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21 August: Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announces that he would not seek another term in office in elections scheduled for October, citing ill health. [1]13 October: Sam Hou Fai, the former president of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau, is elected as the new Chief Executive of Macau, the first to have been born in mainland China.
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The 2024 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 71st Macau Grand Prix – FIA FR World Cup) was a motor race for Formula Regional cars held on the streets of Macau on 17 November 2024. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main event. The 2024 race was the 71st running of ...
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.
A light blue field charged with the official coat of arms of the Portuguese colony of Macau. During the Portuguese administration this flag also represented the territory of Macau in the international institutions, although it was not the official flag of the Portuguese colony.
The name Macau came to be when many centuries later, when Portuguese soldiers asked for the name of the place, the locals replied "A-Ma-Gao" (Bay of A-Ma). It was eventually shortened to Macau. In recent times, a statue of A-Ma was erected on the highest point of Coloane Island.
Name Photo Date established Location Communications Museum: March 1, 2006 Nossa Senhora de Fátima: Fire Services Museum, Macau: December 11, 1999 Santo António: Grand Prix Museum: November 18, 1993 Sé: Handover Gifts Museum of Macao: December 30, 2004 Sé: Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business: March 21, 2003 Sé: Lin Zexu ...