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Adopted by the Eighth National People's Congress at its First Session on 31 March 1993, promulgated by Order No. 3 of the President of the People's Republic of China on 31 March 1993, and effective as of 20 December 1999.

The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區基本法, Portuguese: Lei Básica da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China) is the constitutional document of Macau, replacing the Organic Statute of Macau (Portuguese: Estatuto Orgânico de Macau) of 17 February 1976. It was adopted on 31 March 1993 by China's National People's Congress and promulgated by President Jiang Zemin; it came into effect on 20 December 1999, following the transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China.

In accordance with Article 31 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Macau has the status of a special administrative region, which provides constitutional guarantees for implementing the policy of "one country, two systems", and the constitutional basis for enacting the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region. The Macau Special Administrative Region is directly under the authority of the Central People's Government of China in Beijing, which controls the foreign policy and defense of Macau but otherwise grants the region a "high degree of autonomy."

Note that the national laws listed in Annex III is the original version, and is not updated.

14298Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China1993National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China

THE BASIC LAW

OF THE MACAO SPECIAL

ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF

THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA




March 1993

Contents


Decree of the President of the People's Republic of China

The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China


Decisions

  • Decision of the National People's Congress on the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
  • Decision of the National People's Congress on the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
  • Decision of the National People's Congress on the Method for the Formation of the First Government, the First Legislative Council and the First Judiciary of the Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Decision of the National People's Congress on Approving the Proposal by the Drafting Committee for the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region on the Establishment of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress


Appendix: Proposal by the Drafting Committee for the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region on the Establishment of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress


Designs

  • The Design of the Regional Flag of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
  • The Design of the Regional Emblem of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

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