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Macao’s Pink Dolphins are ‘Our Friends and Neighbours’
Two local conservationists, Ken Kwan and Viena Mak, speak with Macao magazine about their experiences with these charismatic marine mammals, whose playful antics win over the hearts of all who encounter them.
Fancy a trip to Shenzhen?
Guangdong Province’s Silicon Valley is just an hour away from Macao by ferry, and offers so much more than mega-offices and tech parks. We take you on a tour that shows off the city’s creativity and natural environment, from its cutting-edge contemporary art museum to a mangrove forest brimming with migratory birds.
25 Years On: Macao is a Unique Chinese City
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.
Macao’s Economic Evolution: A New Era Begins
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.
Five questions with FMCC’s Rutger Verschuren
Dutch national Rutger Verschuren is the long-standing chairman of the France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC). He has lived in Macao since 2010, and received the rank and title of Chevalier de L’Ordre National du Mérite (Knight of the National Order of Merit) from the French government in 2023 for his role in fostering cultural and economic relations between France and Macao.
How Macao’s Multicultural Legacy Lives On
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.
Tourism Q&A with MGTO’s Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes
Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) since 2012, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, reflects on how far tourism has come in the past 25 years and on where it’s headed next.
In the Laboratory and Beyond
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 […]
Building a Better Future
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.
A Small City, Making a Substantial Contribution
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.