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DECISION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS ON THE MACAO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION BASIC LAW

    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.

    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.