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Secretary for Transport and Public Works (Portuguese : Secretário-Adjunto dos Transportes e Obras Públicas) was a bureau secretary in Portuguese Macau. The Secretary headed the Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Secretaria dos Transportes e Obras Públicas). This was the only department to remain intact after the 1999 handover (see Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Macau)).

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List of responsibilities:

List of departments

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List of Secretariats

Deputy Secretaries

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Other principal officials of Portuguese Macau:

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Telephone numbers in Macau

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