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| | Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The name "Macau" (馬交 Cantonese Jyutping: maa3 gaau1) is thought to be derived from "'Templo de A-Má" (媽閣廟 Cantonese Jyutping: maa1 gok3), a still-existing landmark built in 1448 dedicated to the goddess Matsu. |
 | | Edmund Ho, a community leader and banker, is the first China-appointed chief executive of the Macau SAR, having replaced General de Rocha Vieira on December 20th, 1999. |
 | | Macau consists of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane. |
| www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Macau.htm (1785 words) |
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