The Government Information Bureau today launched a new set of photos themed “glittering Lunar New Year lighting decorations”, which can be viewed at the government news mobile application “MSAR News”.

The Bureau’s photographer Mr Lou Kam Lit captured the glittering and celebratory hand-made lanterns, palace lanterns and flower-shaped decorative lightings, after they were launched by the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Ms Chan Hoi Fan, on 6 January.

As part of this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations, the lighting decorations are on display at 79 venues across the city.

“MSAR News”, was launched by the Bureau last year, offering various real-time news, government information, pictures and local weather reports. One of its five sections – “Gallery” – has already collected 122 different photo albums, showing Macao’s picturesque scenery and unforgettable moments ranging from new and historic buildings, social characteristics and features, seasonal and festive activities.

Other sections include “News”, “News Features”, “Hot News”, and “Hot News Photos”. Under the “News” section, 13 categories are available for users to subscribe to.

It is available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese and English.

The built-in bookmarking and sharing functions allow users to spread the information from the app to email or social media such as Weibo, WeChat, Facebook and Twitter. In addition, the app’s push notification feature gives instant access to news and information released by the Government.

This app is available for both iOS (Version 5.1 or above) and Android (Version 4.0 or above) systems. It can be searched and downloaded with the keyword “MSAR News” in App Store and Google Play.