As the 15th anniversary of the region's return to the Chinese motherland approaches, Zhao Shengnan meets the men and women of the local PLA garrison.

Standing in the shadow of two giant casinos, the People's Liberation Army barracks in the Macao Special Administrative Region is a reminder that an oasis of discipline and duty is no place for those prone to taking risks.

As visitors from all over the world seek their fortunes around-the-clock, the troops housed in the 65,333-square-meter base on Taipa Island have left nothing to chance since Macao returned to the Chinese motherland on Dec, 20, 1999.