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 Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China [Effective]

全国人民代表大会关于《中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区基本法》的决定 [现行有效]

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Issuing authority： National People's Congress
Document Number： Order No.3 of the President
Date issued： 03-31-1993
Effective date: 03-31-1993
Level of Authority: Decisions on Legal Issues
Area of Law:Constitution

Decision of the National People's Congress on the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China		全国人民代表大会关于《中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区基本法》的决定
(Adopted at the First Session of the Eighth National People's Congress on March 31, 1993)		（１９９３年３月３１日第八届全国人民代表大会第一次会议通过）
The First Session of the Eighth National People's Congress adopts 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 the designs of the regional flag and regional emblem of the Macao Special Administrative Region. Article 31 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China provides: "The State may establish special administrative regions when necessary. The systems to be instituted in special administrative regions shall be prescribed by law enacted by the National People's Congress in the light of the specific conditions." The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region is constitutional as it is enacted in accordance with the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and in the light of the specific conditions of Macao. The systems, policies and laws to be instituted after the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be based on the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region.		第八届全国人民代表大会第一次会议通过《中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区基本法》，包括附件一：《澳门特别行政区行政长官的产生办法》，附件二：《澳门特别行政区立法会的产生办法》，附件三：《在澳门特别行政区实施的全国性法律》，以及澳门特别行政区区旗和区徽图案。《中华人民共和国宪法》第三十一条规定：“国家在必要时得设立特别行政区。在特别行政区内实行的制度按照具体情况由全国人民代表大会以法律规定。”澳门特别行政区基本法是根据《中华人民共和国宪法》按照澳门的具体情况制定的，是符合宪法的。澳门特别行政区设立后实行的制度、政策和法律，以澳门特别行政区基本法为依据。
The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China shall be put into effect as of December 20, 1999.		《中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区基本法》自1999年12月20日起实施。

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