Consular missions in Macau

History

During the Second World War, when Macau was under Portuguese rule, there was a British Consul, John Pownall Reeves, who served between June 1941 and August 1946. He remained there following the fall of British-ruled Hong Kong to the Japanese, as Portugal was neutral, helping 9000 British subjects who had become refugees from Japanese-occupied colony.

The British Consulate, which also operated a Hong Kong Government Permit Office, was maintained in Macau until 1967, when, following political unrest the previous December, it was targeted by pro-Communist demonstrators who attempted to make the Consul, Norman Ions, repeat anti-British and anti-Portuguese slogans, before it was evacuated and closed.

Consulates-General

Honorary consulates

Countries without missions

The following countries, which have diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, do not presently have representation in either Macau or Hong Kong, but have proposed establishing consulates:

The following countries, which have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, do not have consulates either Macau or Hong Kong:

Relations with Mainland China

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region is the representative office of the central government of the People's Republic of China in Macau. It was established on September 21 1987 as Xinhua News Agency. It adopted its present name on January 18 2000.

Relations with Taiwan

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, known as the Taipei Trade and Tourism Office in Macau between 1989 and 1999 and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Macau between 1999 and 2011, is a de facto mission of the Republic of China in Macau.