To celebrate the XXIV Olympic Winter Games which will be held in Beijing in 2022, Bank of China (BOC) has been authorized to issue the XXIV Olympic Winter Games banknotes, which will be available for registration and exchange by Macao residents commencing from December 1 (Next Wednesday).
The front of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games banknotes issued by the Bank of China will feature the emblem of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games “Winter Dream” and the “Bank of China Macau Branch Building”; while the reverse features an image of short track speed skaters and the National Speed Skating Oval that has been newly built for the Olympic Winter Games, against the backdrop of the portrait of a short track speed skating runway and the Ruins of St. Paul’s. Each Macao resident can register to exchange for 2 pieces of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games banknotes with an amount of MOP40.
Starting from 9:00am on 1 December 2021 and until 6:00pm on 23 December 2021, residents holding Macao identity cards can perform the registration via the website of Monetary Authority of Macao to conduct a single time online registration.
The exchange period is between 10 January 2022 and 25 March 2022, and the exchange locations include the selected branches of Bank of China Macao Branch, Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macao) Limited, Tai Fung Bank Limited, OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited, Luso International Banking Limited, Banco Comercial de Macao, China Construction Bank Macao Branch and China Guangfa Bank Macao Branch. Registrants should bring along their Macao ID card and proceed in person to exchange for the notes at the chosen location on the selected day. In respect of the note exchange conducted by authorized representatives, the latter will need to bring along his/her original ID card and submit the following documents:
1. Representative’s photocopy of ID card bearing his / her signature;
2. Authorization form downloaded from AMCM’s website signed by the registrant or Registrant’s original Macao ID card;
3. Registrant’s photocopy of Macao ID card bearing his / her signature.
At designated branches of BOC Macao Branch and BNU, assistance will be provided to the elderly for the conduct of the online registration process. For enquiries, please call our hotline: 2856 5071, or browse our website:
https://registration.amcm.gov.mo/winterolympic/terms_pt.html.
