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The English-language edition of Macao Yearbook 2007, an annual publication published by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) of the Macao SAR, will hit the shelf on 19 December. 
Enriched by some 127 photographs, the 610-page Macao Yearbook 2007 is divided into five sections: Administrative Priorities of the MSAR Government; Calendar of Events; Review of the MSAR; Overview of the MSAR; and Appendices.
Consisting of 16 chapters, the Overview of the MSAR presents information on the political and administrative system; legal and judicial system; external relations; economy; gaming industry; tourism; public order; education; culture and sport; health and social welfare; media, communications and information technology; land, infrastructure, housing and public utilities; transport; geography, environment and population; religion and customs; and history.
Macao Yearbook 2007 retails at a price of 120 patacas/Hong Kong dollars per copy, and is available at the following places: major local bookstores; the Macao Post Office (Macao Post)’s Philatelic Division, Rua do Campo Branch, Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal Branch, Macau International Airport Branch, and Nova Taipa Branch; Government Printing Bureau and its outlet at the Public Administrative Building on Rua do Campo.
During the promotion period lasting until 31 March 2008, a 20-percent discount will be offered to any purchase of Macao Yearbook 2007. Each copy of Macao Yearbook 2007 comes with a complimentary CD ROM containing the PDF version of the publication.
The Chinese and Portuguese editions of the Macao Yearbook 2007 have been launched in November.
In a bid to facilitate the accessibility to the Macao Yearbook, the GCS has launched the electronic version of the yearbook while continuously improving its print edition. The yearbooks from 2002 to 2006 are now available electronically (in PDF format) at following website: http://yearbook.gcs.gov.mo/.
Overseas subscribers who are interested in the Yearbook can buy the publication through the Macao Post Office (Macao Post). The Government Information Bureau has signed a sales agreement with Macao Post that handles overseas orders. Subscribers can pay for the Yearbook by credit card. Macao Post will charge postage fees.
Interested subscribers can download the following order form and fill it in, then send it back to Macao Post by mail, fax or e-mail. Macao Post will handle the orders as promptly as possible. The Yearbook can be returned to Macao Post if found damaged or incomplete.
Subscribers can know more details of the subscriptions by telephone at (853) 3968600, by fax at (853) 3968603 or by e-mail to: philately@macaupost.gov.mo.
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