The military band and the honor guards of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) held a formal rehearsal in Beijing on November 30 for their protocol roles during Macao's impending return to the motherland on December 20.

A total of 126 servicemen, most of whom participated in the military review on National Day on October 1, will participate in three ceremonies marking China's resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, including the handover ceremony at midnight on December 19, the ceremony for the founding of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the inauguration of the Macao SAR government, as well as the flag-raising ceremony on the stationing of PLA garrison troops in Macao SAR.