This is a list of flags of Macau.
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1999– | Flag of Macau | A lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars on a green field [1] | |
1999–present | Flag of Macau (vertical) |
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1975–1999 | Old flag of Municipality of Macau | A navy blue field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Ilhas. | |
1975–1999 | Old flag of Municipality of Ilhas [2] | A green field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Ilhas. | |
| 1975-1999 | Old flag of Municipality of Macau | A light blue field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Macau. This was the flag used at sporting events and 1999 China Handover. |
1975-1999 | Old flag of Municipality of Ilhas | An orange field charged with the coat of arms of the Municipality of Ilhas. | |
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1557–1707 | Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau | The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag. | |
1707–1816 | Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau | The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there no territorial flag | |
1816–1830 | Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau | The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there no territorial flag | |
1830–1911 | Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau | The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag. | |
1911–1999 | Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau | The Portuguese flag was used in colonial-era Macau, as there was no territorial flag. | |
1951-1976 | Flag of Portuguese colonial Government of Macau. | A light blue field charged with the official coat of arms of the Portuguese colony of Macau. During the Portuguese administration this flag also represented the territory of Macau in the international institutions, although it was not the official flag of the Portuguese colony. | |
1975–1999 | |||
Not Official | Variant flag of Portuguese colonial Government of Macau. | Unofficial variant without a mural crown representing the Kingdom of the Algarve castles in the coat of arms. This flag was found at the University of Macau in a photo of International University Sports Federation event and it was used in the parade of nations. Although this flag was never used officially, some sports media used it instead of the Portuguese Flag to represent the colony. | |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1975–1999 | Flag of the governor of 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 transport are buses and taxis.
Taipa is an area in Macau, connected to Coloane through the area known as Cotai, which is largely built from reclaimed land. Located on the northern half of the island, Taipa’s population is mostly suburban. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil parish Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo are mostly coterminous with that of the former Taipa Island, except for a portion of the parish that lies on the island of Hengqin (Montanha), housing the campus of the University of Macau.
The Regional Flag of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is light green with a lotus flower above the stylised Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and water in white, beneath a circular arc of five golden five-pointed stars: one large star in the center of the arc with two smaller stars on each side of the large star, each with a point angled directly outward from the center of the common circle on which they lie.
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, GCTE GCC GCIH ComA, is a retired Portuguese Army officer who was the last Governor of Macau.
Air Macau Company Limited is the flag carrier of Macau. It operates services to 24 destinations in Mainland China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, from the airline's home base at Macau International Airport. In 2014, Air Macau carried 2.12 million passengers with an average load factor of 68.20% and carried 15,900 tonnes of cargo and mail.
Hengqin is an island that lies mostly in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city and special economic zone in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China. It has a population of about 3,000. Parts of Hengqin are leased to Macau by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, starting from 2009, mostly to house the new campus of the University of Macau. In the leased parts of the island, Macau law applies.
The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the organic law that establishes the Macau Special Administrative Region, replacing the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau. It was adopted on 31 March 1993 by China's National People's Congress and promulgated by President Jiang Zemin; it came into effect on 20 December 1999, following the transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China.
This overview contains the flags of dependent territories and other areas of special sovereignty.
The Regional Emblem of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China came into use on 20 December 1999, when the sovereignty of Macau was handed over from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China. The emblem is now referred to officially as the "Regional Emblem" (區徽).
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.
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Grupo Desportivo de Lam Pak is a Macau professional football club, which plays in the town of Macau. They play in the Macau's first division, the Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol. Lam Pak is one of the strong teams in Macau. They had been withdrawn due to financial reasons.
The 2010 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was the 57th Macau Grand Prix race to be held on the streets of Macau. It was held on 21 November 2010, and was the 28th edition for Formula Three cars. The race was supported by the 2010 Guia Race of Macau, the final round of the World Touring Car Championship season.
F.C. Porto de Macau is a football club based in Macau which plays in the Terceira Divisão, the third level of football in Macau. The team was formerly a feeder club to F.C. Porto.
Hong Ngai is a Macau football club, which plays in the town of Macau. They played in the Macau's first division, the Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol but were relegated from the 3ª Divisão de Macau after the 2022 season.
Macau was a Portuguese colony from the establishment of the first official Portuguese settlement of Macau in 1557 to its handover to China in 1999. It comprised the Municipality of Macau and the Municipality of Ilhas. Macau was both the first and last European holding in China.
The 2012 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on 18 November 2012. Unlike other races, such as the Pau Grand Prix, the 2012 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any Formula Three championship, but was open to entries from all Formula Three championships. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The 2012 race was the 59th running of the Macau Grand Prix, the 30th race for Formula Three cars, and was supported by the World Touring Car Championship Guia Race of Macau.
The 2013 Macau Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on 17 November 2013. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2013 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any Formula Three championship, but was open to entries from all Formula Three championships. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The 2013 race was the 60th running of the Macau Grand Prix and the 31st for Formula Three cars.
The 2016 Macau Grand Prix was a Formula Three motor race held on 20 November 2016 at the Guia Circuit in Macau. The 2016 edition marked the first time the Grand Prix was formally called the FIA F3 World Cup. It was also the 63rd running of the event. The 15-lap race was won by Carlin driver António Félix da Costa after starting from pole position. Felix Rosenqvist finished second for Prema Powerteam and Félix da Costa's teammate Sérgio Sette Câmara came in third. Félix Da Costa had won the earlier ten-lap qualification race on Saturday with Callum Ilott second and Sette Cãmara third.
The Battle of the Tiger's Mouth was a series of engagements between a Portuguese flotilla stationed in Macau, and the Red Flag Fleet of the Chinese pirate Ching Shih, led by her second-in-command, Cheung Po Tsai - known to the Portuguese as Cam Pau Sai or Quan Apon Chay. Between September 1809 and January 1810, the Red Flag Fleet suffered several defeats at the hands of the Portuguese fleet led by José Pinto Alcoforado e Sousa, within the Humen Strait - known to the Portuguese as the Boca do Tigre - until finally surrendering formally in February 1810. After her fleet surrendered, Ching Shih surrendered herself to the Qing government in exchange for a general pardon, putting an end to her career of piracy.