Press Release

3rd Anniversary of Communications Museum

To celebrate her 3rd Anniversary, Communications Museum will be open to the public free of charge on the 1st March 2009 and the Museum Shop will also provide a Commemorative Cancellation Service from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for the public. An awards ceremony will be held at the afternoon, in the Museum Auditorium to present prizes to the winners of Electronic Device Construction Competition "Electromagnetic Crane" and Annual Selection of Stamp Design Competition. All works of said competitions will be displayed in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery of the Museum, from 1st of March to 19th of April.

Postal / Philately Gallery

For celebration of the anniversary of Communications Museum, the exhibition items "How Macao Stamps Are Made" and "Philatelic Treasure" have been renewed. Visitors of 18 years old or below are welcomed to join the special activity "Happy Birthday, Happy Lucky Day" during their visit to the Museum, from 1st to 8th March 2009, to win a souvenir or a second chance to experiment our well accepted interactive games when they finish the assigned mission.

Annual Selection of Stamp Design Competition

Among all the 1st winners of Stamp Design Competition held each month in 2008, three best designs are selected as follows:

1st Annual Prize: Tam Weng Lam "Lunar Year of the Rat";
2nd Annual Prize: Chui Ka Man "Dear Santa Claus"
3rd Annual Prize: Chui Ka Hei "A Day of Mr. Postman".

Electronic Device Construction Competition "Electromagnetic Crane"

The Museum has received 75 entries from 17 schools of Macao. The Organizer, Communications Museum and the Co-organizer, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers would like to deliver their heartfelt thanks to the schools, supervising teachers and parents of participants for the support of the Competition. The Judging Committee appreciate very much the submitted entries that remark the working and creating capability of students and, expect more students to participate in the future competition in order to develop their interest and passion to science.

The winning groups are selected by the Judging Committee constituted by Ph.D. Vai Mang I, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Ph.D. Wong Man Chung, Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Macau, Ph.D. Hong-Cheng Wong, Faculty of Information Technology of University of Science and Technology of Macau, Eng. Chuck Chung Yin, Macau Institution of Engineers and representative of the Museum as follows:

1st Prize: Tong Sin Tong Middle School - Lao Kai In, Ko Chon Wai, Wu Seng Chio, Leong Ka Pou
2nd Prize: Hou Kong Middle School, Taipa Section - Cheong Keng Sun, Wong Cheng Hou
3rd Prize: Escola dos Moradores de Macau - Sit Chi Chong, Lei Chak U

Special Creativity Awards:

Seng Kung Hui Choi Kou School Macau- Chio Chon Long, Lei Ka Hou, Lao Ka Hei
Seng Kung Hui Choi Kou School Macau - Lei Ka Kit

Merit Prizes:

Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional ? Ao Ieong Tak Seng, Ip Ka Hou
Pui Va Middle School of Macau ? Wong Hou Leong, Deng Nian Yi
Guang Da Middle School Macau - Lao Tak Wai, Leong Keng Seng, Chang Chi Hou, Leong Un Man
Pui Va Middle School of Macau - Lok Wai Tong