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 [zh], Nossa Senhora de Fátima.[1]
It is the humanitarian organisation in the territory that has existed for the longest time.[2]
The Portuguese Red Cross [pt]'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 [zh], 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.
^"Contact". Macau Red Cross. Retrieved 2021-02-20. Alameda Doutor Carlos D'Assumpção, No. 255-263, China Civil Plaza, 3rd Floor, Macau EM Macau, Rua Seis do Bairro da Areia Preta No.18, Industrial Hap Si AR/C - Chinese addresses: "新口岸宋玉生廣場255至263號中土大廈三樓" and "澳門黑沙環第六街18號合時工業大廈AR/C"
^"聯絡我們". Macau Red Cross. 2001-03-11. Archived from the original on 11 March 2001. Retrieved 2021-02-21. 總部 (Headquarters) 澳門西灣民國大馬路58-60號 Avenida da República No.58-60, Macau 郵政信箱 Post Box:No 106[...]紅十字會「亨利杜南」中心 Henri Dunant Centre 新口岸宋玉生廣場第235至287號中土大廈三樓 Alameda Doutor Carlos do Assumpçao, No. 235 e 287, Edf. China Civil Plaza, 3º andar, Macau
