The Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (Portuguese: Acordo de Estreitamento das Relações Económicas e Comerciais entre o Continente Chinês e Macau; Traditional Chinese: 內地與澳門關於建立更緊密經貿關係的安排; pinyin: Nèidì yú Aòmén guānyú jiànlì gèng jǐnmì jìngmào guānxì de ānpái, or Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA; Traditional Chinese: 更緊密經貿關係), is an economic agreement between the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government on October 18, 2003. A similar agreement, known as Mainland and Hong KongCloser Economic Partnership Arrangement, was signed between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on June 29, 2003. Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin_method be merged into this article or section. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Motto: none Anthem: March of the Volunteers (national anthem of the PRC) Capital none 1 Most populated freguesia Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima Official languages · Cantonese (de facto) · Portuguese · Mandarin (de jure) Government  - Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah Establishment    - occupied by Portugal 1557   - Portuguese colony August 13... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... The Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (Chinese: 內地與香港關於建立更緊密經貿關係的安排), or Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA ; Chinese: 更緊密經貿關係), is an economic agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China and the Central Peoples Government of the Peoples Republic of... Hong Kong (香港; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2; Yale: heūng góng; pinyin: Xiānggǎng; Wade-Giles: Hsiang-kang) is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with State Council of the Peoples Republic of China. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

bridge project

Edmund Ho Hau Wah, the Chief Executive, has expressed his Government's "unconditional" support to build a super-bridge (mega-project) between the east and west banks of the Pearl River Delta, China. Whatever its final design and routing, the bridge is seen by economists as a great chance to turn the Pearl River Delta into a super-development zone on a global scale. This will require close co-operation among the estuary's starkly different jurisdiction - Macau, Guangdong and Hong Kong - in a wide range of business-related activities, such as the flow of public and private transport via the bridge and co-ordination in the movement of people, goods and services within the region that comprises some 40 million people. Map of Pearl River Delta (details) The Pearl River Delta (PRD, Chinese: 珠江三角洲; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: zyu1 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1), China, occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River estuary where the river flows into the South China Sea. ... Map of Pearl River Delta (details) The Pearl River Delta (PRD, Chinese: 珠江三角洲; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: zyu1 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1), China, occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River estuary where the river flows into the South China Sea. ... Guangdong, often spelt as Kwangtung, is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

The mega-project's social and economic impact on Macau will be tremendous. For the first time in its long history as a Chinese harbour and meeting place between East and West, Macau will have a direct road - and possibly even rail - link with the delta's economic superpower, Hong Kong. Macau's relatively small size and unique Sino-Latin heritage call for special measures by all parts involved to tackle the multifarious challenges expected to follow the opening of the bridge. An American B-2 bomber in flight. ...

The bridge project, which promises to be one of the world's greatest engineering challenges at the start of the 21st century, should also be seen as part of Mainland China's Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements CEPA with both Hong Kong and Macau, which will entail an ever-growing demand for more efficient transport networks within the delta. CEPA is an acronym. ...

The bridge project i.e. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is just one facet of Macau's promising development in the coming years, including an innovative trans-border park in conjunction with the adjacent Zhuhai Municipality and a host of large-scale infrastructure and entertainment projects, such as a two-level bridge between the Macau Peninsula and Taipa Island and several mega-casino resorts, convention centres and de luxe hotels. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in relation to Lantau Island The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (港珠澳大橋) is a giant proposed bridge that would connect the west side of Hong Kong with Macau and the neighbouring city of Zhuhai, situated on the west side of the Pearl River Delta, and part... Zhuhai waterfront Zhuhai Campus of Zhongshan University Zhuhai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; lit. ... Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Taipa (氹仔島; Cantonese Jyutping; Tam5 Zai2 Dou2; pinyin: Dàngzǎi Dǎo) is an island of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Following its return to the China, Macau has become an integral part of the transformation of the Pearl River Delta into one of the world's so-called "super zones." Macau is charging ahead to become important player in the New Pearl River Delta Super Zone, based on its centuries-long experience as a hub for trade, business services and cultural ties between China and the rest of the world. Map of Pearl River Delta (details) The Pearl River Delta (PRD, Chinese: 珠江三角洲; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: zyu1 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1), China, occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River estuary where the river flows into the South China Sea. ...

Links

• Mainland and Macao CEPA full text -- Chinese version (unofficial)
• Mainland and Macao CEPA full text -- Portuguese version (unofficial)
• Mainland and Macao CEPA full text -- English version (unofficial)
• Mainland and Macao CEPA -- booklet from Macao Economic Services, English
• Acordo de Estreitamento das Relações Económicas e Comerciais entre o Continente Chinês e Macau -- booklet from Macao Economic Services, Portuguese