Experience, Memory and the Construction of the Past Remembering Macau 1941 - 1945
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The International Legal Personality of Macao' 24 Hong Kong Law Journal 328-341
ANALYSIS The International Legal Personality of Macau Introduction The question of international legal status/personality1 is increasingly difficult to answer with a degree of precision since the relevance of traditional criteria and symbols of statehood is diminishing in a global environment characterised by the proliferation of not-readily-definable entities which clamour for recog nition as autonomous political units.2 The requirements of 'a permanent population; a defined territory; govern ment; and capacity to enter into relations with other States'3 — which are accepted by international lawyers as 'customary international law' — by no means represent sufficient4 or even necessary3 qualifications of statehood. Clearly, the less legalistic symbols of statehood, such as kings/presidents, armies, central banks, currency, or passports, offer no reliable yardsticks.6 Nor for that matter is membership in the United Nations particularly instructive in respect of the key distinguishing attributes of statehood. Current members include Carribbean pinpoints such as Saint Christopher and Nevis or Saint Lucia, as well as other microentities like Vanuatu in the Pacific or San Marino in Europe — but not Taiwan.7 Neither is the UN practice with regards to admission — including the implementation of stipulated8 requirements 'International legal personality' is broadly defined in terms of the capacity to exercise international rights and duties. The International Standards Organisation, which assigns two-letter codes for country names, has 239 on -
2020 Fall Lusitano Bulletin
MACAU “20 Years of Progress and Development” An Online Photography Exhibition presented by Instituto Internacional Macau (IIM) President’s Message …………………………………...…….....2 2020 Calendar of Events……………….........……....…….…...3 Notice of Annual General Meeting & Elections………........4 The Portuguese Historical Museum……………….……........4 Books available from Lusitano Club…..…………………….5 Celebrating 20 Years of Macau SAR......................................11 Scholarship Recipient “Emma Casey”.....................................12 Macanese Families by Maria Roliz…………..............................14 Encontro “Macau 2019” Memories….....................................15 International Call for Macanese Cuisine Recipes …….....16 Recipes by Priscilla Canavarro…………..………………...........17 The “Gallo” by Ken Harper……...……..………………...........18 Seeking Junior Membership Help with Club Website….....20 45th Annual Luso-American Education Conference……..20 Macau Cultural Center / Word Scramble ………………...22 Portuguese Citizenship…………………..................................23 Contact for Lusitano Directors & Officers..………..........23 President’s Message Dear members and friends, We are now entering in the final stretch of this challenging year of turbulent times. We have missed seeing all of you this summer as we usually do at all our activities. We hope you all had a wonderful and decent summer with your families. We always have you as members on our minds and keeping you safe. We again have reached out to the membership to see how you and your families are doing. We hope as of this writing, all of you are still doing well. We are here to help, direct and or if you just need someone to talk to. Our children and grandchildren are now returning back to school even though most if not all will start virtually. We appreciate and thank all the teachers who are having to learn a new way to teach. -
Executive Summary Macau Became a Special Administrative Region
Executive Summary Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on December 20, 1999. Macau's status, since reverting to Chinese sovereignty, is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution. Under the concept of “One Country, Two Systems” articulated in these documents, Macau enjoys a high degree of autonomy in economic matters, and its economic system is to remain unchanged for fifty years. The Government of Macau (GOM) maintains a transparent, non-discriminatory, and free-market economy. The GOM is committed to maintaining an investor-friendly environment. In 2002, the GOM ended a long-standing gaming monopoly, awarding two gaming concessions to consortia with U.S. interests. This opening has encouraged substantial U.S. investment in casinos and hotels, and has spurred exceptionally rapid economic growth over the last few years. Macau is today the undisputed gaming capital of the world, having surpassed Las Vegas in terms of gambling revenue in 2006. U.S. investment over the past decade is estimated to exceed US$10 billion. In addition to gaming, Macau is positioning itself to be a regional center for incentive travel, conventions, and tourism. The American business community in Macau has continued to grow. In 2007, business leaders founded the American Chamber of Commerce of Macau. 1. Openness to, and Restrictions Upon, Foreign Investment Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on December 20, 1999. Macau's status, since reverting to Chinese sovereignty, is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution. -
Choice of Foreign Names As a Strategy for Identity Management
Intercultural Communication Studies XVII: 2 2008 Cheang Choice of Foreign Names as a Strategy for Identity Management Justina Cheang, University of Macau Regardless of the fact that Macau’s dominating population are Chinese, English names, or to be more exact, foreign names, are favored and widely used, be it in the businesses, the government, or education institutions. Though Chinese (Cantonese) is spoken by most in the city, local Chinese people’s favor in the use of English/foreign names, whether they are students, civil servants, or working in the business, does reflect their taste and their desired image to be displayed to others. Interviews are conducted showing that people’s choice of English/foreign names are somehow a strategy for identity management – certain names are chosen to show a pleasant personality, or other desirable qualities that they wanted to project to others. It is interesting to note that, other than English names, people would choose Portuguese names, Japanese names, names of things (non-proper names), or even people’s own creation for use. A Chinese saying: “One does not fear if he/she has a bad fate; what one fears most is to be given a bad name.” Rather than a Chinese saying, this should also be a universal consideration when most parents all over the world are finding names for their children. Most people get their names when they are born, and very often they themselves are not involved in the decision-making. What if we get a chance to decide on our own name? To get a name by oneself is probably a very unique trend in Asia, and especially, the Chinese communities. -
GLOBAL HISTORY and NEW POLYCENTRIC APPROACHES Europe, Asia and the Americas in a World Network System Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History
Foreword by Patrick O’Brien Edited by Manuel Perez Garcia · Lucio De Sousa GLOBAL HISTORY AND NEW POLYCENTRIC APPROACHES Europe, Asia and the Americas in a World Network System Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History Series Editors Manuel Perez Garcia Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China Lucio De Sousa Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Tokyo, Japan This series proposes a new geography of Global History research using Asian and Western sources, welcoming quality research and engag- ing outstanding scholarship from China, Europe and the Americas. Promoting academic excellence and critical intellectual analysis, it offers a rich source of global history research in sub-continental areas of Europe, Asia (notably China, Japan and the Philippines) and the Americas and aims to help understand the divergences and convergences between East and West. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15711 Manuel Perez Garcia · Lucio De Sousa Editors Global History and New Polycentric Approaches Europe, Asia and the Americas in a World Network System Editors Manuel Perez Garcia Lucio De Sousa Shanghai Jiao Tong University Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Shanghai, China Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan Pablo de Olavide University Seville, Spain Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History ISBN 978-981-10-4052-8 ISBN 978-981-10-4053-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4053-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017937489 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018, corrected publication 2018. This book is an open access publication. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. -
The Globalization of Chinese Food ANTHROPOLOGY of ASIA SERIES Series Editor: Grant Evans, University Ofhong Kong
The Globalization of Chinese Food ANTHROPOLOGY OF ASIA SERIES Series Editor: Grant Evans, University ofHong Kong Asia today is one ofthe most dynamic regions ofthe world. The previously predominant image of 'timeless peasants' has given way to the image of fast-paced business people, mass consumerism and high-rise urban conglomerations. Yet much discourse remains entrenched in the polarities of 'East vs. West', 'Tradition vs. Change'. This series hopes to provide a forum for anthropological studies which break with such polarities. It will publish titles dealing with cosmopolitanism, cultural identity, representa tions, arts and performance. The complexities of urban Asia, its elites, its political rituals, and its families will also be explored. Dangerous Blood, Refined Souls Death Rituals among the Chinese in Singapore Tong Chee Kiong Folk Art Potters ofJapan Beyond an Anthropology of Aesthetics Brian Moeran Hong Kong The Anthropology of a Chinese Metropolis Edited by Grant Evans and Maria Tam Anthropology and Colonialism in Asia and Oceania Jan van Bremen and Akitoshi Shimizu Japanese Bosses, Chinese Workers Power and Control in a Hong Kong Megastore WOng Heung wah The Legend ofthe Golden Boat Regulation, Trade and Traders in the Borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China and Burma Andrew walker Cultural Crisis and Social Memory Politics of the Past in the Thai World Edited by Shigeharu Tanabe and Charles R Keyes The Globalization of Chinese Food Edited by David Y. H. Wu and Sidney C. H. Cheung The Globalization of Chinese Food Edited by David Y. H. Wu and Sidney C. H. Cheung UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I PRESS HONOLULU Editorial Matter © 2002 David Y. -
MACAU's BRIDGING Role BETWEEN CHINA and LATIN
Sonia Chan Prado*1 UDC 327(510:8) 327(512.318:8) doi:10.5937/MegRev1901193C Expert article Received 9.4.2018. Approved 21.9.2018. Macau’S Bridging ROle between China and Latin America Since the beginning of the 21st century, sustained and rapid growth in relations between China and the Latin American and Caribbean countries has been witnessed. It is widely believed that a stronger tie with a promising future can be envisaged. Historically, Macau has been a Portuguese trading post in the Far East for over 442 years. After the Handover in 1999, Macau was officially returned to China as a Special Administrative Region. At present, Macau is the “world’s top gaming capital” and a part of the Greater Bay Area of national strategic importance in southern China. By capitalizing on her core strengths and special privileges, Macau can go much further, not only as a gaming and tourism city but also an effective and efficient platform between China and Latin America. Furthermore, with the new mega structure, the vast logistic network and the endorsed Greater Bay Area initiative, Macau can serve as an effective soft-power hub of the nation for helping build an extension of the “Belt and Road” to Latin America in the Pacific Rim. Keywords: Macau, Special Administrative Region of China, Greater Bay Area, Belt and Road, China-Latin America Relations 1. Introduction From the historical point of view, we can presume that contacts between Latin America and Asia have always existed, although mostly commercial ones, having in mind that Spanish and Portuguese empires kept expanding their colonial power and administration in the Philippines and the Pacific Rim. -
Hong Kong Exporter Guide
THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY. Voluntary - Public Date: 6/14/2019 GAIN Report Number: HK1927 Hong Kong Post: Macau Exporter Guide Report Categories: Exporter Guide Approved By: Alicia Hernandez Prepared By: Chris Li Report Highlights: Macau is a budding culinary destination in Asia receiving nearly 36 million tourists in 2018. The fast growing market registered food retail sales over US$570 million and restaurant receipts close to US$1.4 billion. Macau offers strong prospects for U.S. products such as fresh fruit, poultry, food preparations, condiment and sauces, beef, fish, chocolate, tree nuts, processed fruit, and snack foods. Page 1 of 10 Executive Summary Quick Facts CY 2018 Macau is located at the entrance of the Pearl River Delta, Imports of Consumer-Oriented Ag. Products about 90 miles southeast of Guangzhou, China and 37 miles US$1.2 billion southwest of Hong Kong. It covers 18.3 square miles, around one-sixth the size of Washington, D.C., and has a population Top 10 Consumer-Oriented Ag. Imports of 667,000. Macau’s per capita GDP was over US$82,600 in Dairy products, food preparations, fish, wine and beer, pork, poultry, snack foods, fresh fruit, beef, and chocolates 2018, one of the highest in the world. Macau is a major tourist destination in Asia, and received nearly 36 million Top Growth of Consumer-Oriented Ag. Imports visitors in 2018. Due to limited arable land, essentially all Dog and cat food, fresh fruit, poultry, food preparations, condiment food in Macau is imported. -
Macau: Ten Years After the Handover, In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 38, 1, 7-17
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs China aktuell Chung, Thomas and Tieben, Hendrik (2009), Macau: Ten Years after the Handover, in: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 38, 1, 7-17. ISSN: 1868-4874 (online), ISSN: 1868-1026 (print) This introduction is part of an issue featuring the topic of Macau. The online version of this and the other articles can be found at: <www.CurrentChineseAffairs.org> Published by GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Institute of Asian Studies in cooperation with the National Institute of Chinese Studies, White Rose East Asia Centre at the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield and Hamburg University Press. The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs is an Open Access publication. It may be read, copied and distributed free of charge according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. To subscribe to the print edition: <[email protected]> For an e-mail alert please register at: <www.CurrentChineseAffairs.org> The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs is part of the GIGA Journal Family which includes: Africa Spectrum • Journal of Current Chinese Affairs • Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs • Journal of Politics in Latin America • <www.giga-journal-family.org> Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 1/2009: 7-17 Macau: Ten Years after the Handover Thomas Chung and Hendrik Tieben This publication focuses on pertinent issues arising from Macau’s recent development, namely the city’s political economy, architecture and urbanism, heritage and tourism, cultural identity and cross-border relations.1 Coinciding with both the tenth anniversary of the 1999 handover of the former Portuguese-administered territory and the less publicised thirty-year milestone since the resumption of diplomatic ties between Portugal and China, this publication’s intentions are twofold. -
Casa De Macau No Canada (Toronto) Newsletter
Casa de Macau no Canada (Toronto) Newsletter Vol. 4 June 2, 2005 4168 Finch Avenue East, P.H. # 39 Scarborough, Ont. CANADA M1S 5H6 Tel: 416-299-6947 www.casademac au.ca Board of Executives From the Executive President and Editor Monica Alves 905-887-9408 [email protected] In the last three half year mark and well past the months, we have witnessed such significant actual 5th anniversary 1st Vice-President and Editor high and low examples of the po- date of December 1999, that this Gloria Soares Anok 416-284-9095 tential of the human spirit from [email protected] proposed celebration will not occur both far away and close to home. this year. However, you will be 2nd Vice-President There was the passing of our be- kept posted if anything develops. Marie-Cecile Remedios 416-383-0327 loved Pope John Paul II, to the [email protected] scandalous revelations coming out 2nd Anniversary of the Amigu of the Gomery enquiry hearing. di Macau Club (Toronto) Treasurer The one has resulted in the election Barbara J. Baptista 416-283-7937 José Cordeiro, President of the of a new spiritual leader while the Amigu di Macau Club (Toronto) [email protected] other, the election of possibly a new extended an invitation for two of Secretary secular leader of our country. your Executives to attend a din- Helena Barradas 905-201-7155 ner on April 9, 2005. The occa- [email protected] Both these events have impacted us sion was to celebrate the 2nd Anni- in the microcosm that is our Casa. -
Cultural Aspects of Sustainability Challenges of Island-Like Territories: Case Study of Macau, China
Ecocycles 2016 Scientific journal of the European Ecocycles Society Ecocycles 1(2): 35-45 (2016) ISSN 2416-2140 DOI: 10.19040/ecocycles.v1i2.37 ARTICLE Cultural aspects of sustainability challenges of island-like territories: case study of Macau, China Ivan Zadori Faculty of Culture, Education and Regional Development, University of Pécs E-mail: [email protected] Abstract - Sustainability challenges and reactions are not new in the history of human communities but there is a substantial difference between the earlier periods and the present situation: in the earlier periods of human history sustainability depended on the geographic situation and natural resources, today the economic performance and competitiveness are determinative instead of the earlier factors. Economic, social and environmental situations that seem unsustainable could be manageable well if a given land or territory finds that market niche where it could operate successfully, could generate new diversification paths and could create products and services that are interesting and marketable for the outside world. This article is focusing on the sustainability challenges of Macau, China. The case study shows how this special, island-like territory tries to find balance between the economic, social and environmental processes, the management of the present cultural supply and the way that Macau creates new cultural products and services that could be competitive factors in the next years. Keywords - Macau, sustainability, resources, economy, environment, competitiveness -
The Presence of the Past
THE PRESENCE OF 15 THE PAST Imagination and Affect in the Museu do Oriente, Portugal Elsa Peralta In 1983 UNESCO designated the Monastery of the Hieronymites and the Tower of Belém in Lisbon as World Heritage Sites. According to UNESCO’s website, the monastery “exemplifies Portuguese art at its best” and the Tower of Belém “is a reminder of the great maritime discoveries that laid the foundations of the mod ern world.”1 Less than 10 years after the formal end of the Portuguese colonial empire, UNESCO made use of the exemplar of Portuguese art to reaffirm the long‐used interpretive framework through which Portuguese imperial history has been read both nationally and internationally: Portugal was the country of the “Discoveries,” not a colonial center. Widely disseminated through schools, public discourses, and propaganda since the end of the nineteenth century, this interpretation of Portugal’s imperial history is strongly embedded in the coun try’s material culture. The naming of streets, bridges, schools, theaters, and mon uments after “heroes,” sites, or themes of the Discoveries operates to establish a forceful intimacy with the past, which is materially embedded in the very experi ence of the space itself. In addition, the public displays, exhibitions, and museums that address the topic – with objects that are often treated as art or antiques – unfailingly exalt the material and visual properties of the objects that testify to Portugal’s imperial deeds. I argue that this focus on materiality, together with an aesthetic lauding of historical objects, has contributed greatly to the resilience of the established view of Portugal’s imperial and colonial past, and made it resistant to modes of representation other than the nostalgic mode of historical grandeur and civilizing legacy.