Fifty-nine years ago today, on January 28, 1966 (January 8, 1966 lunar calendar), the 123 Incident in Macau ended. After a clash between the police and the people in Macau on November 15, 1966, pro-Chinese groups in Macau condemned the brutal suppression of the people by the Macao-Portuguese authorities. The Macao-Portuguese authorities insisted that the suppression action was correct, and the two sides were deadlocked. On November 25, the new Macao Governor, Brigadier General Gale Pie, arrived in Macau via Hong Kong to take office. Ho Xian and other Chinese leaders refused to participate in the welcome ceremony. On the morning of November 30, a group of teachers and students from the Hao Jiang School gathered outside the Macau Governor's Office to protest. In the following days, more and more protesters, some holding small red books, recited Mao's quotations aloud. The situation became increasingly tense, and finally the violent clashes broke out on December 3. The Macao-Portuguese security forces fired guns to disperse the crowd and declared martial law. After the 123rd Incident, Chinese groups called on all Chinese in Macao to boycott the Portuguese. On January 27, 1967, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Guangdong Provincial People's Committee issued a strong statement warning the Macao and Portuguese authorities that they must admit their mistakes. On January 28, the Australian Governor Gallop personally went to the auditorium on the third floor of the Macau Chinese General Chamber of Commerce to sign a confession. The contents of the confession include that the Macao government should bear full responsibility for the tragedy, dismiss the perpetrators and send them back to Portugal for punishment, compensate the dead and injured, confess to all Chinese residents in Macau, and express deep apologies.