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	Transportation in Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first, a 2.6 kilometer-long highway bridge, was completed in 1974; the second, completed in 1994 to serve the new Macau International Airport, is 4.4 kilometers long and four lanes wide.
		The Macau Maritime Terminal is located on the east shore of the Macau Peninsula (Macau outer harbor).
		The Macau International Airport opened in December 1995 on reclaimed land on the east side of Taipa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transportation_in_Macau (453 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Macau has played a unique and influential role in relations between China and the West, especially between the late 16th and 19th centuries.
		Macau prospered as a port and was the subject of repeated attempts by the Dutch to conquer it in the 17th century.
		Macau has a generally flat terrain resulting from extensive land reclamation, but numerous steep hills mark the original natural land mass.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Macau (2213 words)

	Macau
		Macau, or Macao (馬交, Pinyin ma3 jiao1; known locally as 澳門, Pinyin ao4 men2) is a small city-island on the southern coast of China.
		Macau comprises two administrative subdivisions: Macau and the islands (Taipa[?] and Coloane[?]).
		Macau[?], is also the name of a commune in the Gironde département, in France.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Macau.html (168 words)

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		Macau was officially founded 2 as a colony of 3 Portugal in 1557 and 6 recognized by the 1 Chinese in 1670.
		Macau 1 prospered as a 5 port and was a 4 subject of repeated attempts 9 by the Dutch 9 to conquer it 6 in the 17th 0 Century.
		Macau comprises of a peninsula, 8 and the islands of 7 Taipa and Coloane.
	www.centiel.com /macau_.htm (1034 words)

	History of Macau (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.
		Macau did not develop as a major settlement until the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century.
		Macau enjoyed a brief period of economic prosperity during World War II as the only neutral port in South China, after the Japanese occupied Guangzhou (Canton) and Hong Kong.
	infotut.com /geography/Macau (670 words)

	ipedia.com: Macau Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, shortened to Macau or Macao (See Names), is a small peninsula on the southern coast of China.
		Macau was officially founded as a colony of Portugal in 1557 and recognized by the Chinese in 1670.
		Macau comprises of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
	www.ipedia.com /macau.html (1566 words)

	Macau - Macau - Travel to China
		Macau prospered as a port and was a subject of repeated attempts by the NetherlandsDutch to conquer it in the 17th century.
		Macau consists of Macau Peninsulaa peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
		Considered as a "dependent areadependency", Macau is the List of countries by population densitymost densely populated of the countries/dependencies in the world.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Macau (1774 words)

	BootsnAll.com - Macau - November 1999
		Macau is known as the "Monte Carlo" of the Far East, but some people called it the "Sin City" of Asia.
		Macau is only an hour away from Hong Kong by boat.
		The 46th Macau Grand Prix will be held on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of November.
	www.bootsnall.com /asiatravelguides/nov99macau.shtml (1001 words)

	Macau - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The name "Macau" (Portuguese pronunciation IPA: /mɐ.'kaw/) is thought to be derived from the Templo de A-Má (Temple of A-Ma) (媽閣廟, Cantonese Jyutping: Maa1 Gok3 Miu6, local pronunciation: Maa5 Gok3 Miu6 or Maa5 Gok3 Miu5), a still-existing landmark built in 1448 dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
		Macau is 70 km southwest of Hong Kong and 145 km from Guangzhou.
		With the opening of the Sands Casino [2] in 2004 gambling revenues from Macau's casinos were for the first time greater than those of Las Vegas (each about $5 billion), making Macau currently the highest-volume gambling centre in the world.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Macau (2211 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - Macau Transportation News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Macau's public transport still depends on just 750 taxis and 550 public buses catering for the needs of 448,000 residents, and a daily average of 40,000 visitor arrivals, many of whom are bussed around in coaches that often clog up access to the city's old quarters and main tourist spots.
		Macau is planning to double the passenger capacity of its airport to handle the anticipated influx of international travellers as the city's investment boom boosts its reputation as a leisure destination, according to an official.
		Macau's foreign investors have been pressing the government to ensure there are enough air links to bring the travellers and punters to their multibillion-dollar entertainment complexes.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=112264 (2831 words)

	Wikinfo \| Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, shortened to Macau or Macao (馬交, Pinyin ma3 jiao1; known locally as 澳門, Pinyin ao4 men2), is a small city-island on the southern coast of China.
		Edmund Ho, a community leader and banker, is the first China-appointed chief executive of the Macau SAR, having replaced General de Rocha Viera on December 20th 1999.
		The official languages are Portugese and Mandarin Chinese, though the residents commonly speak Cantonese Chinese.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Macau (863 words)

	Macau Transportation and transfer guide
		Macau can be reached via ferries that dock at the Macau Ferry Terminal, which is situated at the Outer Harbour.
		The sea-lane between Hong Kong and Macau is one of the busiest waterways in the world, with regular 24 hour traffic by fleets of high-speed vessels carrying on average 16,500 passengers in each direction everyday.
		The check-in luggage can only be transported on the Jetfoil traveled by the specific passenger and must be handed in 20 to 30 minutes prior to departure time.
	www.yourrooms.com /hongkong_hotels/macau/transportation.htm (771 words)

	Economy (from Macau) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Macau is located on the western side of the Pearl River (Chu Chiang) estuary (at the head of which is the port of Canton) and stands about 40 miles (64 km) opposite the special administrative region of Hong Kong, which is on the eastern...
		At a formal handover ceremony on Dec. 20, 1999, Macau, the last remaining dependent state in Asia and, therefore, the final vestige of European colonialism in the region, reverted to Chinese sovereignty after 442 years of Portuguese rule.
		The Chinese special administrative region of Macau consists of a small peninsula connected to the China mainland and the islands of Taipa and Colôane in the South China Sea.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-93744 (778 words)

	Getting to Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Transportation is effective and varied, a fact which attracts visitors to Macau.
		The airport is located on Taipa Island and is 15 minutes away from the Macau Ferry Terminal, 20 minutes from the Barrier Gate and only 10 minutes away from the COTAI Frontier Post.
		In the Shun Tak Centre and Macau Ferry Terminal, there are special lines for standby passengers who want to leave earlier than their ticketed sailings.
	www.macautourism.gov.mo /english/getting_to_macau_en.phtml (1933 words)

	Macau TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		Sea Transportation: Jetfoils, turbo catamarans, and catamarans operate between the Macau Maritime Terminal and Hong Kong (Central or Kowloon, depending on type of craft).
		Air Transportation: The Macau International Airport opened in December 1995 on reclaimed land on the east side of Taipa.
		Air Macau (established 1994 with 51 percent ownership by China) and more than twenty other airlines provide international flights to and from Taiwan (Taipei and Kaohsiung), Singapore, Manila, Bangkok, Pyongyang, Anchorage, and Los Angeles; and domestic flights to and from Beijing, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Sanya, Shanghai, Wuhan, Xiamen, Xi'an, and Zhengzhou.
	www.photius.com /countries/macau/economy/macau_economy_transportation_and_c~368.html (597 words)

	Macau Topic Center - Travel to China
		Macau Law Macau law is broadly based on PortugalPortuguese law, and therefore part of the civil law tradition of continental European legal systems.
		Macau Security Force On December 20, 1999, the various police force branches of Macau, under the jurisdiction of Security and Justice departments, with the excep...
		University of Macau The University of Macau (Universidade de Macau, 澳門大學, formerly known as University of East Asia), was established in 198
	www.famouschinese.com /topic/Macau (739 words)

	nathan@char1es.net
		Macau is a walking city, take the time to tramp down the streets, for their narrow avenues hold many fascinating sights and smells, when an entire country worth of resources region is shoehorned into a city there are bound to be some odd juxtapositions, the fun is finding them.
		Macau has its own airport that it's immediately obvious on any larger map of Macau because it shows up as a runway in the sea.
		The remaining legal way of getting to Macau is by taking a short walk, if by some reason you happen to be coming from Mainland, Zhuhai is just north of Macau and in the last 20 years has gone from rice patties to a city of 800,000.
	www.char1es.net /guide.html (2760 words)

	International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The conference goal is to provide a vehicle for the world-wide Chinese and international transportation professionals to exchange ideas, to share their experience, and to develop a list of recommendations for future actions.
		Transportation between Hong Kong and Macau is included in the conference package.
		However, it is for the group as a whole which means a scheduled departure from the HK hotel on May 31 (Wed.) and from Macau Hotel in the morning of June 2 (Friday).
	www.ictpaweb.org (1638 words)

	China National Aviation Corporation (Macau) Co. Ltd. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At present, the company adopts the principle of "take Macau as the basis, aviation services as the goal, make enthusiastic development and steady progress" and implements the strategy of diversified business operations and strives to become a modernized enterprise.
		On September 13, 1994, the company and renowned entrepreneurs from China, Portugal and Macau jointly established Air Macau with a total investment of MOP 400 million which especially engages in passenger, cargo and mail transportation between Macau and other parts of the world.
		On October 17, 1995, the company and the entrepreneurs from Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan jointly invested MOP 10 million to establish MASCARGO Macau Company Limited which focuses on the development of international air freight services as well as sea and land transportation services.
	www.cnacmacau.com (766 words)

	Transportation Macau Asia Regional
		of Jing-Shi and Jing-Qin inter-city passenger railway-based transportation.
		SandP analyst Jim Ng said Macau did not have sufficient transportation to meet the anticipated surge in tourist numbers.
		"Macau doesn't have sufficient transportation to meet the anticipated surge in tourist numbers, and easy access to casinos built in newly reclaimed areas, such...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/Macau/Transportation (388 words)

	Macau Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		The facade is all that remains of this Jesuit church built in the early 17th century.
		Macau may be firmly back in China's orbit, but the Portuguese patina on this Sino-Lusitanian Las Vegas makes it a most unusual Asian destination.
		Disclaimer: We've tried to make the information on this web site as accurate as possible, but it is provided 'as is' and we accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by anyone resulting from this information.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/china/macau (145 words)

	Macau Hotels Travel Guide — General Transportation information and services for travel in Macau
		Air Macau is represented in Europe by TAP and Sabena, in Australia/New Zealand by China Express in Sydney (tel.
		By Road It is possible to enter Macau by road passing through the Porto de Cerco at the northern tip of the peninsula.
		Note: Some places of interest in Macau are located on hilltops, and it is physically impossible for pedicabs to take you up the rather steep inclines.
	www.hoteltravel.com /macau/guides/transport.htm (1193 words)

	Macau : Planning a Trip : Getting There \| Frommers.com
		If you plan to spend only 1 or 2 nights in Macau, consider leaving most of your luggage at your Hong Kong hotel, at the Luggage Services Centre on the ground floor of Shun Tak Centre, or in computer-monitored lockers located at both the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Macau ferry terminals.
		Baggage is limited to 20kg (44 lb.) in economy class and 30kg (66 lb.) in super class, except for passengers from North America, who are allowed two pieces of baggage, with each piece not to exceed 32kg (70 lb.).
		Departure tax from Macau International Airport is $80 ptcs (US$10) for adults and $50 ptcs (US$6.50) for children for destinations in China.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/macau/1491020009.html (886 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)

	Transportation Of Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If you would like to use this flag of Macau or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this map of Macau or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
		If you would like to use this information for Macau or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/macau_country_transportation.shtml (224 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs.
		Macau's economy two years after reversion to China remains one of the most open in the world, according to the World Trade Organization.
		Mainlanders, however, have been excluded from bidding on the gambling industry licenses that Macau is offering to break up the territory's four-decade-old gambling monopoly.
	www.faqs.org /docs/factbook/print/mc.html (920 words)

	USF St. Petersburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Students will spend time in Guangzhou (previously known as Canton) and Macau, a former Portuguese colony and now an entertainment center.
		From Guangzhou, the group will move to Macau, an entertainment center, where students will study the new U.S. capital investments in the casino industry.
		Finally, the group will leave Macau and travel by jetfoil to Hong Kong's famous harbor.
	www.stpt.usf.edu /international/USFSP_INTAFF_China2.asp (191 words)

	Government of Macau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Macau has three courts: the Court of the First Instance, the Court of the Second Instance, and the Court of Final Appeal, Macau's highest court.
		Sam Hou Fai is the President (Chief Justice) of the Court of Final Appeal.
		direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
	infotut.com /geography/Macau/Government (738 words)

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