CTT (Macau)
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Government of Macao | |
| Website | ctt.gov.mo |
|---|---|
| Correios de Macau | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Àomén Yóuzhèng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Ou3 Mun4 Jau4 Zing3 |
Macau Post and Telecommunications,postal services and telecommunications regulation.
The acronym CTT comes from the former name of the Portuguese postal administration (Portuguese: Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones, lit. 'Post, Telegraph and Telephone') during the colonial period of Macao.
Postal history
The Macao Post was founded on 1, March 1884 (separate from Correio Público—Public Post Office of Portugal), as a separate entity from
China in 1999, Macau postage stamps bore the Portuguese
words REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA (i.e., the 'Portuguese Republic'), but now bear the Portuguese words MACAU, CHINA.
Organization
The Postal service is headed by a Director with two sub-directors.
Services
- Postal Services (1884-now)
- Postal Savings (1917-now)
- Operator of Telecommunication Services (1927–1981)
- Regulator of Telecommunication Services and Radio Spectrum Management (1982–2000)
- Radio Broadcasting Services (1933–1973)
- Supervision of the Electric Industries Services (1928–1985)
- eSignTrust - Digital Certificate Services (2006-now)
- Communications Museum (2006-now)
- Secure Electronic Postal Services (SEPS) (2008-now)
- Telecommunications Regulator (2017-now)
Postal Stations
Postal Stations are referred to as Branches with fifteen spread across Macao:
- Central
- Rua do Campo
- Red Market (Almirante Lacerda)
- Mong Ha
- Hac Sa Wan (Areia Preta)
- Cultural Centre
- Terminal Tradic
- Loja do Museu
- Airport
- Nova Taipa
- Ocean Garden
- Carmo (The former Taipa Post Office)
- Coloane
- Seac Pai Van
- Fai Chi Kei
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Headquarters of Macao Post -
Building by night -
Nova Taipa Post Office
Post boxes
CTT post boxes are red in colour as was the case in Hong Kong before 1997. The boxes bear CTT's name in Portuguese and Chinese.
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Postbox (old Style) -
Auto Postbox -
Postbox -
Post House
See also
Notes
- ^ Portuguese: Correios e Telecomunicações de Macau; Chinese: 澳門郵電局
References
- ^ "CTT - 郵電局". www.ctt.gov.mo (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "About Us". ctt.gov.mo.
External links
- History of Macau Post
- About Macau Post
- eSignTrust
- Communications Museum of Macau
- Macau Postal Savings
- Old CTT website
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