Conference Location - Macau
General Information:
Macau or the Macao Special
Administrative Region of China is a highly autonomous city located on the
western side of the Pearl River Delta bordering the Guangdong Province and is
about 60km from Hong Kong. Macau consists of the Macau peninsula, the Taipa
Island and the Coloane Island.
As per the results of the Census 2016,
the population of Macau is about 650,834. Tourism and Gaming
are the two main economic pillars of Macau. In 2017, the total visitors to Macao was about 32,610,506.
In 2005, the "Historic Centre of Macao" was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a result of its unique historical and cultural landscape. In November 2017, Macau was officially designated a member of the "UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of Gastronomy".
In 2005, the "Historic Centre of Macao" was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a result of its unique historical and cultural landscape. In November 2017, Macau was officially designated a member of the "UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of Gastronomy".
Area:
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30.5
sq.km.
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Population:
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650,834 (Chinese
88.4%, Portuguese 1.4%, Filipino 4.6%
and Others 5.6%)
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Language:
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Chinese
and Portuguese are the official languages.
80.1% of
population speaks Cantonese (Chinese dialect).
Mandarin, Portuguese and
English are also widely used.
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Currency:
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1 US
Dollar = approx. 8.00MOP (Macanese Patacas)
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1 Euro =
approx. 10.00MOP (Macanese Patacas)
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1 AUD =
approx. 6.23MOP (Macanese Patacas)
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1 Hong
Kong Dollar = 1.03MOP (Macanese Patacas)
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Climate:
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Sub-tropical
with high humidity in Spring and Summer
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Time
Zone:
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GMT/UTC+8
(No Daylight Saving Time)
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Telephone
code:
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+ 853
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Voltage:
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220V
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