The Macao Water Supply Company Limited (;
Portuguese: Sociedade de Abastecimento de Águas de Macau) or Macao Water (;
Portuguese: SAAM) in short, is a company dealing with
water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Public water supply systems are crucial to properly functioning societies. Th ...
in
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
,
China
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.
History
Macao Water was originally established in 1932 as a private company in
Portuguese Macau
Macau was under Portuguese Empire, Portuguese rule from the establishment of the first official Portuguese settlement in 1557 until its Handover of Macau, handover to China in 1999. It comprised the Municipality of Macau and the Municipality of ...
. On 1 August 1935, the company became the subsidiary of Macao Electricity Lighting Co. Ltd (MELCO) after the government and MELCO signed a 60-year concession contract. In 1982, the company was reorganized the rapid growth needs of water for Macau population. In June 1985, Sino-French Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited took over Macao Water with 85% equity.
Organizational structures
* Executive Team
* Finance
* Administration and Human Resources
* Information Services
* Laboratory and Research Center
* Operations
* Automation and Maintenance
* Infrastructure Project
* Customer Services
* Corporate Communications
* Performance Management
See also
*
Energy in Macau
References
Macau
Public utilities
Companies of Macau
Companies established in 1932
1932 establishments in Macau
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