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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:

Macao Hengqin area

Macao has special place in new Hengqin area

At the end of April, the China (Guangdong) Free Trade Experimental Zone Zhuhai Hengqin New Area officially opened and Macao has a special place in it. It marks a further step in the integration of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) in China, 16 years after the handover. On 21 April, Guangdong governor Zhu Xiaodan officially […]

International circus lifts curtain on China’s Orlando

International circus lifts curtain on China’s Orlando

On 20 November, 3,000 spectators will crowd into a brand new auditorium in Hengqin in Zhuhai for China’s first international circus festival, featuring 120 performers and 60 animals from 18 countries. The curtain will rise not only on a circus to be held every day of the year but also China’s most ambitious tourist project […]