The Macao Government Tourist Office (MGTO) plans to introduce additional cultural shows in a bid to promote the region's tourism industry, according to a press release issued by the Office Friday.

The MGTO release said every Saturday and Sunday from July 7 to Aug. 26, the Office will stage traditional Chinese lion dance and Portuguese folk dance performances at the Ruins of St. Paul's and A-Ma Temple, two of the famed historic sites in the city, for visitors and residents to enjoy the unique combination of the Chinese and Portuguese cultures.

The MGTO, besides, will introduce "Macao: a World of Difference, the Difference is Macao" as the promotional slogan and "Experience Macao" as the promotional theme for its various tourism markets around the world.

(Xinhua News Agency July 9, 2007)