"Sailing Directions": 1938

Macao, a Portuguese settlement in China, is situated on the peninsula on the north side of the harbor. It is built on the slope of the hills which are 200 to 300 feet high. Guia Fort occupies the summit. The population in 1910 was about 75,000, including about 3,500 Portuguese.

Supplies - Some supplies are obtainable.

Communication - Macao is in telegraphic communication with Hong Kong, and from thence to all parts. Daily communication by steamers is maintained with Hong Kong and Canton.

There is a radio station here.

Time - Standard time, corresponding to the one hundred and twentieth meridian of east longitude, or 8h. fast of Greenwich civil time, is kept at Macao;

Climate - During the hot season Macao, being open to the southwest monsoon, is more agreeable and salubrious than Hong Kong.

Excerto de "Sailing directions for the western shores of the China Sea, from Singapore Strait to and including Hong Kong", Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1938