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Macau has 321 kilometers of public roads.
Moreover, a 38-kilometer-long connector has been proposed to link Macau and Zhuhai with Shenzhen and Hong Kong , see Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge . Also, traffic in Macau travels on the left side of the road, like in Hong Kong , but unlike mainland China . Highways: ''total'': 50 km ''paved'': 50 km ''unpaved'': 0 km (1996 est.) Bus es and numerous Taxicab s provide Public Transport ation. Motorists in 1999 used some 55,114 automobiles and trucks and 58,116 motorcycles. SEA TRANSPORTATION Jetfoils, turbo catamarans, and catamarans operate between the Macau Maritime Terminal and Hong Kong (Central or Kowloon, depending on type of craft). The trip between Macau and Hong Kong takes between 55 and 70 minutes depending on the type of craft. About 150 trips per day are made between Macau and Hong Kong . The Macau Maritime Terminal is located on the east shore of the Macau Peninsula (Macau outer harbor). The Macau Container Port, located near the Macau International Airport, was opened in 1991. Vessels leaving the port provide multiple daily round trips to Hong Kong and regular container ship service to Taiwan, Singapore, and to Chinese ports within the Zhujiang estuary. Macau's shallow harbor and channels, however, limit the size and number of ships that can enter the port. Ports: Macau Container Port (near Macau International Ariport), Kai Ho (on Ilha de Coloane) Merchant marine: none (1999 est.) AIR TRANSPORTATION Airport s:1 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways: Macau International Airport ''total:'' 1 ''over 3,047 m:'' 1 (1999 est.) The Macau International Airport opened in December 1995 on Reclaimed Land on the east side of Taipa. It handles commercial and general aviation and accommodates all major aircraft up to Boeing 747-400 s. There are two offshore runways (3,285 meters and 3,360 meters) and one taxiway (1,460 meters). Up to 6 million passengers per year capacity is available. Air Macau (established 1994 with 51 percent ownership by China) and more than twenty other airlines provide international flights to and from Singapore , Manila , Bangkok , Pyongyang , Anchorage , and Los Angeles ; and domestic flights to and from Taiwan ( Taipei and Kaohsiung ), Beijing , Chongqing , Fuzhou , Guilin , Haikou , Kunming , Nanjing , Ningbo , Sanya , Shanghai , Wuhan , Xiamen , Xi'an , and Zhengzhou Around 200 flights are scheduled per week. Helicopter service is available every 30 minutes during the day from the Macau Maritime Terminal to central Hong Kong. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Macau's and Transmac . The network of routes serve various locations within Macau quite efficiently. There is no Rail Transport in Macau. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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