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《澳門擺脫賭業獨大 連結葡西語區尋多元》
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8月28日，參選澳門特區第六任行政長官的岑浩輝先生回覆記者提問有關土生葡人社群及葡語文化時，以流利葡語作答。
岑浩輝在記者會上的發言中，有兩點很重要。
一是「『一業獨大』對澳門長遠發展不利」;
另一是「澳門當地有土生土長的葡人社群，要利用這些元素及中葡經貿合作論壇，拓展澳門與各大洲葡語國家的關係」。
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本文認為澳門毋須把自己侷限在中葡溝通平台內
建議澳門特區進一大步，考慮發展為大中華區與
約13地3億人口的葡萄牙語區
及
約23地4.4億人口的西班牙語區
(下稱「葡西語區」) 之間的文化交流樞紐，方法是「造語境、悉文化、迎客來」三步走(稍後解釋) 。
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此項發展不只是為了加深民間相互了解、促進經濟共同繁榮，更是為了推動和平共處的世界秩序新模式。
丹麥歷史學家 David Gress 在其1998年出版的巨著《從柏拉圖到北約》(From Plato to NATO) 指出，現代西方的爭取選票政制、市場資本主義等意識形態，造成了西方與非西方之間不必要的對抗。
當中一個關鍵因素是西方主流價值，認定人應該是理性的個體，為利益及權力
(例如市場進入權、投票發言權、生產力、購買力)
的累積及最大化而存活，倡「謀專利、圖快錢」為大義以推動創新，包括武器的殺傷力，導致偏好和諧安定的非西方在過去的四百年，被霸權國家欺凌、 剝削。
在書末，Gress 盛讚中華文明是未來發展一個上佳的替代選擇：守護家庭倫理、重視知書識禮、推崇敬業樂業、尊重社會階梯、嚮往社群和睦(見頁 534) 。
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早在17世紀，德國哲學家、數學家萊布尼茨（Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz，1646-1716，獨自創建微積分）已經褒揚中華文明對人的美德訓輔，較西方教條式的宗教信義能更好地促進教育、對話、社交互動(education, conversation and sociality);並主張聘請中國知識分子到歐洲開辦學校，教授中國語文及哲理思想。
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不幸的是，願意且有能力學習華夏文化的人僅限於極少數通情達 理的學者;東西文明和平交流的機會被利益最大化的戰爭販子所破壞，18世紀以來的世界秩序由以霸權為優先的好戰 (belligerent elites) 菁英所主宰。
當今中國的和平崛起是人類改變這類血腥世界秩序的嘗試之一，具獨特歷史地位的澳門可在改變世界秩序這裏發揮作用。
廣泛遍居於非洲、拉丁美洲、東南亞洲各地的葡西語區族群，自20世紀初以來，在政軍體制設計、經濟政策制定多方面，深受以英美為主導的西方聯盟所影響或擺怖，但政治日趨兩極、經濟裹足不前、社會紛爭難斷。
一些有識之士近年積極尋找適合自身國情的新思維、新做法，察覺中國發展模式具參考價值，對深入了解華夏文化產生濃厚的興趣。而北京自新中國建立以來一直珍重與葡西語區人民之間的友誼、互信、相助，現在更期盼與他們建立共同富裕的堅實基礎。
澳門在此間乃最適合的文化交流樞紐，這不僅僅是因為其歷史因素及相當數量講葡語的市民，更重要的是它擁有豐富的華夏與拉丁文化融合經驗及共存根柢。
以澳門文化節 Lusofonia Festival 為例，澳門科技大學助理教授徐曄2022年發表調研結果，確認該文化節於「文化鄰近性」(cultural proximity)對目的地形象與遊客認知方面有高度的正面影響。
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再深入點看，關鍵不是文化節能拉近遊客和澳門的情感聯繫，而是
節目的編排、
環境的營造、
現場工作人員與一般來說對葡語陌生的華裔遊客之間的互動、
前者對後者的導賞等等，
反映了澳門文化人具有融合異族間人際情感交流的高水平能力 (反觀香港的國際文化活動仍殘存港英時代遺留的階級隔膜感) 。
要發揮澳門的文化感染力、融合力，讓國人能向更多葡西語區民眾解釋華夏價值觀，第一步是拓寬、深化澳門的語言環境。例如路標街示、公車站牌、樓門名號、餐飲目錄等等皆顯示華葡西三文。
倘若有智慧城市發展配合，掃描路牌上的二維碼，即可朗讀街名華葡西語音、展示附近店鋪、簡述歷史典故……
更理想的是電台頻道提供國粵葡西四語、電視節目(尤其是紀錄片)播出時提供另外兩種語文字幕、以三語廣播的新聞頻道彙報更多有關葡西語區的事件。
第二步是開設不同程度、範圍的課程，讓有意擴闊視野的大中華區國民前來修讀葡西語文，理解葡西語區內各國的獨特文化、民族喜好、環境特徵。
更理想的是安排語文能力達標的學員前往葡西語區，與當地民眾交流，體驗當地生活。
第三步是迎來葡西語區士民，立體學習漢語文言、務實認識華夏文化。重點是讓來客運用葡西語文，
對比「大同小康」觀念與「勝利者全取利益」(Winner takes it all)的資本主義價值觀各自的優缺點、
思考「溫良恭儉讓」與西方「普世價值」的差別、
評估「敬祖畏天」與當代西方環保運動之異同等。
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更理想的是，來客可到大灣區參觀農田漁域、智能機械、民房菜市、康樂設施，並享受隨意與華人用普通話對談的樂趣。
這種三步走的作用是營造一個語言親切、人際友善而交流具深度的環境，鞏固彼此信任，為未來各方面的合作鋪路; 而澳門士民於文化融合這方面勝任有餘。
長期目標是讓更多族群認識到中國繼往開來，秉承「仁孝」傳統，與其他文明的美德融合，將世界秩序的中軸轉為尊重彼此各自獨特發展模式，將世界秩序的宗旨變為和平共富、合作共贏。
9月10日Merkur.de 報導，一架德國戰機於8月被人發現在美國加州上空掛攜核彈接受訓練，之後獲官方確認屬實。
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在單邊主義日趨危害人類命運的此時此間，借用岑浩輝先生所言:「多元必須向前行、無退路。」
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Notes
[Note 1]
2024 0828
《大公文匯》全媒體 特派記者 李九歌澳門報道
https://www.tkww.hk/a/202408/28/AP66ceae1ae4b05198069eff6e.html
終審法院法官及澳門特別行政區推薦法官的獨立委員會委員岑浩輝今日（28日）上午舉行新聞發布會，宣布參選澳門特別行政區第六任行政長官。
岑浩輝就土生葡人社群與葡語文化歷史傳統回應記者提問時，先用流利的葡語進行回答…
2024 0829
《星島日報》
std.stheadline.com/daily/article/2620843/日報-港聞-岑浩輝宣布參選澳門特首-全力建設法治澳門
日前辭職的澳門首任終審法院院長岑浩輝昨日正式宣布參選，他表示參選根本原因是希望全面準確、堅定不移貫徹落實「一國兩制」方針，守護澳門長期繁榮穩定，並提出全力建設「法治澳門」、推進公共行政革新等；又指博彩業、旅遊業急促發展，形容「一業獨大」對澳門長遠發展不利，強調經濟多元「必須向前行、無退路」。
[Note 2]
Wiki, Portuguese speaking
countries and territories
wiki, Spanish speaking
countries and territories
Forum Macao
https://www.forumchinaplp.org.mo/home
https://www.forumchinaplp.org.mo/en/home
The Forum for Economic and
Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao),
also known as Forum Macao, was created in Macao in October 2003.
[Note 3]
David Gress (1998), “From Plato to
NATO: The Idea of the West and its Opponents”, NY: Free Press.
https://vufind.lboro.ac.uk/Record/464347
https://www.amazon.com/Plato-NATO-Idea-West-Opponents/dp/0743264886
wiki, David Gress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gress
David Richard Gress (born 29 January
1953) is a Danish historian, known for his 1998 survey From Plato to Nato on
Western identity and grand narratives.
[Note 4]
1945 Journal of the History of Ideas
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2707344
Donald F. Lach, “Leibniz and China”
Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct., 1945), pp. 436-455
(20 pages)
Published By: University of Pennsylvania
Press
1998 Book
“Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz : Writings on
China”, translated by Daniel J. Cook and Henry Rosemont, Jr.
https://www.amazon.com/Writings-China-Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz/dp/0812692519
Leibniz (1645 -1716) had a lifelong
interest in things Chinese and accorded China an important role in his
ecumenical endeavors. This collection of his writings presents his comparisons
of Chinese and European civilizations and his thoughts on future relations
between the two.
"A very timely work because of the
increasing impact of China on the rest of the world and because of the profound
connections Leibniz uncovered between Western and Chinese civilizations."
--Diogenes Allen
Princeton Theological Seminary
2004 Book
https://www.amazon.com/Leibniz-China-Commerce-Franklin-Perkins/dp/0521830249
Franklin Perkins (2004), “Leibniz and
China: A Commerce of Light”, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
https://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/30249/frontmatter/9780521830249_frontmatter.pdf
Book Review of “Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Briefe über China
(1694-1716): Die Korrespondenz mit Barthélemy Des Bosses S.J.und anderen Mitgliedern
des Ordens”, edited by Rita Widmaier and Malte-Ludolf Babin. Hamburg: Meiner, 2017. Pp.660. Hardback EUR148.00,
ISBN 978-3-7873-3102-4.
By Eric S. Nelson, The Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology
https://philarchive.org/archive/NELGWL
Leibniz advocated inviting Chinese missionaries to Europe to teach
practical philosophy and hiring Chinese intellectuals
to open schools in Europe to teach Chinese language and intellectual culture.
Wiki, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz [a] (1 July
1646 [O.S. 21 June] – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a
mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat who is disputed with Sir
Isaac Newton to have invented calculus in addition to many other branches of
mathematics, such as binary arithmetic, and statistics. Leibniz has been called
the "last universal genius" due to his knowledge and skills in
different fields and because such people became much less common after his
lifetime with the coming of the Industrial Revolution and the spread of
specialized labor.[15] He is a prominent figure in both the history of
philosophy and the history of mathematics.
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Sage Journals: Journal of Vacation Marketing
First published online July 29, 2022
Impact of cultural
proximity on destination image and tourists’ perceptions: The case of the
Portuguese cultural festival Lusofonia in Macao
Ye Xu
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1246-1915
Volume 30, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.1177/13567667221117302
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/13567667221117302
… this study investigates the impact of
cultural proximity on destination image and tourists’ festival perception. It
also examines the mediating roles of festival perception and cognitive
destination image. Lusofonia festival, an annual
Portuguese cultural festival of Macao, was chosen for the questionnaire-based
data collection. I employed factor and correlations analyses and tested the
hypotheses using structural equation modelling. The results consolidated the
relationship between cognitive destination image and affective image, provided
insight into the role of cultural events in enhancing destination image, and
identified the attributes of parity in terms of home-destination culture that
steer festival perception and cognitive destination image positively.
2024 Lusofonia Festival
https://macaonews.org/life/entertainment/lusofonia-festival-macau-2024-macao/
[Note 6]
Robert H. Frank and Philip J. Cook (1996),
“The Winner-Take-All Society: Why the Few at the
Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us”, NY: Penguin Books.
https://www.amazon.com/Winner-Take-All-Society-Much-More-Than/dp/0140259953
2024 Linkedin
Raju Oak, “’Winner Takes All’:
Traditional Business Thinking”
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/winner-takes-all-traditional-business-thinking-raju-oak-zvewe#
The phrase "winner takes all"
may sound like a tagline for a thrilling game show, but for many organizations,
it's a business philosophy that has long been deeply
ingrained. Traditional business thinking often operates on this
principle, whether explicitly stated or subtly embedded in its core values and
strategies.
[Note 7]
2024 0910 merkur.de
Edwards Air Force Base – The German fighter jet
"Tornado" was spotted flying over a California air base at the end of
August. The fighter jet apparently had an atomic bomb with it, which is used for
training purposes. In Germany, numerous American nuclear weapons are stationed
as part of NATO's nuclear sharing. They serve as a deterrent.
