| AsiaTODAY
Special Report: Macau Returns to China |
Background to the handover with links on
preparation & transition, human rights, gambling & violence,
Portuguese influence/history, official documents, & general
resources |
| Basic
Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region |
Decree of Chinese President Jiang Zemin,
to take effect on Dec. 20, 1999 |
| Different Heritages and Different Performances |
George W. L. Hui and Keong T. Woo's commentary
on the differences between Macau & Hong Kong, on the eve of Macau's
handover |
| Does
Macau Matter? |
Commentary on Macau's transition to Chinese
rule by Mark Moore, editor of the Hong Kong update at CSIS (Sept.
1999) |
| The
Empire Winds Down |
"the final dissolution of Lisbon's erstwhile
Asian empire ... deliver[ing] a conclusive coup de grâce to the
supremacist fantasies of a swashbuckling 16th-century poet," Luís
Vaz de Camões |
| First
Annivesary of Macao's Return |
Related stories from People's Daily |
| The
Future of Macau as Part of China |
Commentary by Frank Ching, senior editor
at Far Eastern Economic Review (Sept. 1999) |
| Handover
Ceremony |
From the Macau Handover Ceremony Coordination
Office: information on the return of Macau to Chinese sovereignty,
due to take place on Dec. 20, 1999 |
| Macao's
Return |
(in Chinese) News & background stories
from People's Daily |
| Macau:
Return to China |
CNN news stories, who's who, & interactive
galleries: "Macau Today," & "Macau the Movie" |
| Macau and Her Economic Future |
Sunny Kai-Sun Kwong's commentary on the likely
economic outlook of Macau after 1999 |
| Macau
Handover |
A South China Morning Post special |
| Macau's
Big Gamble (December 20, 1999) |
A Time Asia report on the Macau
handover |
| Macau's
Handover to Mainland China: Assessing the Transplant of Portuguese
Law on Chinese Soil |
Commentary by attorney Jeff Layman (Sept.
1999) |
| The
Next Handover: Waiting for China... Worry-free |
CNN report on Macau's 1999 handover & future |
| The
Return of Macau |
(in Chinese) Extensive clippings of news & reports
on both the return of Macau & the history, culture, economy & society
of Macau; photo albums |
| Taiwan
Headlines: Macau Handover |
Perspectives from Taiwan |
| We
Will Make the Triads Uncomfortable |
A Time Asia interview of Macau Chief
Executive-designate Edmund Ho (Dec. 20, 1999 issue) |
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