Politics and government of Macau

Laws Basic Law National security law One country, two systems Sino–British Joint Declaration Capital punishment in Macau Law enforcement in Macau Human rights LGBT rights in Macau

Executive Chief Executive: Ho Iat Seng Executive Council Secretariats Administration and Justice Economy and Finance Security Social Affairs and Culture Transport and Public Works Principal offices Commission Against Corruption Commission of Audit Procurator General Commissioner General of the Police Services Director General of the Customs Government Laboratory Health Bureau Post and Telecommunications

Legislature Legislative Assembly President: Kou Hoi In Members Directly elected members Indirectly elected members Appointed members Political camps: Pro-Beijing camp Pro-democracy camp

Judiciary Court of Final Appeal President: Sam Hou Fai Tribunal de Segunda Instância Tribunal Judicial de Base Tribunal Administrativo

Districts Parishes Nossa Senhora de Fátima Santo António São Lázaro São Lourenço Sé Nossa Senhora do Carmo São Francisco Xavier Areas Zona do Aterro de Cotai Ilha de Montanha (Hengqin) Novos Aterros Urbanos de Macau Zone A Zona de Administração de Macau na Ilha Fronteiriça Artificial da Ponte Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau

Elections Political parties Legislative elections 2021

Foreign relations Documents Macau Resident Identity Card Macau SAR Passport Portuguese Passport Consular missions in Macau Hong Kong–Macau relations Macau–United States relations Macau–Peru relations Macau–China relations Macau Liaison Office Macau Office in Beijing Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

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Under the Basic Law, Macau's diplomatic relations and defence are the responsibility of the central government of China. Except diplomatic relations and defence, nonetheless, Macau has retained considerable autonomy in all aspects, including economic and commercial relations, customs control.

As a separate customs territory, Macau plays an active role in international organizations and conferences such as World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), etc in its own right under the name of Macau, China.

As of January 27, 2020, according to Directorate of Identification Services Official webpage, there are 144 countries or regions that implement visa-free policies for residents holding Macau passports.

Macau office

The Macau government has maintained Macau Economic and Trade Representative Offices in Portugal, Belgium and Switzerland etc.

• Macao Economic and Cultural Representative Office/Macao Government Tourism Office (Overseas)

country / region	location	Address/Official website link
Mainland China	Beijing	Dongcheng, China, 100006 [1]
Australia	Sydney	[2]
New Zealand	Campbells Bay	7 Centennial Place, Campbells Bay, Auckland 0630, New Zealand
Belgium (  European Union)	Brussels	[3]
United Kingdom	London	25 North Row, London W1K 6DJ, United Kingdom
	Oxford	1st Floor, Chester House, 21-27 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AU, United Kingdom
Switzerland	Genève	[4]
Japan	Tokyo	[5]
South Korea	Seoul	[6]
Thailand	Bangkok	[7]
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	[8]
India	Mumbai	9th Floor, Tower A, Urmi Estate, 95, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai 400013, India
	New Delhi	707, 7th Floor, Prakash Deep Building, 7 Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi, 110001, India
Indonesia (  ASEAN)	Jakarta	[9]
Russia	Moscow	[10]
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Flat 3, 7/F, Charm Centre, No. 700 Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Taiwan	Taiwan	[11]
United States	California	[12]
	New York	[12]
Portugal	Lisbon	[13]

The Macao Economic and Trade Representative Office is a government department of Macao. It is responsible for promoting the work of representing the interests of all parties in Macao. It is a representative department and enjoys administrative autonomy. The office is responsible for assisting the Chief Executive in the work of economic and trade relations and cooperation between Macao and local and related institutions:

• Strive to make the relationship between Macau and the local area closer;
• Committed to showing Macau to the locals in the economic and trade field;
• Ensure to safeguard Macao's local interests and promote certain economic relations between Macao and the local area;
• Follow up the local decision-making process involving Macau's interests in all aspects;
• Collect, process and provide to the Chief Executive all information about community institutions that is meaningful to Macau;
• Follow up the management of trade agreements and conventions between the local and Macau;
• Follow up the development of cooperation between Macao and the local area in accordance with the provisions of the existing agreements, and participate in the formulation and preparation of projects related to these agreements;
• In accordance with the general guidelines set by the Chief Executive for him, to ensure that the local area and its institutions safeguard other interests of Macao, including the interests of tourism.

In countries or territories where no MOETO is present, diplomatic missions of China have the duty to represent Macau's interests. Visa applications at these missions are, nevertheless, sent to and processed by the Immigration Department of Macau.

International agreements

According to the Basic Law, Macao may individually sign bilateral agreements with relevant countries and regions in appropriate fields such as economy, trade, finance, shipping, communications, tourism, culture, science and technology, and sports, in the name of "Macao, China".

• Negotiation

By the end of 2018, Macau has negotiated civil aviation agreements with 46 countries and regions including the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. Macau negotiates judicial assistance agreements with 11 countries and regions including Portugal and East Timor. Macau negotiates investment protection agreements with three countries and regions including Portugal and the Netherlands. Macau negotiates tax information exchange or double taxation agreements with 42 countries including the United Kingdom and Japan.

Bilateral Investment Treaty

•  Portugal
•  Netherlands
•  China

Consumer Protection Agreement

•  Brazil

Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement

•  Portugal
•  East Timor
•  Mongolia
•  Cape Verde
•  Nigeria
•  South Korea

Tax Information Exchange Agreement

•  India
•  Australia
•  Denmark
•  Faroe Islands
•  Iceland
•  Norway
•  Finland
•  Greenland
•  Japan
•  Sweden
•  Jamaica
•  Malta
•  Argentina
•  United Kingdom
•  Ireland

Agreement on avoiding double taxation and preventing tax evasion

•  Portugal
•  Mozambique
•  Vietnam

Civil Aviation Agreement

•  Pakistan
•  Czech Republic
•  Cambodia
•  France
•  Sri Lanka
•  Mongolia
•  Maldives
•  UK
•  Iceland
•  Japan
•  Laos
•  European Union
•  Singapore
•  Malaysia
•  Vietnam
•  Philippines
•  South Korea
•  Thailand

According to the Chief Executive’s policy address, in order to protect the interests of investors in Macau. In the future, the SAR government will actively strive to sign taxation agreements with countries along the One Belt One Road and Portuguese-speaking countries.

Trade Agreement

•  European Union｜European Economic Community Agreement for trade and cooperation between the European Economic Community and Macao (June 1992)
•  Mainland China (CEPA) (June 2003)
•  Hong Kong (October 2017)

International organizations

Note

• Macau participates in 19 intergovernmental international organizations with countries as participating units.
• Macau participates in 30 intergovernmental international organizations that do not use countries as their participating units.^[14]

World Trade Organization Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units International Monetary Fund APEC Tourism Working Group United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Asian Development Bank Asian Trade Promotion Forum EU-Macao Joint Committee International Hydrographic Organization International Maritime Organization (associate) International Labour Organization International Association of Exhibitions and Events International Congress and Convention Association International Organization for Standardization (correspondent) Pacific Alliance (observer) The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry UNESCO (associate) Universal Postal Union WCO WAIPA WMO World Bank World Tourism Organization United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (associate) International Criminal Police Organization Interpol (organization) (subbureau) World Intellectual Property Organization Boao Forum for Asia International Organization for Standardization

Macao participates in the online meeting of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in 2021^[15]

Overseas visits made by senior officials

The Chief Executive of Macao & other senior officials often make a duty visit to foreign countries. These visits usually aim to advance Macao's economic and trade relations with the foreign countries. During these visits, the Chief Executive will meet with political and business leaders. Usually, the head of state or head of government of the foreign countries will receive the Chief Executive. For example, during his tenure former Chief Executive Edmund Ho met with Prime Minister of Portugal Socrates, President of France Chirac, German Chancellor Schroeder, Prince Philip, President of the European Commission Barroso, President of Brazil Lula, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Thailand Surayud Chulanon, Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmed Badawi, Vice President of Myanmar Myint Swe, etc.

Foreign officials visit Macau

Protocol Division Government Secretariat

• Plan and prepare official activities for the Chief Executive's visits to Macau and abroad;
• Coordinating the reception activities of delegations at ministerial level or above at home and abroad and persons designated by the Chief Executive to visit Macau;
• Responsible for the management of non-foreign policy affairs of foreign consulates in Macao and officially recognized institutions, and related contacts;
• Assist in handling diplomatic representative certificates and consular officer certificates;
• Provide assistance in international cooperation and exchange activities between various departments of the government and international organizations;
• Coordinate the reception, meeting, banquet and signing ceremony of the Chief Executive in Macau;
• Coordinate large-scale activities of the government designated by the Chief Executive.

Foreign officials

The heads of state and government of the Czech Republic, Mongolia, Estonia, Vietnam, Cambodia and dozens of ministers from more than a dozen countries, such as the Russian Minister of Education, respectively visited Macau. According to statistics, in 2011, the Macau government received a total of 40 times delegations from Mainland China, more than 100 times consular and consular delegations, and 63 times foreign government delegations.

Abroad representation in Macau

History

From 1557 to 1999, the United States, Brazil, and other countries opened consulates in Macau, which were later closed. South Korea had a consulate general in Macau from July 28, 1984, to July 1, 2001, which was later closed and the South Korean consulate in Hong Kong was also responsible for Macao-related affairs.

The following countries and region’s Consulates and Representative Office in Macau

Europe

•  Portugal^[16]
•  Estonia^[17]
•  United Kingdom^[18]

Asia

•  Philippines^[19]
•  Vietnam^[20]
•  Timor Leste ^[21]
•  Mainland China (Liaison Office)
•  Taiwan (Taipei Office)

Africa

•  Angola^[22]
•  Mozambique^[23]
•  Cape Verde^[24]
•  Guinea^[25]
•  Guinea-Bissau^[26]
•  Mali^[27]
•  Niger^[28]

Americas

•  Grenada^[29]
•  Peru^[30]

Multilateral organisations in Macau

• United Nations University
• Typhoon Committee

Chamber of Commerce

•  European Union (Chamber of Commerce)
  •  Germany (German Macau Business Association)^[31]
  •  France (French Macau Chamber of Commerce)^[32]
  •  Ireland (Chamber of Commerce)
  •  Romania (Chamber of Commerce)
•  ASEAN (Chamber of Commerce)
•  Brazil (Macao Brazil Sao Paulo Business Association)
•  Canada (Macau Canada Business Association)^[33]
•  Japan (Japan Chamber of Commerce)
•  South Korea (Korea Chamber of Commerce)
•  Australia (Australian Chamber of Commerce Macau)
•  United States (American Chamber of Commerce in Macau)

Bilateral relationsedit

Macau relations with Lusophone countriesedit

Given the language, culture and intimate relationships, Macau has been communicating with the Portuguese-speaking countries through various channels for a long time. This can be reflected in the International Commercial Conference for Portuguese-speaking countries,^[34] which is held in Macau annually. Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has a lot of co-operation protocols with the relevant organizations and commercial associations in Brazil and Mozambique. The organizations include the Portuguese Commercial Association in Macau, Portuguese Business Centre in Asia, Forum dos Empresarios de Lingua Portuguesa, Câmara de Comércio e Industria Luso-Chinesa, Portuguese Business Association and Portuguese Trade Commission.

In order to strengthen the economic co-operation and development between Chinese- and Portuguese-speaking countries and improve the international status of Macau SAR, the first "Economic Co-operation Forum between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries" was held by the Central Government of the People's Republic of China with the Macau SAR Government being the event coordinator. It is mainly for the economic co-operation and development of both sides and is non-political. The "Economic Co-operation Forum between Chinese and Portuguese-speaking Countries" will be held every three years and the first was in Macau in October 2003.

• Forum for Economic & Trade Cooperation between China and Lusophone Countries

Founded in 1999, the Macau SAR government was determined, with the great supports from the Central Government, to host the "Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries" in October 2003. Serving as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, Macau takes it as an important mission to enhance the friendship and cooperation between the two parties.

• Lusofonia Games 2006

The Association of the Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees (ACOLOP) was established on 8 June 2004 in Lisbon with the aim to reinforce unity and cooperation of its members, which was already approved by the National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

Macau was honored and proud to host the 1st Lusofonia Games (7–15 October 2006) in the capacity as a founding member. The Lusofonia Games are a good opportunity to show the historical relations between Macau and Lusophone countries. They not only reinforce friendship between the other member countries, but strengthen Macau's developing sport tourism industry.

National Olympic Committee's (NOC's) Participants:

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