Mark O'Neill

About Mark O'Neill

Mark is a Hong Kong-based author and speaker who has lived in Asia since 1978. He loves to go to Macao – his first visit was in 1979, for peace and quiet. He is a regular contributor to Macao Magazine and enjoys writing about its rich history, culture and many extraordinary people. Going today, it is hard to remember what the city looked like in 1979!

Posts by Mark O'Neill:

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10 July 2017

Lai Kei: flavours from the past

The Lai Kei ice‑cream shop is a must‑go place in town. The flavours it offers are unchanged three generations after the opening of the shop

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10 July 2017

Zhang Daqian: the Chinese Picasso

The Art of Zhang Daqian brings masterworks of the Chinese painter to the Macao Museum of Art

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10 July 2017

Old Protestant Cemetery

On a plot of land on a hillside of the city’s centre lies a treasure house of Macao’s history

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10 May 2017

The long‑awaited ferry terminal

Opening on June 1st, the new large Taipa Ferry Terminal will improve the transportation system of Macao

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10 May 2017

Patane Library: retain the old, create the new

The dying buildings in Patane have gained a new life with the installation of a new library that combines modernity and tradition

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10 May 2017

The songs of migrants

Comuna de Pedra Arts and Cultural Association had a debut performance of Songs of Migrants at the 28th Macao Arts Festival

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10 May 2017

Masters of wood

Macao museum remembers China’s master carpenter, Lu Ban

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10 May 2017

Mong‑Ha: the ancient village

The oldest settlement in the Macao peninsula has many stories to tell

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10 March 2017

Two pieces of a great life

Architect Carlos Couto divides his life between Maca

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10 March 2017

Journey to the West makes a big splash in the East

Monkey King opened its doors to the public and aims to make a big splash