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Sé is a southeast
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the Macau Peninsula of
Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
. It is the second largest peninsular district in
Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
after the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Fátima. The parish area is named for the Igreja da Sé. This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001, following the 1999
transfer of sovereignty over Macau The handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 20 December 1999. This event ended 442 years of Portuguese rule in the former settlement, which began in 1557. Macau was settled by Por ...
from Portugal to China. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally. Its western part is the historic financial center of Macau. Praia Grande
Central Business District A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
() is in the south-central part of the district. All banks (over 20) in Macau have offices here. There are numerous quality restaurants, and 4- and 5-star hotels in this district. High-rise buildings exist on the eastern ZAPE and NAPE zone, which was reclaimed from the sea, with a
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located on the eastern edge of the parish.


Institutions

Macau government: *
Legislative Assembly of Macau The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing Functional constitu ...
*
Macau General Post Office The Macau General Post Office (; ) is a 3-storey building at the intersection of Senado Square and Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro in Sé, Macau, Sé, Macau, China. The current building was built in 1929. See also * CTT (Macau) References

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* Various government agencies in China Plaza, including the Identification Services Bureau * Statistics and Census Service *
Education and Youth Development Bureau Education and Youth Development Bureau (; , DSEDJ) is the education agency of Macau. Its head office is in Sé. It was created in 2021 to succeed the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Higher Education Bureau, which merged. References ...
head office * Civil Aviation Authority head office: 18th floor of the Cheng Feng Commercial Center (, ) PRC Central Government: * Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macau SAR * Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region Diplomatic missions: * Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau * Philippine Consulate General in Macau SAR * Consulate General of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong * Consulate General of Angola Macau SAR * Consulate General of Mozambique in Macau SAR


Economy

Within the parish is the Edifício CNAC (), the head office of Air Macau. Previously the Air Macau head office was in the Edifício Tai Wah () in Sé.


Media

'' O Clarim'' has its head office in Edf. Ngan Fai () in Sé. '' Ponto Final'' has its head office at Travessa do Bispo, nº1.


Healthcare

Macau's public hospital, Conde S. Januário Hospital, is in Sé. The Macau government also operates the Centro de Saúde Porto Interior () in Hoi Pong Koi.


Education

Macao Polytechnic University in Sé provides tertiary education. Prior to 1998 the school's central building was used as the Liceu de Macau, a public Portuguese-curriculum secondary school.Clayton, Cathryn H. ''Sovereignty at the Edge: Macau & the Question of Chineseness'' (Volume 324 of Harvard East Asian monographs, ISSN 0073-0483).
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, 2009. p
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, 9780674035454.


Primary and secondary schools

The sole public school currently in operation in Sé is the Macao Conservatory School of Dance,Contactos
" . Retrieved on April 9, 2017. Address: "Escola de Dança Endereço:Alameda Dr. Carlos d'Assumpção, n.os 335-341, Edifício Centro Hotline, 3.º e 4.º andares, Macau" and "Escola de Teatro Endereço:Avenida da Amizade (Praceta de Miramar, n.º 87 r/c), Edifício Jardim San On, Macau"
Traditional Chinese
"舞蹈學校 地址:澳門新口岸宋玉生廣場335至341號獲多利中心三、四樓" and "戲劇學校 地址:澳門海景花園新安花園87號U(友誼大馬路)"
as it is categorized by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau as a public secondary school program.Conservatório de Macau
" Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017.
Chinese profile
"學校地址: 澳門高士德大馬路"
It is located on the 3rd and 4th floor of the Edifício Centro Hotline (). The conservatory's theater school is also in Sé, within the Edificio Jardim San On (). ;Tuition-free private primary and secondary schools: * () Chinese section - Preschool through secondary school * Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima English section () - Primary and secondary school * Concordia School for Special Education (''Escola Concórdia para Ensino Especial''; ) - Preschool through secondary school and special education, located on the ground floor to third floor of Edificio Chu Kuan () * Kao Yip Middle School - Preschool through secondary school * Lingnan Middle School (''Escola Ling Nam''; ) - Preschool through secondary school * (''Escola Pui Tou de Macau''; ) - Main campus, preschool through secondary school * Escola Tong Sin Tong () - Preschool through secondary * Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School Macau (''Sheng Kung Hui Escola Choi Kou (Macau)''; 聖公會(澳門)蔡高中學) Preschool and night secondary school campusHome
Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School Macau. Retrieved on April 15, 2017. "夜中學及幼稚園 ..��門白馬行(伯多祿局長街)53號" (53 R. de Pedro Nolasco da Silva)
Previously the nursery/primary campus of (MBC; ''Escola Cham Son de Macau''; 澳門浸信中學) was located in Sé. ;Private non-free preschools and primary and secondary schools: * () * Millennium Secondary School (''Escola Secundária Millennium''; ) - Senior high school * Macau Portuguese School - Primary and secondary school * St. Anthony's Kindergarten and Nursery (''Centro de Educação Infantil Santo António''; 聖安東尼幼稚園)


Colleges and universities

The original campus (NAPE1) of the University of Saint Joseph is in Sé. The main campus of the Macau Polytechnic University is also located in Sé.


Public library

The parish is home the Macao Public Library system's Library in Ho Yin Garden (', ). The library, a two story facility, first opened in 1993. It reopened on 10 February 2009 after it had been temporarily closed in 2005 for NAPE renovations.Branch Libraries
" Macao Public Library. Retrieved on April 16, 2017
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Casino and hotels

* Casa Real Casino * Casino Lisboa * Grand Lisboa * L'Arc Macau * Mandarin Oriental, Macau * MGM Macau * Wynn Macau


Tourist attractions

* Comendador Ho Yin Garden * Dr. Carlos d'Assumpção Park * Garden of the Arts * Grand Prix Museum * Handover Gifts Museum of Macao * Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business * Kuan Tai Temple * Lotus Square * Macao Cultural Centre * Macau Fisherman's Wharf * Macau Forum * Macau Military Club *
Macau Museum of Art The Macau Museum of Art (MAM; ; ) is an art museum in Sé, Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a ...
* Macau Science Center * Macau Tower * Macau Wine Museum * Nam Van Lake * Sai Van Lake * Sands Macao * Santa Casa da Misericórdia * Sé Church *
Senado Square The Senado Square, or Senate Square (; ), is a paved town square in Sé, Macau, Sé, Macau, China, and part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site. It is an elongated triangular shaped square and connects Largo do São Dom ...
* St. Dominic's Church


Transport

* Ferries to Hong Kong and mainland China leave from the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal. * There is an extensive and frequent
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in the district, with key stops at Praça de Ferreira do Amaral, Rua do Campo, and Praceta 24 de Junho.


See also

* Avenida Almeida Ribeiro


References


External links


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