Taking advantage of the recent fine weather and optimising the latest in technology, the Government Information Bureau used a drone to take a series of aerial photograph of Macao.

Photographer Lou Kam Lit’s collection of “A bird’s-eye view of Macao’s new developments in Inner Harbour” is now available at the government news application “MSAR News”.

Lou maneuvered the drone and captured rare aerial views of the old Macao’s crowded residential districts to new projects and developments, such as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge progress.

This collection of ten photographs, along with other 140 collections, are on display at the “MSAR News” app, showing the city’s picturesque scenery and unforgettable moments ranging from new and historic buildings, social characteristics and features, seasonal and festive activities.

Launched by the Bureau last year, the app offers various real-time news, government information, pictures and information on the local weather. Besides the “Gallery” section, it also includes “News”, “News Features”, “Hot News”, and “Hot News Photos”. Under the “News” section, 13 categories are available for users to subscribe to.

It is available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese and English.

The built-in bookmarking and sharing functions allow users to spread the information from the app to email or social media such as Weibo, WeChat, Facebook and Twitter. In addition, the app’s push notification feature gives instant access to news and information released by the Government.

This app is available for both iOS (Version 5.1 or above) and Android (Version 4.0 or above) systems. It can be searched and downloaded with the keyword “MSAR News” in App Store and Google Play.