After realising they have a common enemy, the two hitmen walk along the seafront to plot some revenge. They stop near to the Praça de Ferreira do Amaral which used to contain the controversial statue of the highly disregarded (by the Chinese) former Governor of Macau, João Maria Ferreira do Amaral. He was infamous for levying taxes on the local Chinese and antagonising the Qing Govt and met his fate one day whilst travelling on an alms mission over the border. He and his fellow traveller were jumped by some bandits on the other side and Ferreira do Amaral was decapitated.
The statue you see in the background was moved from Macau in 1992 at the request of the CCP and now stands in a public garden, Jardim da Encarnação, back in Lisbon, albeit on a slightly diminished plinth. Note that the view in the background is missing the Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho. This is because it wouldn't be opened for another 10 years.
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