Under the provisions of Administrative Regulation nº 30/2011 and amended by Administrative Regulation nº 5/2012, the Macau Branch of Bank of China Limited and the Banco Nacional Ultramarino S.A. are authorized to issue additional Dragon Lunar Year Banknotes (Dragon notes). The procedure for the subsequent exchange of the banknotes commences with the online registration for selecting the date and bank for the conduct of the exchange. The online registration period has already ended at 6pm on 31 October. Arrangements for the Note Exchange process
Starting from 3 December 2012 till 31 January 2013, registered Macao residents can proceed to exchange for the Dragon notes in persons on the selected day and at the chosen bank during the bank's business hours. Each registered resident should bring along their ID card and the required cash to exchange for 15 Dragon notes issued by each Issuing Bank. The Dragon notes will be exchanged on random basis such that the serial number of the exchanged banknotes cannot be selected. To conduct inquiry of their registration details, registered residents can log onto the system of the Macau Branch of Bank of China Limited and that of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino S.A. via the webpage of the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) (www.amcm.gov.mo). Appointment of representative to conduct the Note Exchange
If the registered residents cannot conduct the note exchange in persons during the exchange period, they can use the following two methods to appoint representatives to conduct note exchange on their behalf: 1. The appointed representative should present the original and signed copy of his/her ID card and those of the registered citizen that he/she represents to conduct the note exchange process; or 2. The registered resident fills in the representation authorization form that can be downloaded from the website of AMCM and has his / her signature verified by a private or public notary. Then the appointed representative will only need to present the duly filled and verified representation authorization form along with his / her own ID card to the bank when conducting the note exchange. Moreover, if the appointed representative needs to conduct the note exchange for the Dragon notes issued by the two Issuing Banks, then the representative should bring along two sets of the representation authorization forms.
