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- ↑ "Coloane Shipyards: A Treasure to Remember". 20 May 2019.
- ↑ "A 400-year-old-port – with no boats".
- ↑ "Macau | Gov't finishes Lai Chi Vun shipyards listing | Macau Business". 5 December 2018.
- ↑ "Authorities of Macau fence off Coloane shipyards | Macau News". macaunews.mo. Archived from the original on 2019-09-02.
- ↑ "The master shipbuilder keeping Macao's maritime past alive -- in miniature". CNN .