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Public holidays in Macau are dates assigned by the Government of Macau allowing the public administration staff to rest instead of working. The current rest days of the Macau government are Saturdays and Sundays; while public holidays basically include traditional Chinese holidays , western and Catholic festivals as well as Macanese local ...
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. During the A-Ma Festival, offerings are made.
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.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors have flocked to the Chinese-controlled regions of Macau and Hong Kong since Sept. 29, data shows as China wraps up its Golden Week holiday, although the figures ...
This is a timeline of History of Macau. Each article deals with events in Macau in a given year. ... This page was last edited on 9 February 2024, at 21:16 (UTC).
Macau Tower The Venetian Macao Ruins of St. Paul's Lotus Square Macau Fisherman's Wharf Macao Science Center. ... This page was last edited on 16 December 2024, ...
Marco Mueller, the veteran film festival curator and director, is set to launch a new festival and market in Macau. It will have its first edition in January. The Asia-Europe Young Cinema Festival ...
The Macau International Television Festival (Chinese: 澳门国际电视节) is an international television festival that takes place in Macau, China. It is jointly held by the Macau-Television-Media Association of Macau and China Television Artists Association. [1] It is held in conjunction with the Macau International Movie Festival. [2]