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Macau retains different technical standards from mainland China, such as British-style electrical plugs. [62] However, Macau would later adopt the digital TV standard devised in mainland China, instead of DVB-T, replacing PAL-I for TV transmissions. [63] Macau retains a separate ISO 3166 code, MO. [64] It also retains a top-level domain, .mo. [65]
The Handover Gifts Museum of Macao (Chinese: 澳門回歸賀禮陳列館; Portuguese: Museu das Ofertas sobre a Transferência de Soberania de Macau) is a museum commemorating the Handover of Macau in Sé, Macau, China. It is located on the same site of the temporary pavilion for the handover ceremony which was later demolished, both were ...
The new government began to transition Portugal to a democratic system and was committed to decolonization. It carried out decolonization policies and proposed that Macau be given back to China in 1978. [24] The Chinese government rejected this proposal, believing that an early handover of Macau would impact relations with Hong Kong. [24]
Like Hong Kong, English was also used as a second language. After Handover of Macau in 1999, the Chinese government began promoting Mandarin in Macau. However, like Hong Kong, where Cantonese remains the dominant language, Cantonese characters are still frequently used in daily life in Macau.
TV Tropes is a wiki that collects and documents descriptions and examples of plot conventions and devices, which it refers to as tropes, within many creative works. [7] Since its establishment in 2004, the site has shifted focus from covering various tropes to those in general media, toys, writings, and their associated fandoms, as well as some non-media subjects such as history, geography ...
Chapter 7 discusses the "Outlawed Tales", [3] including a history of a family, a play, and an opinion, which reflect Macau residents' own views of themselves, their residence, and sovereignty. [6] The book's conclusion discusses the handover of Macau, including the coordination involved between the two parties. [5]
The handover is central to the plot of the 1998 action comedy Rush Hour. [184] [185] It is also mentioned in another 1998 film – Knock Off. [186] The handover is the backdrop for "A Death in Hong Kong", the first episode the tenth season of Murder, She Wrote. [187] [185]
Chinese Box (1997) – set and made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China; the movie shows the actual temporary press room, specially set up for the press coverage of the handover, and located in the old part of the Exhibition Centre; The Pillow Book (1996) – by Peter Greenaway