The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) lies on the western bank of the Pearl River Delta, one of China's most dynamic, open and innovative regions. Formerly a Portuguese colony, Macao returned to China in 1999 and has since been governed under the principle of "One Country, Two Systems."

Twenty-five years later, Macao SAR has undergone profound changes, transforming from a once struggling economy into an international free port with one of the world's highest per capita GDPs and life expectancies.