Airlines The airline situation in Macau
is likely to develop fast, though as yet airline
representation in the territory is thin. Air
Macau is at Avenida da Praia Grande 639 (tel 396
6888). For other airlines operating from Macau,
including Singapore Airlines and EVA Airways (of
Taiwan), call the airport flight enquiries (tel
861 111) or contact a travel agency.
Banks and exchange Banks generally
open Monday to Friday from 9am until 4 or
4.30pm, but close by lunchtime on Saturdays.
There are also licensed moneychangers which
exchange travellers' cheques (and which open
seven days a week), including a 24-hour one in
the basement of the Hotel Lisboa, and one
near the bottom of the steps leading up to São
Paulo.
Bookshops Don't bother looking for
English-language books here - go to Hong Kong.
Festivals The normal Chinese holidays
are celebrated in Macau, plus some Catholic
festivals introduced from Portugal, such as the
procession of Our Lady of Fatima from São
Domingos church annually on May 13.
Hospitals There's a 24-hour emergency
department at the Centro Hospitalar Conde São
Januário, Calçada Visconde São Januário (tel
313 731; English spoken).
Police The main police station is at
Avenida Dr Rodrigo Rodrigues (tel 573 333). In
an emergency call 999.
Post office Macau's General Post
Office is in Largo do Leal Senado, on the east
side (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm); poste
restante is delivered here. Small red booths all
over the territory also dispense stamps from
machines.
Telephones Local calls are free from
private phones, 1ptca from payphones. Cardphones
work with CTM cards, issued by the Macau State
Telecommunication Company, on sale in hotels or
at the back of the main post office (open 24hr),
where you can also make direct calls. Macau
phone numbers have no area codes. From outside
the territory, dial the normal international
access code followed by 853 followed by the
number. For calls to Hong Kong, dial tel 01
followed by the eight-digit number.
Travel agencies CTS, Rua de Nagasaki (tel
700 888), can sort out China visas and tickets,
as can most other tour operators.
