The government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of China on Tuesday urged Macao residents not to visit Israel and Lebanon under the current conflict.

A statement issued Tuesday by Macao's Information Bureau said the government of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Chinese embassies in Israel and Lebanon have not received any request for help by Macao residents so far.

The statement also disclosed 24-hour hotline numbers for the public to check information.

(Xinhua News Agency July 19, 2006)