Milestones of the Library

Year	Event	Remark
1918	Sir Robert Ho Tung purchased the property on No.3 Largo de Santo Agostinho	According to a record in the Property Transfer Registry dated 27 February 1918, Sir Robert Ho Tung purchased the property from Eugénia Marques Morgado with 16,000 silver coins
1955	Sir Robert Ho Tung established his will	The will stated the donation of the property on No.3 Largo de Santo Agostinho for the establishment of a public library collecting Chinese books.
1956	Sir Robert Ho Tung passed away due to illness	In accordance with his will, his descendants bequeathed the property to the Macao Government and donated HK$25,000 for the purchase of Chinese books.
1957	Sir Robert Ho Tung Library was established	Ordinance No. 5:984 in the Official Gazette of Macao dated 6 April: Macao Government received the legacy from Sir Robert Ho Tung.
1957	Sir Robert Ho Tung Library was established	Ordinance No.6:020 in the Official Gazette of Macao dated 13 July: Stipulate the nature of and the jurisdiction over Sir Robert Ho Tung Library.
1958	The Library was open to the public on 1 August	The opening date and time of the Library was announced.
2002	A new library building was decided to be built adjacent to the backyard.
2005	The Library was inscribed on the World Heritage List as part of the Historic Centre of Macao	The Historic Centre of Macao was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on 15 July.
2006	The new library building was inaugurated	It was open to the public on 13 November.
2010	Manuscript of the Synopsis of Siku Quanshu’s Synopsis by Weng Fanggang was selected into the third batch of the National Directory of Rare Ancient Works	Manuscript of the Synopsis of Siku Quanshu’s Synopsis by Weng Fanggang, a precious set of rare books in the collection of the Macao Central Library, was inscribed in the third batch of the National Directory of Rare Ancient Works, according to a certificate of collection dated 12 June 2010.
2018	60th anniversary of Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
2018	On 4 August, Mr. Sean Eric Mclean Hotung- the great-grandson of Sir Robert Ho Tung and President of the Foundation of Ho Tung International Relations Study- donated Sir Robert Ho Tung’s belongings to the Macao Public Library of Cultural Affairs Bureau.	The Sir Robert Ho Tung’s belongings donated by Mr. Sean Eric Mclean Hotung comprises his books of accounts, personal correspondence, old photos and so on.