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In the period of 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, in celebration of the 25 years of the establishment of the SAR, OFCA temporarily allows operators to use VR25 as the prefix, [4] in addition to the usual VR2. Macau uses XX as its amateur radio call sign prefix. Currently only the separating numeral 9 is in use, thus all Macau amateur radio stations ...
Macau [e] or Macao [f] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about 710,000 people [12] and a land area of 32.9 km 2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.
However, in some diplomatic talks involving a SAR, the SAR concerned may choose to send officials to be part of the Chinese delegation. For example, when former Director of Health of Hong Kong Margaret Chan became the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, she served as a delegate from the People's Republic of China to the WHO.
St. Paul's Cathedral in the 19th century by George Chinnery (1774–1852). Macau is a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China.It was leased to Portugal in 1557 as a trading post in exchange for a symbolic annual rent of 500 tael.
The People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison [note 1] is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), responsible for defense duties in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) since the sovereignty of Macau was transferred to China in 1999.
The name Macau (Portuguese pronunciation:) [1] is thought to be derived from the Templo de A-Má (Temple of A-Ma or Ma Kok Temple) (媽閣廟, Cantonese Jyutping: Maa1 Gok3 Miu6, local pronunciation: Maa5 Gok3 Miu6 or Maa5 Gok3 Miu2), a still-existing landmark built in 1448 dedicated to the goddess Matsu - the goddess of seafarers and fishermen.
On 15 March 2001 the Council of the European Union adopted a new visa regulation and the EU granted visa-free access to Macau SAR passport-holders as from 10 April 2001. An EC-Macau re-admission agreement was finalized and initialled on the occasion of the 9th EC-Macau Joint Committee in Brussels, Belgium on 18 October 2002.
The Macau Police badge now displays the Macau SAR emblem. [96] The Portuguese honours system was replaced by a local system, with the Grand Medal of Lotus Flower as the highest award. [97] Public holidays changed, with Macau SAR Establishment Day being introduced and Portuguese-inspired occasions, such as Republic Day and Freedom Day, being ...