Macau Post and Telecommunications,[a] most commonly known as CTT,[1] is an entity under the Government of Macao responsible for 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 Post and a sub-member of the Universal Postal Union.[2] Prior to the handover of Macau from Portugal to 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
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.
