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- ↑ Administrative Regulation No. 28/2001, Article 1
- ↑ "MACAU DAILY TIMES - Neighborhood Associations veteran gets highest decoration". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Calligraphy by Liang Pi Yun".
- ↑ Administrative Regulation No. 28/2001, Article 3
- ↑ Administrative Regulation No. 28/2001, Article 4
- ↑ Administrative Regulation No. 28/2001, Article 5