Following the above surveillance, the 2010 Physical Fitness Report of Macao SAR Citizens is to be officially published soon. With the theme of “Exercise Secientifically, Keep fit and Health for All”, the Conference for the Third China’s National Physical Fitness Surveillance (CNPFS) & International Seminar of Physical Fitness Research is hereby to be held, for the purpose of further enhancing the effect of the research achievement, establishing a better platform for communication on physical fitness at home and abroad, propelling the research on development of physical fitness and health of Macao citizens and arousing public attention on physical health in a deeper aspect.

The conference with the theme of “Exercise Secientifically, Keep fit and Health for All” is to be held in Macao from May 30 to June 3 in 2012, which is organized by the General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) and hosted by the Macao Sport Development Board and the China Institute of Sport Science (CISS) of GASC. Topics for discussion in the conference are as follows:

1. Status of physical fitness of China’s civilians and its characteristics of changes

2. Theories and methods for research of physical fitness

3. Research and application of exercise methods for all

4. Lifestyles and chronic disease

5. Evaluation and application of the exercises joined by all

Two types of communication will be used in the conference, which are presentation and poster session. The keynote speeches and symposiums will be given by the distinguished guests, who include the leaders from the GASC and other relevant departments and domestic and international experts committed to research on physical fitness and exercise. Conference languages are Mandarin and English with simultaneous interpretation services.

The conference is open for application now. Anyone interested in participation or contribution can ask for conference information and application form in the Macao Sport Development Board and its affiliated sports fields or the Sports Medical Center, or you can visit the Board’s website (www.sport.gov.mo) for relevant information and download the application form.