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	Governor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the British Empire a governor was originally an official appointed by the British monarch to oversee one of his colonies.
		Governors used to also have a standard flag pattern (a Union Flag with the colonial seal or coat of arms in the centre).
		The provinces of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) are led by governors.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Governor (2034 words)

	CPJ Protests
		The incident follows a string of bombings in Macau, but this is the first one that may have targeted journalists specifically.
		Police described the attack as a "two-pronged act of organized crime intimidation against police and journalists." None of the journalists' injuries were reported to be life-threatening.
		Macau Judiciary Police spokesman Inspector Man Hao blamed the syndicates for the incident, telling reporters, "They were trying to hit two targets.
	www.cpj.org /protests/98ltrs/macau8sept98.html (318 words)

	HRI/CORE/1/Add.73 - Core Document - Portugal
		The Territory of Macau includes the Peninsula of Macau (where the "City of the Name of God" is located) and the islands of Taipa and Coloane, covering a total surface area of approximately 18 square kilometres.
		Macau's geographical location, its traditional openness and its economic, social and cultural environment have attracted and facilitated the coexistence of extremely varied cultures, languages and religions.
		Article 19 of the Portuguese Constitution is also in force in Macau, allowing the organs of supreme authority to suspend the exercise of rights, freedoms and safeguards only in the case of a state of siege or a state of emergency declared in the form laid down in the Constitution.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord1999/documentation/coredocs/hri-core-1-add73.htm (1921 words)

	1993 Human Rights Report: MACAU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Macau's economy is fueled by legalized gambling, which has produced a thriving tourist industry, and by the export of textiles and other light industrial products.
		The principal human rights problem in Macau involves the inability of citizens to change their government or determine their political future: the Governor is appointed by the Portuguese President, only a third of legislators are directly elected, and the territory's future path has been set largely by Lisbon and Beijing.
		Macau's Supreme Court, established in April, gives Macau nearly complete judicial autonomy, although in cases involving "basic rights of the citizen" defendants may appeal to Portugal's Constitutional Court, which may overturn all lower court rulings.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_eur/PortugalMacau.html (2192 words)

	CNN - Portuguese colony picks China-friendly government - Sept. 23, 1996
		MACAU (CNN) -- Macau completed its last vote under Portuguese rule Sunday, choosing a legislative assembly that is expected to continue its rule even after Macau's return to Chinese rule in 1999.
		Macau has been a Portuguese colony for 500 years, acting as a jumping-off point for Western trade with China.
		But in Macau, call it cooperation or call it kow-towing, the people have produced a legislature that won't rock the boat, and the Chinese have promised to let the new Legislative Assembly straddle the transition and serve until 2001.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9609/23/macau.elex (459 words)

	History of Macau - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Chinese records of Macau date back to the establishment in 1152 of Xiangshan County[?] under which Macau was administered, though it remained unpopulated through most of the next century.
		The Hoklo Boat[?] people were the first to show commercial interest in Macau as a trading center for the southern provinces.
		Initially, the Portuguese developed Macau's port as a trading post for China-Japan trade and as a staging port on the long voyage from Lisbon to Nagasaki.
	openproxy.ath.cx /hi/History_of_Macau.html (620 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Asia - Macao
		On December 20, 1999, Macau reverted from Portuguese to Chinese sovereignty and became a SAR of the PRC.
		Macau will be compared with Japan (country with a low crime rate) and USA (country with a high crime rate).
		Macau was a Portuguese dependency, which reverted to the People's Republic of China on December 20, 1999, when it became a Special Administrative Region of China similar to Hong Kong.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/macau.html (4149 words)

	History of Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Macau did not develop as a major settlement until the PortugalPortuguese arrived in the 16th century.
		The first Portuguese Governor of Macau was appointed to Macau in 1680, but the Chinese continued to assert their authority, collecting land and customs taxes.
		Until April 20, 1844, Macau was under the jurisdiction of Portugal's Indian colonies, the so-called "Estado português da India" (Portuguese State of India), but after this date, it, along with East Timor, was accorded recognition by Lisbon (but not by Beijing) as an overseas province of Portugal.
	www.infothis.com /find/History_of_Macau (1782 words)

	Governor of Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Governor of Macau was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the executive branch of the colony of Macau.
		After the demonstrations in Macau in the 1960s, the Portuguese Governor was essentially a figurehead.
		It has been suggested that Governors of Macau be merged into this article or section.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Governor_of_Macau (1070 words)

	GN Online: Magical and Mystifying
		The first thing that strikes one about Macau is that it is at once modern and ancient with its citizens, mostly Chinese and Macanese (a mix of Chinese and Portuguese) having proud traditions.
		As the road meanders upwards, we catch a glimpse of the private residence of the Governor of Macau, a gracious Portuguese style bungalow.
		Macau may be renowned for its casinos, horse racing, Grand Prix motor car racing and as an exotic holiday place.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=22317 (1322 words)

	tribuneindia... World
		MACAU, Dec 19 China regained little Macau after 442 years of Portuguese rule over Europe’s first and final colonial outpost on the Chinese soil and promptly swivelled its focus to the last item on its reunification agenda — Taiwan.
		MACAU: Gen. Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, the last Governor of Macau, holds his country's national flag as he leaves the Government Palace in Macau on Sunday.
		Governor Vieira clutched the flag to his chest and cast a last glance at the Government Palace, which has been his office since April 1991.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99dec20/world.htm (2772 words)

	CNN.com - Macau police investigate lawyer's disappearance - March 2, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MACAU, China -- Macau police are investigating the case of a wealthy Portuguese lawyer who was dragged from his car in Macau.
		Valente, who was a Macau legislator before the enclave's sovereignty handover, is believed to be the richest Portuguese in Macau.
		Before the handover, Macau was hit by a wave of gang violence, including killings and the attempted assassination of local civil servants and Portuguese officers.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/02/china.macau.portuguese.missing (432 words)

	Macau (01/02)
		Macau's population is 95% Chinese, primarily Cantonese and some Hakka, both from nearby Guangdong Province.
		Macau has only one university (University of Macau); most of its 7,700 students are from Hong Kong.
		Macau's foreign relations and defense are the responsibility of China.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/m/26742.htm (1616 words)

	95-03-10: Statement by Macau, HE Gen. Vasco Rocha Vieira (EN)
		Macau is located at the centre of a region that is registering the highest levels anywhere in the world of changes in social habits associated with modernization and economic growth.
		In this, Macau offers to the international community, through its own uniqueness, a pattern for co-operation that may be of use in many other parts of the world.
		I find in the experience of Macau positive signs of tolerance, of the friendly co-existence of cultures, of political dialogue, and also of co- operation resulting in mutual benefit.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/conf166/gov/950310144823.htm (806 words)

	The Macau Bahá'í Community in the Early Years: Chapter 6
		In 1954 the Macau group was thrilled to receive a letter from the Guardian dated May 11, 1954.
		The governor mentioned that he had heard of the Faith in Mozambique, Africa, which at that time was under Portuguese rule.
		Macau had formed its first local spiritual assembly the year before and thus became eligible to send a delegate to the convention.
	bahai-library.com /east-asia/macau/macau.6.html (2495 words)

	Macau (10/05)
		Macau's population is 95.7% Chinese, primarily Cantonese and some Hakka, both from nearby Guangdong Province.
		Macau has ten higher education institutions, including the University of Macau; 85.5% of the University of Macau’s 4,708 students are local and 14.5% from overseas.
		The city of Macau and the islands of Taipa and Coloane each had a municipal council until January 1, 2002, when the Civic and Municipal Bureau was formally established to replace the two municipal councils.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/7066.htm (2252 words)

	Nl9902
		Our Association was one of the first Casas de Macau to introduce our own web page and we are very pleased that many other Casas have followed suit and now also have their own web pages to keep Macau alive and well in our own individual communities and by extension, throughout the world as well.
		The Macau Cultural Association would like to thank the Ambassador for his recent visit and hopes that it would turn out to be the first of many such visits to Vancouver in the future.
		Macau International Airport celebrated its third anniversary in December 1998 and marked the occasion with a special ceremony in the Airport Departure Hall.
	www.geocities.com /chanal.geo/MCA/nl9902.htm (3824 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| Macau: Macau's Big Gamble \| 12/20/99
		The Macau story is a direct echo of the change of destiny for Hong Kong, 60 km away.
		Macau, in contrast, goes into its transition with a self-censoring press, an antiquated judiciary in need of an overhaul and a partly elected assembly that has virtually shared sovereignty with China for two decades.
		After Portugal's own revolution in 1974 and its unsuccessful attempt to return Macau, Lisbon wrote a new constitution for the colony that divided power between the governor and Macau legislators and ended direct elections--a de facto abdication to China.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/99/1220/macau.handover.html (1773 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Macau: Rendezvous at Midnight \| 12/31/99
		It would be easy to dismiss the Macau handover at midnight on Dec. 19 as a non-event.
		But Hong Kong and Macau have allowed the group to operate, though Macau was reported to have barred some members from entering the colony prior to the handover.
		On Dec. 19, outgoing Macau governor Vasco Rocha Vieira denied that the authorities had taken such action.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/99/1231/nat.macau.html (1247 words)

	History of Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1557, the Chinese agreed to a Portuguese settlement in Macau but did not recognize Portuguese sovereignty.
		When Chinese officials banned direct trade with Japan in 1547, Macau's Portuguese traders carried goods between the two countries.
		China refused to reclaim Macau however, hoping to settle the question of Hong Kong first.
	www.historyofnations.net /asia/macau.html (581 words)

	History of Macau
		Macau did not develop as a major settlement until
		The first Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau in
		Macau enjoyed a brief period of economic prosperity during
	www.muchofun.com /history/macau_history.html (445 words)

	Annual Report 1995 -- 6 MACAU-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES
		His High Excellency the Governor of Macau, General Vasco Rocha Vieira, visited UNU/IIST on Friday July 21, in connection with the meeting of the Trustees of The Macau Foundation.
		On that occasion, as was long expected, HHE The Governor expressed the desire that UNU/IIST embark on A #1 Priority for Macau: Joint Advanced Development Projects with the Macau Private Sector.
		In a renewed response to HHE The Governor's widely publicized statements in connection with this visit, UNU/IIST sent to HHE The Governor, HE Dr. Rangel and to Dr. Rodrigues a detailed proposal for UNU/IIST's very close involvement with interested public and private sector institutions.
	www.iist.unu.edu /newrh/I/3/4/page_6.html (732 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Macau handover: Asia's last colony
		Most Macau residents are optimistic about the return to Chinese rule, but the territory will have a tough time reinventing itself as the dynamic international business centre its new leaders envisage.
		For many who live in Macau, the history of Portuguese rule means little more than a few colonial ruins.
		With the departure of the last Portuguese governor of Macau, half a millennium of European colonialism in Asia comes to an end.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/564984.stm (311 words)

	Second Page of Macau News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mr Franco said in his official opening speech that the Macau branch of Banco Nacional Ultramarino would continue to be a "cornerstone of the increase in commercial and financial transactions between Portugal and China."
		Gen. Vieira said that construction of the new headquarters in the city center was a "sign of confidence in the future of Macau".
		Mr Santos said that Macau’s IMF consultancy membership would grant the Territory a statute similar to the one currently enjoyed by Hong Kong.
	www.wtc-macau.com /news/n9/n9-6page.htm (288 words)

	UKYIO-E COLLECTION
		Her work is being studied at different Universities in the P. of China and in the U.S.A. His Father was a French teacher, Director of Education, Journalist, and the last Director of the Portuguese language Newspaper "Macau News".
		Presentation of the MACAU FORTNIGHT composed of a huge Exhibition named MACAU · 400 YEARS IN THE EAST at the world's third largest Foundation, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon.
		Nominated Cultural Advisor for the Governor of Macau.
	www.arscives.com /ukyio-e/owner.htm (1147 words)

	Casa De Macau - August 1999 Newsletter
		Being the last Encontro in Macau before Macau reverts back to China, it was an extra-special homecoming for every Filho de Macau in attendance, and it is certain that this Encontro will be remembered and cherished by one and all for many, years to come.
		We are proud that you went to Macau to witness, experience and enjoy the Encontro and that you did not return, as one other Association has done, with fingers pointed at others whom you deemed had "misbehaved".
		It was built by the Fundação Oriente for Macau and named in honour of Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção, who, at the time of his death in 1992, was the chairman of the Macau Legislative Assembly and a member of the Fundação Oriente’s Consultive Committee.
	www.casademacau.org /Newsletters/1999/0899news.htm (9298 words)

	Nl0006
		We believe that the Macau Cultural Association is the only casa which took the trouble of producing and sending two discussion papers to "Pavilhão de Macau" before the meeting took place in Lisbon.
		In the afternoon we paid a visit to Casa de Macau Lisboa for the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Herlander Zambujo followed by a "Chá Gordo" where I met a number of old friends.
		Lopes dos Santos who is 83 years old, served as Governor of Macau from 1962 to 1966 and was also the last Portuguese governor of the Cape Verde Islands.
	www.geocities.com /chanal.geo/MCA/nl0006.htm (2291 words)

	Macau - Handover News
		Macau's handover in December, a spokesman for the operation said in
		Macau, such as the Dr Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park, Macau-Taipa Friendship
		Bridge, Macau Government Palace and the Ruins of St.Paul's church, as
	www.macau99.org.mo /Newsletter/e_ed04.html (519 words)

	Fr Cyril Axelrod C.Ss.R. has a very special ministry
		At present, Fr, Cyril is the President of the Macau Deaf Association and has responsibility for the administration of the Association which has twelve workers: four teachers, three social workers, and a variety of ancillary personnel.
		Cyril stayed with the Redemptorist community in Kew on the occasion of the celebration of the feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori, the eighteenth century, Neopolitan lawyer, priest, founder of the Redemptorists and Doctor of the Church.
		Cyril of some aspects of his work as well as his plans for the future as Macau reverts to China at the end of 1999.
	www.rc.net /redempt.au/axelrod.htm (543 words)

	Articles - List of colonial governors in 1780 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Angola - José Gonçalo da Gama, Governor of Angola (1779-1782)
		Jose Vicente da Silveira Meneses, Governor of Macau (1778-1780)
		Antonio Jose da Costa, Governor of Macau (1780-1781)
	www.gaple.com /articles/List_of_colonial_governors_in_1780 (193 words)

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