The Macau Red Cross (Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha Macau, Chinese: 澳門紅十字會) is a branch of the Red Cross in Macau. The headquarters is in the China Civil Plaza (中土大廈) in Sé. It also has a Medical Transfer Centre (醫療輔助服務中心) in the Edificio Industrial Hap Si (合時工業大廈) in Areia Preta, Nossa Senhora de Fátima.[1]
| Macau Red Cross | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 澳門特別行政區紅十字會 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门特别行政区红十字会 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Cruz Vermelha da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau | ||||||||||
It is the humanitarian organisation in the territory that has existed for the longest time.[2]
The previous head office is in São Lourenço.[3]
History
The Portuguese Red Cross's presence in Macau began in 1920,[4] and became established as a delegation in 1943. A chapter of the book The Red Cross Movement described the Macau Red Cross as "simultaneously, a local creation, a delegation integrated into a national/colonial context, an inter-imperial structure and part of a transnational institution with global reach."[5] The Macau Red Cross left the Portuguese organisation and joined the Red Cross Society of China effective 20 December 1999.[4]
It supports a school in Heba Town, Shiqian County, Tongren, Guizhou: Melco Crown-Macau Red Cross Bo-Ai Primary School (新濠博亚澳门红十字博爱小学).[6] It first opened in 1964 and had its current facility open in 2017.[7]
Ambulance Fleet
Macau Red Cross operates a fleet of ambulances (MB Sprinter vans, Toyota Coaster minibuses, Toyota Hiace van) to supplement the fire service's amubulance fleet.[8] Part of the fleet operates from Areia Preta Station.
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Red Cross ambulance fleet
Red Cross Hiace van
Red Cross Coaster minibus
Red Cross Coaster minibus
Red Cross Areia Preta ambulance depot
References
- Neville Wylie; Melanie Oppenheimer; James Crossland, eds. (2020). "The Red Cross in wartime Macau and its global connections". The Red Cross Movement: Myths, Practices, Turning Points. Manchester University Press. doi:10.7765/9781526133526.00024. ISBN 9781526133526. S2CID 216481909. - Read chapter online
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