The expansion of the Portuguese Overseas Empire to include Macau is an example of colonialism. The colony of Macau is of particular interest as it was Europe’s first presence in East Asia and the last colony to leave the region. Portuguese colonization of Macau was slow. The first contact was in 1513 when Jorge Alvares and his crew anchored on the Pearl River Delta and claimed the land for Manuel I (Russel-Wood‚ 1998). Initially‚ the Portuguese established a trading port‚ once they were given Chinese
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Security Fund (SSF) was established on 23 March 1990 to provide basic social security for the Macau residents. According to the Act 84/89/M‚ Social Security fund would provide subsidies or assistance for unemployed‚ sick and retired people. This was the so-call “the first tier of social security”. At the same time‚ SSF was positioned as a financially independent fund under the local government. In Macau‚ Pension fund is included in the SSF‚ and there is no separation between the management of pension
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Introduction: Macau is one of an interesting destination of China that has special administrative regions of China. It is located on the western side of the Pearl River Delta and face to the South China Sea to the east and south. Macau is a place where existing two cultures of Euro-Asian cultural heritage attract tourists from all over the world. Macau is known as a destination where provides entertainments for tourists such as theme parks‚ nightclubs and shopping experiences‚ casino. In addition
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The Casino Industry in Macau Research Question I intend to evaluate the Casino Industry in Macau including the reasons for its high demand and growing success and compare it to the Casino Industry in Las Vegas. The gaming industry is the livelihood of Macau. It is responsible for 75% of the government’s income and provides the people of Macau with millions of jobs. Even though gambling was first legalized under Portuguese rule to finance the government‚ it remains the same under Chinese rule
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The difference between two street art what I took from Macau street. The first one‚ you can see it has three different themes: men with a strange smile‚ love is everything and an elephant is wondering about if bananas it favorite or not? However‚ I want to stress on the men with the strange smile. Because it just use the same patterns and have different size and angles to cram the wall. The patterns are very abstract‚ actually I can’t really recognize what is it. But it gave me a feeling like there
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cases‚ severe dengue may lead to serious illnesses or even death. Currently in Macau‚ the situation of the spreading of Dengue Fever isn’t that bad‚ there were about "18 cases by October 9th 2012"(Dengue fever cases rise to 18; might “run out of control”‚ Oct 10th 2012‚ Macau daily news). Government officials in Macau were quite worried about the situation being out of control‚ their main concern is that people in Macau do not have the knowledge of how to prevent Dengue Fever. No medical cure
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Formula One Grand Prix @ Buddh International Circuit: The context of Neo liberalization and New Urbanism Shyne U UD 559 Urban Design 3rd sem Abstract In recent times India is witnessing a series of global and iconic events like Common wealth games‚ F1 Grand prix etc. These events‚ along with the international fame‚ glory and media attention have also brought about discussions on their contextual setting in terms of social and economical geography in a third world country like India. The involvement
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Studies Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713695955 UNDOCUMENTED INDONESIAN WORKERS IN MACAU Amy Sim; Vivienne Wee To cite this Article Sim‚ Amy and Wee‚ Vivienne(2009) ’UNDOCUMENTED INDONESIAN WORKERS IN MACAU ’‚ Critical Asian Studies‚ 41: 1‚ 165 — 188 To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/14672710802631210 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14672710802631210 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE
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their populations speaking Cantonese and were both once colonized by European powers. However‚ by taking a closer look‚ we realize that they are different in many ways‚ as in population‚ historical background‚ and points of interest. First of all‚ Macau is only 16 square km in land area‚ which is made up of a peninsula and two islands. It is connected by ferry to Hong Kong and Guangzhou. An airport was opened in 1995 and the islands are being developed‚ but many parts remain rural and peaceful. On
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Rizal’s First Homecoming In the summer of August 1887‚ Rizal decided to return to the Philippines for some months. The circumstances during his time were favorable because many authorities at that time were liberally inclined. Both the Gran Oriente de España and Luz de Oriente was composed of Spaniards and Filipino masons. Rizal’s priority was to cure his mother’s eyes‚ thus his first operation of being an ophthalmologist based from his experiences and studies‚ was very successful in removing
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