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Macau Airport
The Macau International Airport opened in late 1995 and has scheduled air services to Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Pyongyang, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei and other cities in China including Chongqing, Changsha, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hainan, Qingdao, Shenyang, Xi'AN, Xiamen, Yantai and Wenzhou. It is about 6 km from the city.

Macau Visas
All travellers entering or leaving Macau must be holders of valid passports or some others valid travel documents. Visas are generally required by all visitors for a stay of less than 20 days. Hong Kong residents with Hong Kong Identity Card can stay in Macau for a period of up to 90 days;

Macau Currency
The currency unit in Macau is the Pataca (MOP) which is about USD 8.00. 1 Pataca = 100 avos. Notes are available in MOP1000, 500, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of MOP 10, 5, 2 and 1, plus the 50, 20 and 10 avos. Hong Kong dollars are widely accepted here in Macau.

Credit Cards
Visa and Master Card are generally accepted at most mid-range and above restaurants and shops of Macau. Some stores also accept American Express card. Most small or family-run shops only accept cash payments.

Tipping Practices in Macau
Tipping in Macau is very important. Waiters and waitresses will expect around ten percent of the bill. Even when there is a service charge already included it is still customary to leave a small amount. Taxi drivers tend to mark up the fare to the nearest Pataca and if not, will appreciate a little extra. Bellboys, porters and toilet attendants will also expect a small tip.

Macau Tourism Useful Numbers
Emergency: 999 Police Department: 91 Fire Deparment: 572-222
Ambulance: 577-199 Weather Enquiry: 1311 Time Enquiry: 140
Telephone Enquiry: 181

Macau Electricity
Usually 220 volts AC, 50Hz.

Macau Health Risks
International Innoculation Certificates are not normally required unless cholera has been detected either in Hong Kong or Macau or in the area recently visited by the arrival.

Tap water is generally regarded as safe, but bottled water may be advisable for the first few days.

Milk is pasteurised, but avoid dairy products which are likely to have been made from unboiled milk.

Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.

Diarrhoeal diseases, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and Oriental lung fluke (paragonimiasis) may occur in this area.

Health care: Health insurance is recommended. There are good medical facilities, and religious orders or hotels will also give assistance.

Macau Time Zone
GMT + 8.

Macau Climate
The climate of Macau is moderate to hot, with an average annual temperature of just over 20C (68F) and a yearly mean variation between 16C (50F) and 25C (77F).

Humidity can be high with an average range between 75% and 90%.

Rainfall is also high with the yearly total between 40 and 80 ins.

The best season is autumn (October - December) when days are sunny and warm and the humidity is low.

Winter (January - March) is cold but sunny. In April, the humidity starts to build up and from May to September the climate is hot and humid with rain and occasional tropical storms (typhoons).

Macau Clothing
It is usually casual even in the casinos, however shorts are not allowed. Cotton or light clothing is recommended for the Summer. Woolen clothing and occasionally even a top-coat is required for the Winter. Sweaters and jackets are sometimes necessary for the cooler evenings in March-May and September-November.

Macau Geography
Macau is located on the southeastern coast of China, at latitude 22"14' North and longitude 113"35' East. The territory comprises a peninsula and two islands in the Pearl River delta of Guangdong Province. Some 60 kms to the northeast, across the mouth of the river, is HongKong, an important financial and trading centre.

The city of Macau is built on the peninsula; two bridges of 2.5 kms and 4.5 kms respectively link it to its nearest island of Taipa, which in turn is joined to Coloane by a 2.2 km-long causeway. At the extreme northern end of the peninsula, on a narrow isthmus, is the imposing gateway (Portas do Cerco, or Border Gate), which leads to the Zhuhai and Zhongshan areas of China

Macau Population
430,549 (1998)

Macau Ethnic Groups
95% of the population Chinese and 5% Portuguese, Europeans and from other regions

Macau Literacy
Most Macau residents of age 15 and over can read and write; this is about 90% of total population.

Macau Religions
The main religions are Buddhism, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. The majority are Buddhists while seven per cent are Catholics.


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