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The Chinese government has in the past restricted capital flows into the semiautonomous city, which uses the Macau pataca rather than the renminbi.
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Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
10 July 2019
The Macanese pataca and Hong Kong dollar are separate currencies but virtually interchangeable in Macau.
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Lucas Peterson,
New York Times,
30 Nov. 2016
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Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
10 July 2019
The Macanese pataca and Hong Kong dollar are separate currencies but virtually interchangeable in Macau.
—
Lucas Peterson,
New York Times,
30 Nov. 2016
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“Pataca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pataca. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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