Ponte Cais #16, Macao

If one place perhaps symbolizing the history of Macao it is Ponte Cais #16 at the junction of Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro and Inner Harbour in Santo António parish. At the moment the area is something of a construction site and the architectural abomination that is the Macao Sofitel is next door and overshadowing sadly.

This is originally where both indentured labourers and opium were sent from. In 1948 it was upgraded from a wooden wharf into a cement wharf and was for some time the main terminal for passengers from Hong Kong and Macau until 1962 when it became a cargo-only terminal after the relocation of the Hong Kong – Macao Ferry Terminal.