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Life in Macao has improved dramatically since Macao’s return to the motherland in 1999. That is thanks to the successful implementation of the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy. With the strong support of the Central Government, the Macao SAR’s government and people from all walks of life have worked together to create the best development situation in Macao’s long history.

Since its 1999 return to the motherland, Macao has transformed itself into one of the most prosperous places in the world. But that doesn’t mean the city is resting on its laurels. Leveraging unique advantages within the rapidly progressing GBA, the Special Administrative Region marks its 25th anniversary in the midst of an ambitious drive for economic diversification.

Macao is home to the world’s first fusion cuisine, unique Sino-European architecture and a host of living traditions that reflect its centuries as China’s gateway to the world. It’s this “fantastic identity of inclusiveness and hybridism” that’s securing a bright future within the Guandong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, according to renowned local architect Carlos Marreiros.

Advancements in health and education sectors tend to be symbiotic. An improving academic landscape nurtures research in the health sciences, while more medical facilities increase opportunities for applied scholarly analysis, scientific breakthroughs and better public health. This has been the case in Macao, where both sectors have been flourishing since the city’s return to the […]

Since its return to the motherland in 1999, Macao’s population, visitor numbers and even landmass have experienced extraordinary growth. But the city’s infrastructure has kept pace, enhancing residents’ quality of life with each new milestone reached.

As Macao becomes increasingly integrated within China, it is leveraging its unique Lusophone connections and a rapidly diversifying economy to help the country open up to the world.