The Chinese, Portuguese and English CD ROM special edition of Macao Yearbook 2017, will be released tomorrow (28 September).
The Chinese, Portuguese and English editions of Macao Yearbook 2017, an annual publication compiled by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) of the Macao SAR, were released on 28 September 2017.
The Macao Yearbook is a comprehensive chronicle. It outlines major events, details of progress achieved, and changes made in the course of Macao’s political, economic, social and cultural development, with the aim of promoting Macao and providing detailed information and data for all who wish to study and understand Macao.
The CD ROM special edition of Macao Yearbook 2017 includes a CD ROM containing the PDF version of the yearbook and a stamp sheetlet of “Macao: Back to Common Roots”, which is a token of support for the local cultural and creative industry.
Published annually since 2002, the Macao Yearbook is available in Chinese, Portuguese and English. It is divided into four sections: Administrative Priorities of the MSAR Government; Calendar of Events; Review of the MSAR and Appendices. This year’s Chinese edition comprises 537 pages with about 225,000 words, Portuguese edition 664 pages, and English edition 616 pages; the yearbook is enriched by 182 photographs.
Consisting of 15 chapters, the Review of the MSAR in 2016 presents information on the political and administrative system; legal and judicial system; external relations; economy; tourism; public order; education; culture and sport; health and social welfare; media, communications and information technology; land, infrastructure, housing and public utilities; transport; geography, environment and population; religion and customs; and history.
The CD ROM special edition of Macao Yearbook 2017 can be purchased at the following places at 60 patacas per copy with a 20 percent discount starting from 28 September: major local bookstores; the Government Public Information Centre at Rua do Campo; and the Macao Post Office (Macao Post)’s Philatelic Division, Rua do Campo Branch, Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal Branch, Macau International Airport Branch, and Nova Taipa Branch.