THE BASIC LAW OF THE
MACAO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(Adpoted by the Eighth National People's Congress at its First Session on 31 March 1993)
(Unofficial Translation, For Reference Only)
Decree of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 3
I hereby promulgate the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People' s Republic of China, including Annex I, Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Annex II, Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Annex III, National Laws to Be Applied in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and designs of the regional flag and regional emblem of the Macao Special Administrative Region, which was adopted at the First Session of the Eighth National People' s Congress of the People ' s Republic of China on 31 March 1993 and shall be put into effect as of 20 December 1999.
Index
-- Preamble
-- Chapter I General Principles
-- Chapter II Relationship between the Central Authorities and the Macao Special Administrative Region
-- Chapter III Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Residents
-- Chapter IV Political Structure
-- Section 1 The Chief Executive
-- Section 2 The Executive Authorities
-- Section 3 The Legislature
-- Section 4 The Judiciary
-- Section 5 Municipal Organs
-- Section 6 Public Servants
-- Section 7 Swearing Allegiance
-- Chapter V Economy
-- Chapter VI Culture and Social Affairs
-- Chapter VII External Affairs
-- Chapter VIII Interpretation and Amendment of the Basic Law
-- Chapter IX Supplementary Provisions
-- Annex IMethod for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region
-- Annex IIMethod for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region
-- Annex IIINational Laws to Be Applied in the Macao Special Admrnistrative Region
-- 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
-- AppendixProposal 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
-- 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