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DEC 201999China resumes sovereignty over Macao.
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DEC 201999Ho Hau-wah is sworn in as chief executive of Macao SAR.
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MAR 282000Lianhua Bridge, the first cross-border bridge linking Hengqin in Zhuhai with Macao, opens to traffic.
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AUG 302001Macao passes legislation to pave the way for opening up gambling industry.
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SEPT 232001The SAR holds the election of its legislative assembly for the first time.
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FEB 82002The SAR govt grants gaming licenses to three companies, ending a four-decade casino monopoly.
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JULY 282003Residents of four cities in Guangdong are allowed to visit Macao as independent travelers.
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OCT 172003The mainland and Macao sign the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement.
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JAN 12004The CEPA comes into effect.
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AUG 292004Ho Hau-wah is re-elected in the second term as chief executive.
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JULY 152005The Historic Center of Macao is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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OCT 292005The fourth East Asian Games opens in Macao.
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DEC2006Macao is rocked by largest corruption scandal in history, involving transport chief Ao Man-long.
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AUG2007The SAR govt amends the free education subsidy system, extending free education to 15 years.
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MAY 32008Macao welcomes the Olympic flame for the first time.
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DEC 192008The central govt rolls out nine measures in six areas to support Macao to overcome financial crisis.
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JUNE 272009The NPC authorizes jurisdiction of University of Macao's new campus on Hengqin Island to Macao.
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JULY 262009Chui Sai-on is elected in the third term as chief executive.
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NOV2009The State Council approves the SAR to reclaim 361.65 hectares of land to create new urban zones.
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DEC 152009Construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge begins.
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DEC 182010A pair of giant pandas named Kaikai and Xinxin arrive in Macao as gifts from the central govt.
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MAR 162011A separate chapter is devoted to Hong Kong and Macao in the outline of the 12th Five-year Plan.
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FEB 212012Macao's first light rail system - Light Rapid Transit - starts construction.
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MAY 312012Ao Man-long is sentenced by the Court of Final Appeal of Macao to 29 years in jail over corruption charges.
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JUNE 302012Macao finishes amending methods for selecting CE, forming legislative assembly.
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JULY 202013University of Macao's new campus on Hengqin Island starts operation.
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AUG 312014Chui Sai-on is re-elected in the fourth term as chief executive.
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DEC 162015The State Council endorses an updated map of administrative divisions for the Macao SAR.
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DEC 202016Eligible Macao-registered vehicles are allowed to enter and exit Hengqin.
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JULY 12017A framework agreement on deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation is signed.
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JULY 72017The underwater tunnel section of the HZMB is completed.
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OCT 312017Macao is designated a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
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MAR 152018The Macao border zone of the HZMB is officially handed over to Macao.
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SEPT2018The Macao SAR Safeguarding National Security Commission is set up.
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OCT 242018The HZMB opens to traffic.
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FEB 182019The outline development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is unveiled.
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AUG 252019Ho Iat-seng is elected in the fifth term as chief executive.
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OCT 262019The NPC authorizes the jurisdiction of Macao's port zone at Hengqin port and extended areas to the SAR.
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DEC 102019The Macao LRT is officially put into operation.