Vehicle registration plates of MacauSAR MacauMacanese registration plates for private vehicles, as observed in 2009. Cars can be fitted with both types of plate, but motorcycles are always fitted with square ones.Country MacauCountry codeNoneCurrent seriesSerial formatMA-12-34Colour (front)White on blackColour (rear)White on black In Macau, vehicle registration marks have been issued by the Transport Bureau since 2008.
Vehicle registration plates of Hong KongVehicle registration plates in Hong Kong are managed by the Transport Department of Hong Kong. The vehicle registration system in Hong Kong is independent from those of Mainland China and Macau. Hong Kong's official UN road code is HK, as of June 2024. Having been a British territory until 1997, number plates in Hong Kong comply with British Standard BS AU 145a, remaining similar to those of the United Kingdom.
Vehicle registration plateA vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British, Indian, Pakistani, Australian, and New Zealand English), license plate (American English, Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. All countries require registration plates for commercial road vehicles such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles, for hire.
Ministry of Public Security (China)The Ministry of Public Security (MPS; Chinese: 公安部; pinyin: Gōng'ānbù) is the primary law enforcement agency of the People's Republic of China (PRC). A constituent department of the State Council, the ministry oversees more than 1.9 million of the country's law enforcement officers and as such the vast majority of the People's Police.
Public security bureau (China)A public security bureau (PSB; Chinese: 公安局; pinyin: gōng'ānjú) of a city or county, or public security department (PSD; Chinese: 公安厅; pinyin: Gōng'āntīng) in a province or autonomous region of the People's Republic of China is a generic term for a police department.
Hong KongHong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million residents in a 1,114-square-kilometre (430 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth-most densely populated region in the world.
Special administrative regions of ChinaThe special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of four types of province-level divisions of the People's Republic of China directly affiliated with the Central People's Government (State Council). As a region, they possess the highest degree of autonomy from China's central government.
Mainland ChinaGeopolitical term for China without Hong Kong, Macau, TaiwanAlternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese中国内地Traditional Chinese中國內地Literal meaningInland ChinaMainland Area of the Republic of ChinaSimplified Chinese中华民国大陆地区Traditional Chinese中華民國大陸地區"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War.
MacauMacau or Macao is a special administrative region of China. It consists of the Macau Peninsula, the islands of Taipa and Coloane, the Cotai reclamation zone between Taipa and Coloane, and several smaller islets. It borders Zhuhai to the north and west, and it lies west of Hong Kong, separated by the Pearl River estuary. With a population of about 720,000 people and a land area of 32.9 square kilometres (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.Portuguese MacauPortuguese colony in East Asia (1557–1999)Today part ofMacau Chinese was made official in 1991. Cantonese was the most commonly spoken variety.Macau was under Portuguese rule from the establishment of the first official Portuguese settlement in 1557 until its handover to China in 1999. It comprised the Municipality of Macau and the Municipality of Ilhas. Macau was both the first and last European holding in China.
British Hong KongHong Kong was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1982, and a dependent territory from 1 January 1983 to 30 June 1997, except it was occupied by the Empire of Japan from 1941 to 1945 during the Second World War. The British rule began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island under the Convention of Chuenpi in 1841 during the Victorian era, and ended with the handover of Hong Kong in July 1997.
GuangdongProvince in South ChinaProvince in ChinaAbbreviationSimplified Chinese粤Traditional Chinese粵Guangdong is a coastal province in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea with Guangzhou as the capital.
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