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au Special Administrative Region 婢抽??瑰?琛????

The Orient?? LasVegas Economy 涓???????淮??? 2006骞达??ㄥ?褰╀??跺?瓒?????缁村????锛?境?ㄦ?
涓轰??????澶х???僵涔?????2008骞村?2012骞撮?锛?境
A former Portuguese colony situated at the entrance As a free port (where goods are received and 婢抽??剧???????娈???帮?浣?????涓??娲插??哄? ?ㄥ?褰╀??跺?骞冲?骞村??跨?杈惧?29%锛???烘??ユ?楂??
to the Pearl River Delta only forty miles from Hong shipped free of customs duties), Macau is best known ?ｅ?锛??绂婚?娓????????????境?ㄧ?????垮? 2332浜挎境?ㄥ?锛?290浜跨????锛??楂?????缁村??????
Kong, Macau is the smaller of China?? two special admin- for its gambling industry and is the only place in China ?㈢Н?稿?灏???????娓??绉????????涓?锛?ぇ绾???? ???褰╂??ワ?80浜跨???????????变?婢抽?缁??杩?害渚?
istrative regions ?? at only 1/40th the size of Hong Kong, where gambling is legal. The majority of the population 浜??涓??姘??姣??妫??澶??浜??灏??锛???????33瀹躲?? 璧??褰╀?锛?腑澶??搴???磋?姹?境?ㄥ????娴?????淇??
with approximately half a million residents (not many speaks Cantonese, but Portuguese remains an official 澶?????灞???
more than Luxembourg) and a total of 33 casinos. language and English is widely used in trade, tourism ???婢抽????
and commerce. Since the liberalization of its gaming 婢抽???澶х?璐告?浼?即??腑?藉ぇ?????娓????????
Spotlight on Macau over Time sector in 2002, Macau?? economy has expanded rapidly ??负?卞????娌诲?缁村??╀?娣辨腐???????匡?棣?腐娆х????婀惧??轰互????姐??境?ㄥ??ｇ???????瑁???汉
with significant investment in new hotels, casinos and 杩????涓轰妇瓒宠交???璐告?涓??锛?????¤????娌讳?涓?? 缁?????绫汇????枫???瀛?骇?????姊板?????堕?浠讹?杩?
Under British rule and with the deep port of Victoria convention facilities by developers from Hong Kong, 婢抽?灏辩?褰㈠け?插?澶???剁?娴??浣??杩??涓??棣?腐??? ?ｅ???????????????????璐瑰?锛?伯椋???ギ?????
Harbor, Hong Kong quickly gained importance as a Australia, and the United States. 娓??瀵逛?婢抽??ユ????姣?????瓒??涓??浣???????? ????????骇??????╃?????虫补??
major trade center, overshadowing the commercial 澶???ㄧ?浜??涓??澶ф????锛???舵????棰??骞夸????
importance of Portuguese-ruled Macau. The key The city now represents the world?? largest gaming 娓??婢抽????????哄?涓????涓?腑绔?腐?ｏ????婢抽??? ?变?缁?????涓??涓??锛?境?ㄥ??轰???????冲?瀵?
exception to Hong Kong?? commercial superiority over capital, having surpassed Las Vegas in 2006. Macau?? 杩?????缁??绻????1943-1945骞达??ユ?浜哄?婢抽??? ???浜т????锛??璁＄汉缁?????瑁???ｅ????灏??杩??
Macau was during World War II when Macau experienced gambling revenues grew by an average of 29 percent a 绔?吉????挎?锛???朵?婢抽?浜???? 姝ヨ?缂┿??????婢抽??板?浣?负涓????僵???娓歌??颁???
brief economic prosperity as the only neutral port in year between 2008 and 2012. Casino revenue increased 缁х画????????境?ㄥ?浠???跨?琛????????????┿??
South China, after the Japanese occupied Canton and to 233.2 billion patacas (US$29 billion), much higher 1974骞达??¤????搴??璁ゆ???捣澶??姘?????锛? 寤虹?????颁骇????????境?ㄧ???僵涓???剁?浜ф?诲?肩?
Hong Kong. From 1943 to August 1945, Japan created a than the revenue of the Las Vegas Strip (US$8 billion). ?胯?婢抽???腑?介????涓??ㄥ???腑?芥?搴?苟娌℃?椹???? 璐＄?绾?负40%??
virtual protectorate over Macau, assuming control of its However, this over-reliance on the gaming industry ?????境?ㄣ??1979骞?2??8?ワ??¤????搴??璁ゆ境?ㄦ?
affairs. has made the Chinese central government prioritize 涓??棰??锛?负????辫????绠＄?????恒?? 婢抽???揣甯?境?ㄥ?涓?腐??缓绔????郴姹??锛?腐???
diversification of the region?? economy. 浠ュ?婢抽????浣跨????娓??婢抽???僵涓?????涓??缂??
In 1974, the Portuguese government granted 1987骞?4??13?ワ?涓??涓ゅ??卞?绛捐????浜?境?? ??郴??境?ㄥ?瀹跺????褰╀?涓?????????镐腑锛??涓?境
independence to all overseas colonies and recognized The region?? top trade partners are mainland China, ????????０????????婢抽?浜?1999骞?12??20?ュ?褰? ?ㄦ?娓稿ū涔??????革?STDM锛???境?ㄩ?娌冲ū涔???㈡?
Macau as part of China?? territory. The Chinese Hong Kong, Japan, the EU, Taiwan and the United States. 涓??缁?不锛??琛?????戒袱?垛???绛???氨???娓??????? ????搞???婵??浜??褰╄?浠芥?????镐?棣?腐??郴??父绱?
government did not take over administration of The region?? exports include clothing, textiles, footwear, ?轰??凤?涓???垮??胯?婢抽??瑰?琛???轰韩???搴??娌伙? 瀵???TDM?????境?ㄥ?褰╂??℃?????革?SJM锛??婢?
the territory until February 8, 1979, when China toys, electronics, machinery and parts; while imports ?や?澶?氦????蹭??′?澶???朵???????′??????勾 ?ㄩ?娌筹?浠ュ????涓ゅ?涓??????????案?╂境?ㄦ????
acknowledged Macau as a Chinese territory under include raw materials and semi-manufactured goods, 涓???? ?稿?婢抽????濞变??哄??ㄩ?娓???镐氦???涓????
Portuguese administration. consumer goods (foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco), capital
goods, mineral fuels and oils. 缁????? 婢抽?姝ｅ??????淮???璧??瀛??缁??锛????杞??
On April 13, 1987, ??he Joint Declaration on the 缁???╂鼎涓板???锤???灞??涓??浠ユ?浣?负????剁????
Question of Macau?? was signed between China and Due to Macau?? increasing operational costs, it is 婢抽????涓???辨腐锛??????哄????绋??锛?互??僵涓?涓??娉??????僵涓???ヨ?瓒????淮???涔??锛?境?ㄦ?
Portugal to agree that Macau would revert to Chinese no longer suited for labor-intensive industries, and 涓?????涔??涓?????涓?涓??褰╁?娉???版?????舵境?? ?ㄥ??炬?娉??????ㄦ境?ㄥ?????挎??达?浠ユ?澶х?娴??
rule on December 20, 1999 also under the ??ne Country, accordingly, textile and garment exports are likely to 澶ч???汉璇寸菠璇??浣???¤????浠??????硅?瑷?涔??锛? 纭????褰╀?????ュ凡?????负婢抽???????????????
Two Systems?? policy. As per the Hong Kong SAR, the shrink further in years to come. Yet the region continues ???璇??璐告????娓稿????涓?箍娉?娇?ㄣ???浠?2002骞存境 ??淮???锛??褰╀?????ヤ?浠????父?稿?浜т??跺???
Chinese government promised that the Macau SAR will to develop as one of the top gambling and tourist ?ㄧ??哄?褰╀?寮?濮??澶??寮??惧?锛?ぇ??腐璧???境璧???? 25%???灏辨??崇?婢抽???父瀹㈠?惧?浜??婢抽????涓?涓?
enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except destinations in the world. Growth areas include finance, 璧??缁???ユ境?ㄦ?璧?缓璁鹃?搴?????哄?浼??璁炬?锛?护婢? ?ワ?璧??瀹??渚跨?寮???境?ㄥ?????瑰?杩???跺?锛????
foreign and defense affairs for 50 years. insurance, construction, real estate and manufacturing. ?ㄧ?娴??妯¤????澶с?? 璧??寤鸿?浼??涓??锛?ぇ??????搴???挎????甯???╃?
Macau?? gambling industry still accounts for an ?╂鼎涓板???锤???灞??涓???便??
estimated 40 percent of its GDP.

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