从十六世纪开始,澳门就已成为中西方往来过客商人和多种文化的交汇点。四百多年来,由于其特殊的历史发展过程,形成了其经济、政治、社会、文化等方面独特的形态。澳门实行的是高度开放的自由市场经济,属于微型经济体系。经济规模有限,但却很有活力。澳门有着相当独立的运行机制,在国际上获得了广泛认同。在我国80年代以来实行改革开放等因素促进下,澳门经济获得快速发展。1997年本地生产总值600多亿澳门元,人均生产总值约1. From the beginning of the 16th century, Macao has become the meeting point for cross-border businessmen and multi-culturals between China and the West. For more than 400 years, due to its special historical development process, it has formed its unique form of economy, politics, society and culture. In Macao, a highly liberal free market economy is implemented and belongs to the micro-economic system. The economy is limited but vibrant. Macao has a fairly independent operating mechanism and is widely recognized internationally. With the promotion of reform and opening up in our country since the 1980s, the economy of Macao has enjoyed rapid growth. In 1997, the GDP was more than 60 billion MOP and the per capita GDP was about 1.