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2004 In Macau
Events from the year 2004 in Macau, China. Incumbents * Chief Executive - Edmund Ho * President of the Legislative Assembly - Susana Chou Events May * 18 May - The opening of Sands Macao in Sé. June * 11 June - 2004 Hong Kong–Macau Interport. August * 27 August - The launch of Macau Post Daily. December * 19 December - The opening of Sai Van Bridge connecting Taipa and Sé. * 30 December - The opening of Handover Gifts Museum of Macao in Sé. References {{Asia topic, 2004 in Years of the 21st century in Macau Macau Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ... 2000s in Macau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a population of about 680,000 and an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world. Formerly a Portuguese colony, the territory of Portuguese Macau was first leased to Portugal as a trading post by the Ming dynasty in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887. Portugal later gained perpetual colonial rights in the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking. The colony remained under Portuguese rule until 1999, when it was transferred to China. Macau is a special administrative region of China, which maintains separate governing and economic systems from those of mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems".. The unique blend of Portuguese and Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macau Post Daily
''The Macau Post Daily'' () (sometimes abbreviated to MPD) was launched on August 27, 2004, and is Macau's oldest and highest paid-circulation English-language daily newspaper. The Macau Post Daily is a compact newspaper, i.e., a broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format. History It is owned by Macau Everbright Co. Ltd, a publishing company set up by a group of local journalists, and printed by Welfare Printing Ltd, with offices in a downtown commercial centre on Rua dos Mercadores. The newspaper, whose print edition is published on weekdays, is independent of non-media business interests and emphasizes its "equidistance" towards Macau's six gaming companies. Content The paper was launched to provide Macau with an independent English-language daily that caters for all its different communities interested in reading news in the world's "universal language," not just expatriates. About half of the daily's readership are local Chinese, Portuguese and Macanese re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 By Country
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Years Of The 21st Century In Macau
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the mean ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Macau
Events from the year 2004 in Macau, China. Incumbents * Chief Executive - Edmund Ho * President of the Legislative Assembly - Susana Chou Events May * 18 May - The opening of Sands Macao in Sé. June * 11 June - 2004 Hong Kong–Macau Interport. August * 27 August - The launch of Macau Post Daily. December * 19 December - The opening of Sai Van Bridge connecting Taipa and Sé. * 30 December - The opening of Handover Gifts Museum of Macao in Sé. References {{Asia topic, 2004 in Years of the 21st century in Macau Macau Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ... 2000s in Macau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handover Gifts Museum Of Macao
The Handover Gifts Museum of Macao (; pt, Museu das Ofertas sobre a Transferência de Soberania de Macau) is a museum to commemorate the transfer of sovereignty over Macau in Sé, Macau, China. History The construction of the museum started in March 2003 and was completed in October 2004. The museum was then officially opened on 30 December 2004. Architecture The museum is a three-story building. The first floor is the lobby, entrance and administrative offices of the museum. The second floor is the handover gifts exhibition gallery and the special exhibition gallery. The third floor is the auditorium. Exhibitions The museum exhibits auspicious gifts given by the 56 ethnic groups of China to celebrate the establishment of the special administrative region of Macau. See also * List of museums in Macau A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipa
Taipa ( zh, t=氹仔, ; pt, Taipa, ) was a former island in Macau, presently united with the island of Coloane by reclaimed land known as Cotai. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil parish Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo are coterminous with that of former Taipa Island. Geography Taipa is from Macau Peninsula and east of the Lesser Hengqin Island of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. Macau International Airport, University of Macau, Macau Jockey Club and Macau Stadium are all situated in Taipa. * Area: () * Population: 70,000+ Most Chinese settlement of Taipa occurred during the Southern Song Dynasty, while the Portuguese occupied the island in 1851. Prior to land reclamation, Taipa consisted of two islands: Greater Taipa and Lesser Taipa. The () is to the east, and () to the west. Central Taipa is a plain as a result of siltation and land reclamation. Initially Taipa was connected to Coloane Island only by the () causeway; but the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Van Bridge
Sai Van Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Macau, China, inaugurated on December 19, 2004. The bridge measures long and is the third one to cross the Praia Grande Bay connecting Taipa Island and Macau Peninsula. It features a double-deck design, with an enclosed lower deck to be used in the event of strong typhoons when the other two bridges connecting Taipa and Macau Peninsula, namely Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho and Ponte de Amizade, are closed. Space is also reserved in the lower deck the Macau Light Transit System, which is expected to start running across the bridge by 2024. See also * Transport in Macau Transport in Macau includes road, sea, rail and air transport. Road transport is the primary mode of transport within Macau, although a new rail system opened in December 2019 serving the areas of Taipa and Cotai. The main forms of public transp ... References External linksMGTO – Sightseeing Brief introduction to the bridge by Macau Government Tourist Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Hong Kong–Macau Interport
The 60th Hong Kong–Macau Interport was held in Macau on 11 June 2004. Hong Kong captured the champion by winning 2-1. Squads Hong Kong HKFA Website, 港澳埠際賽明舉行 香港勢圓五連冠夢 HKFA Website, 港澳埠際賽：08奧運力壓澳門隊稱王 Hong Kong was represented by its under-20 team. * Directors: Martin Hong, |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land, the List of countries and territories by land borders, most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces of China, provinces, five autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, four direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and two special administrative regions of China, Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the List of cities in China by population, most populous cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sé, Macau
Sé is a southeast civil parish ( pt, freguesia) in the Macau Peninsula of Macau. It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau after the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Fátima. The parish area is named for the Igreja da Sé. This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001, following the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally. Its western part is the historic financial center of Macau. Praia Grande Central Business District () is in the south-central part of the district. All banks (over 20) in Macau have offices here. There are numerous quality restaurants, 4-star and 5-star hotels in this district. High-rise buildings exist on the eastern ZAPE and NAPE zone, which was reclaimed from the sea, with a ferry terminal located on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sands Macao
Sands Macao () is a hotel and casino resort located in Sé, Macau, SAR - China. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, and was designed by Steelman Partners, LLP. It comprises a casino, and a 289-suite hotel. Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson has said that his company will soon be a mainly Chinese enterprise, and that Las Vegas should be called "America's Macau". The president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation predicted on February 12, 2007 that Macau's gaming revenue has topped that of the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of the Las Vegas cit ... and will more than double again by 2010. History The casino opened on May 18, 2004 at a cost of $240 million. All of the mortgage bonds that were issued to finance c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
