Aiming to offer local cultural and creative entities more showcase and sales platforms, and allow tourists and residents to become better acquainted with these entities, the Cultural Affairs Bureau has set up the Mandarin’s House Cultural Heritage Info Center and Gift Shop. Every year, the CAB selects, from the Database for Cultural and Creative Industries, a number of entities to associate with this shop, where they can promote and sell a variety of products. This year, 19 cultural and creative entities mark their presence at the Gift Shop, having already recorded good sales in the first month. The Gift Shop will remain open as usual during Chinese New Year.
The Gift Shop carries a great diversity of products, selling books and publications, pop music, handicrafts and creative products, but also featuring Mandarin’s House themed souvenirs, books written by or on renowned Chinese philosopher Zheng Guanying and publications by the CAB, as well as Macao World Heritage design products. In 2014, the 19 cultural and creative units present at the Gift Shop include: Casa de Artesanato Nam Fan Lou, Macau Creations Limited, Macau Sky & Earth Ceramic Art Association, Macao Heritage Ambassadors Association, San Seng Fung, Macao Daily News, Associação de Ciências Humanas de Macau, Chinese Cultural Industries Association of Macao, Chan Kam Lun, Macau Association of Composers, Macau Authors & Publishers, Chinese Language Media & Culture Association, Dream Project Association, 100 Plus Music Ltd., Smith's creation, Silver One’s, Wong Iok Kun, Macau Handcraft and Creative People Association, Chang Chi Ching, and i.Be Kwong.
Based on the Database for Macao Cultural and Creative Industries, the CAB plans to annually select companies to be present at the shop and commercialize their own creative branded products on consignment. The call for entries is open to all Macao cultural and creative companies supplying original “Made in Macau” products, be it design items, anime and comic products, or audio and visual products as well as printed materials. The selection criteria includes originality, industrial and market potential, brand image quality, capacity for sustainable development or R&D (Research and Development) and relevance to the Mandarin House theme. The selection will be made upon a comprehensive evaluation of all these factors. The Gift Shop aims to create an extra window and sales platform for local cultural and creative industries, thus publicizing and supporting the development of cultural and creative products with Macau features. Companies not yet listed on the Database are advised to submit their application. Application forms for the Database for Macao Cultural and Creative Industries can be downloaded from www.icm.gov.mo/dpicc or www.macaucci.com.
