The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( zh, 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區基本法, pt, Lei Básica da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China) is the constitutional document of

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, replacing the

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. It was adopted on 31 March 1993 by China's

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and promulgated by President

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; it came into effect on 20 December 1999, following the

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from Portugal to China. In accordance with Article 31 of the

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, 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 Macau Special Administrative Region is directly under the authority of the central government of China in

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, which controls the foreign policy and defense of Macau but otherwise grants the region a "high degree of autonomy."

External links

* Government website about the basic law
in Chinese
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in Portuguese
* Full text ** Official texts in Macau's official languages
in Chinese
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in Portuguese
via the Government Printing Bureau's official website ** English translations
Government Printing Bureau's official website
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Harald Brüning: 10 anos de Lei Básica. Revista Macau, Maio 2003, III Série No. 14. ISSN 0871-004X Basic Law Laws of China Basic Law Basic Law Basic Law 1993 in law Basic Law {{Macau-stub

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