Signs for pawn shops are seen in Macau, China August 29, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China has granted tiny Macau control over its surrounding sea for the first time to help boost its economic development, more than tripling the size of the former Portuguese colony's territory.
Macau, which has an area of 30 square kilometres, will administer its surrounding sea as well as its offshore border with neighbouring Zhuhai city, effectively enlarging its territory by 85 square kilometres, according to a notice on the Macau government's website on Thursday.
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