Macao residents waiting for handover ceremony

Macao residents waiting for handover ceremony

MACAO - Macao residents gather in front of the ruins of St. Paul's Church to wait for the start of the handover ceremony on the night of Dec. 19, 1999. Ending 442-years of colonial rule by Portugal, Macao was handed back to China.

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