一、澳门经济的发展态势１、经济虽曾得到快速发展，但目前趋于缓慢澳门前身是广东香山县的一个小港口，在１６世纪中叶被葡萄牙占领后，逐渐发展成为一个远东地区盛极一时的重要商港。１９世纪４０年代以后，澳门贸易转口地位被香港取代。早期的澳门经济以鸦片走私、苦力贸易 First, the development trend of Macao’s economy 1. Although the economy has been rapid development, but now tends to be slow. Macau was originally a small port in Xiangshan County, Guangdong, occupied by Portugal in the mid-16th century, gradually developed into a very Far East Important commercial port. After the 1840s, Macau’s trade entrenchment was replaced by Hong Kong. The early Macao economy opium smuggled and coolie trade