Macau

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Politics of Macau takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by the People's Republic of China, an own legislature, the Chief Executive as the head of government, and of a multi-party system. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. The Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the Constitution of Macau, replacing the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau The Chief Executive ( of Macau is the head of the government of Macau, a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and Education After completing his primary education Ho went to study in Canada in 1969 The Chief Executive ( of Macau is the head of the government of Macau, a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and The Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( conventional short name Macau Government, The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau The general rule on naming applies That means the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native Macau elects on national level a Legislature. The Legislative Assembly is made up of 29 members of whom 12 are elected by popular vote and Proportional representation Elections for the Assembleia Legislativa were held in Macau on September 25 2005. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Chief Executive ( of Macau is the head of the government of Macau, a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and This article focuses on the cases where the Head of Government is a separate office from the Head of State A multi-party system is a system in which three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition Executive power is exercised by the government. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State.

Macau as part of the People's Republic of China

In accordance with Article 31 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Macau has Special Administrative Region status, 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 Constitution of the People's Republic of China ( is the highest law within the People's Republic of China. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. A special administrative region or SAR may be;People's Republic of China Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, present-day " One country two systems " is an idea originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping during the early 1980s then Paramount Leader of the People's Republic The Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the Constitution of Macau, replacing the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau Although geographically part of Guangdong Province, the Macau Special Administrative Region is directly under the authority of the central government of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, which controls the foreign affairs and defense of Macau but otherwise grants the region "a high degree of authority. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES " The Basic Law took force upon handover of sovereignty from Portugal on December 20, 1999, and is to remain in effect for fifty years (that is, until 2049). Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Macau's seven deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) are selected by an electoral conference; they attended their first session of the NPC in Beijing in March 2000. A similar term is "National Congress" which is a less common translation of People's Political Consultative Conference. Previously, in December 1999, the NPC Standing Committee approved the membership of the NPC Committee for the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region, chaired by NPC Vice Chairman Qiao Xiaoyang, for a five-year term. Half of the ten members are from Macau, the others from mainland China. Macau also has representation on the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ( People's Political Consultative Conference

The headquarters of Macau Government

Executive branch

Main article: Chief Executive of Macau

The Chief Executive of Macau is appointed by the People's Republic of China's central government after selection by an election committee, whose members are nominated by corporate bodies. The Chief Executive ( of Macau is the head of the government of Macau, a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and The President of the People's Republic of China ( literally Chairman of the Chinese People's Republic or abbreviated Guójiā Zhǔxí 国家主席 literally State Chairman Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the The Chief Executive ( of Macau is the head of the government of Macau, a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and Education After completing his primary education Ho went to study in Canada in 1969 Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Chief Executive ( of Macau is the head of the government of Macau, a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The chief executive appears before a cabinet, the Executive Council, of between 7 and 11 members. The term of office of the chief executive is 5 years, and no individual may serve for more than two consecutive terms. The governor has strong policymaking and executive powers similar to those of a president. These powers are, however, limited from above by the central government in Beijing, to whom the governor reports directly, and from below (to a more limited extent) by the legislature.

In May 1999, Edmund Ho, a community leader and banker, is the first PRC-appointed chief executive of the Macau SAR, having replaced General de Rocha Viera on 20 December 1999. Education After completing his primary education Ho went to study in Canada in 1969 Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He was elected by the 200-member Chief Executive Selection Committee. Ho, born in Macau in 1955, was the first Chinese person to govern the region since the 1550s. Prior to 20 December 1999, Ho nominated major officials in the new government and carried out other transfer tasks. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The executive branch of the Macau government has the following cabinet departments, each headed by a secretary: Administration and Justice, Economic and Financial Affairs, Security, Social Affairs and Culture, and Transport and Public Works. There also are two commissions, Against Corruption and Audit, and a chief public prosecutor. Upon Macau's reversion to China, the executive offices were moved from Macau Government House temporarily to the Banco Tai Fung.

The Legislative Assembly of Macau

Legislative branch

The legislative organ of the territory is the Legislative Assembly, a 29-member body comprising twelve directly elected members, ten indirectly elected members representing functional constituencies and seven members appointed by the chief executive. The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau In the political systems of Hong Kong and Macau, a functional constituency is a professional or special interest group involved in the electoral process The Legislative Assembly is responsible for general lawmaking, including taxation, the passing of the budget and socioeconomic legislation. Terms are for four years, with annual sessions running from 15 October to 16 August. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting There are several standing committees in the assembly that perform the following functions: examination and issuance of reports and statements on projects and proposals of law, on resolutions and deliberations, and on proposals of alteration presented to the Legislative Assembly; examination of petitions submitted to the Legislative Assembly; voting on issues as approved in general by the Legislative Assembly General Meeting; and answering questions raised by the president or the General Meeting.

The last election was held in 2005 and the current Legislative Assembly is chaired by its president, industrialist Susana Chou (曹其真), who is assisted by the vice president, lawyer Lau Cheok Va (劉焯華). Lau Cheok Va ( is the President of Commissao Independente para a Indigitacao de Juizes, a court within the judicial structure in Macau.

Political parties and elections

Main article: Macau legislative election, 2005

Judiciary

The Court of Final Appeal is the court of last resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region. The Court of Final Appeal ( Tribunal de Ultima Instancia is the court with the final adjudication power on laws of Macau Special Administrative

The legal system is based largely on Portuguese law. The Portuguese legal system is a civil law or continental legal system based on Roman law. The territory has its own independent judicial system, with a high court. Judges are selected by a committee and appointed by the chief executive. Foreign judges may serve on the courts. In July 1999 the chief executive appointed a seven-person committee to select judges for the SAR. Twenty-four judges were recommended by the committee and were then appointed by Mr. Ho. Included are three judges who serve on the Macau SAR's highest court, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA): 39-year-old Sam Hou Fai (who will be chief justice), 32-year-old Chu Kin, and the 46-year-old Viriato Manuel Pinhiero de Lima. Sam Hou Fai is the President of the Court of Final Appeal in Macau, the highest court in the region

Political pressure groups and leaders

• Roman Catholic Church (José Lai, bishop)
• Macau Society of Tourism and Entertainment or STDM (Stanley Ho, managing director)
• Union for Democracy Development (Antonio Ng Kuok cheong, leader)

Foreign Affairs

The central government in Beijing controls the foreign affairs of Macau. Stanley Ho, OBE, GBS, GLM (born November 25, 1921) also known as Ho Hung-sun, Stanley Ho Hung-sun ( is an António Ng Kuok Cheong ( born September 26 1957 in Nanhai, Guangdong; moved to Macau in 1959 is currently a member in the Macau Legislative The Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened its office in Macau on 20 December 1999. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A central government agency, the commission interacts with the Macau government in matters of foreign policy. It also processes applications from foreign nations and international organizations wishing to establish consulates or representative offices in Macau. Macau is also authorized to handle some external affairs on its own. These affairs include economic and cultural relations and agreements it concludes with states, regions, and international organizations. In such matters, Macau functions under the name "Macao, China. " Macau displays the flag and national emblem of the People's Republic of China but is also authorized to display its own regional flag and emblem. Taiwanese organizations in Macau are allowed to continue operations and are required to abide by the Basic Law.

International organization participation

CCC, ESCAP (associate), International Maritime Organization (associate), Interpol (subbureau), UNESCO (associate), WMO, WToO (associate), WTrO

See also

• Politics of China
• Politics of the People's Republic of China

References