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The 'Macau telephone numbering plan' remains separate from that of mainland China, as Macau, like Hong Kong, is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
'Country Code: 853'

'International Call Prefix: 00'

Contents

Before March 2007

Changes as of March 2007

International calling

Emergency services and other special numbers

See also

Before March 2007

Prior to March 2007, telephone numbers varied in length:

★ Fixed line numbers are mostly six digits long

★ Mobile (cellular) phone numbers are seven digits
Fixed line numbers start with any digit except 0, 1, or 6, while mobile (cellular) phone numbers start with 6.

Changes as of March 2007

★ '28' will be prepended to all fixed line phone numbers

★ '6' will be prepended to all mobile phone numbers
thus making all phone numbers in Macau 8 digits long.

International calling

★ 'All destinations except Hong Kong (including mainland China)': Dial the international access code '00', followed by the country code, area code, and called party's number.

★ 'Hong Kong': Dial '01' followed by the called party's number.

Emergency services and other special numbers

Same as Hong Kong, the telephone number for emergency services --- Police, Fire Service and Ambulance --- is 999.
Some special numbers are 3-digit or 4-digit.

See also

★ China telephone numbering plan

★ Hong Kong telephone numbering plan