21.   Jose Machado, undersecretary for public works and transport in the Portuguese enclave, blamed bureaucratic procedures for the delay, LUSA said.

22.   Mou, a resident of Hong Kong, holds a Portuguese citizenship because she was born in the Portuguese enclave of Macao, near Hong Kong.

23.   Mou, a resident of Hong Kong, held a Portuguese citizenship by virtue of being born in the Portuguese enclave of Macao, near Hong Kong.

24.   Nine candidates, including two prominent bankers, are vying for the leadership of Macau after this Portuguese enclave reverts to Chinese sovereignty in December.

25.   Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio left for China Sunday from the neighboring Portuguese enclave of Macau, saying his visit would strengthen political and economic ties between the two countries.

26.   Public transport was curtailed, and ferry services to mainland China and the neighboring Portuguese enclave of Macau were suspended.

27.   Some airlines also have been using the airport in the nearby Portuguese enclave of Macau.

28.   The governor of the Portuguese enclave of Macau said Monday he believed that local gangs were behind the slaying of a Portuguese prison guard in the Southeast Asian territory.

29.   The government on Tuesday urged Taiwanese to be on guard when they visit Macau because of gang violence in the Portuguese enclave.

30.   The Gurkhas, who arrived in this Portuguese enclave on Friday, will begin working at Macau Central Prison on Coloane island next week, they said.