What country controlled Macau prior to 1999?
Time Capsule (Macau) cover carries the inscription "19.12.1999 MACAU 澳門 19.12.2049", representing the last date on which Portugal controlled Macau (19 December 1999), the city's name in Portuguese and Chinese and the date on which the time capsule is to be opened (19 December 2049). President of the Portuguese Republic Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio with the Governor of Macau Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira hosted the ceremony to seal the Time Capsule in front of Pavilhão da Cerimónia de Transferênciade Poderes, the venue of the ceremony for the transfer of sovereignty over Macau at noon on 18 December 1999 (the transfer itself occurred
Macau Government House Macau Government House Macau Government House (; ) or Santa Sancha is a building in São Lourenço, Macau, China. It is the state guest house of the Chief Executive of Macau. It is one of a few historic properties preserving Portuguese influence in Macau. Like many historic buildings it is clad in a pink like colour. Prior to December 1999, the home was the official residence of the Governor of Macau since 1937. Its first resident during Portuguese rule was Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa. Built in 1846 as a private home by Macanese architect Thomaz de Aquino, it was