and the topic for the Stamp Design Competition in December is "Merry Christmas".