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Handover Of Macau
The handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 20 December 1999. This event ended 442 years of Portuguese rule in the former settlement, which began in 1557. Macau was settled by Portuguese merchants in 1557, during the Ming dynasty and was subsequently under various degrees of Portuguese rule until 1999. Portugal's involvement in the region was formally recognised by the Qing dynasty in 1749. The Portuguese governor João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, emboldened by the First Opium War and the Treaty of Nanking, attempted to annex the territory, expelling Qing authorities in 1846, but was assassinated. Mayers, William Frederick (1902). Treaties Between the Empire of China and Foreign Powers' (4th ed.). Shanghai: North-China Herald. pp. 156–157. After the Second Opium War, the Portuguese government, along with a British representative, signed the 1887 Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking that gave Portugal perpetual colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Macau Standard Time
Macau Standard Time (abbreviation: MST; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Hora Oficial de Macau''; ) is the time in Macau. The time is UTC+8 all year round, and daylight saving time has not been applied since 1980. The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau is the official timekeeper of the Macau Standard Time. It is indicated as Asia/Macau in the tz database, IANA time zone database. Macau Standard Time is currently in the same time zone as China Standard Time, also known as ''Beijing Standard Time'' or simply ''Beijing Time'' used in mainland China, and Hong Kong Time in Hong Kong. History Daylight saving time See also * Time in Australia - Australian Western Standard Time is also UTC+08:00 * Time in China * Time in Indonesia * Time in Malaysia * Time in Mongolia * Time in Russia * Time in Singapore * Time in Taiwan * Time in Vietnam#Time in South Vietnam, Time in Vietnam § Saigon Standard Time References Geography of Macau Time zones {{Macau-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
