Laws of the People's Republic of China

    In accordance with the relevant provisions of Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China > and the
reality condition of Macao, the Preparatory Committee for the Macao Special
Administrative Region of the National People's Congress decide:

    1. Macao Special Administrative Region may set up a municipal
administrative structure with non-political power. The municipal structure
provide service in respects of culture, happy and peaceful, environmental
sanitation etc for residents with entrustment by the government of the
Special Administrative Region and offer consulting opinions concerning with
above affairs to the government of the Special Administrative Region. The law
of Special Administrative Region shall prescribe the functions, power and
composition of the municipal structure.

    2. Before establishment of above municipal structure of the Macao Special
Administrative Region the original municipal structure of Macao shall be
reorganized to the interim municipal structure of the Special Administrative
Region. The term of office of the interim municipal structure shall be up to
establishment of a new municipal structure and not over December 31, 2001.

    3. In the original municipal structure, the members of municipal
administrative parliament and the members of municipal administrative
executive committee who were to be elected may turn into the members of
corresponding structure in the interim municipal structure of Macao Special
Administrative Region if he is willing. If there is any vacancy of them it
shall be complemented according to law. Members of the municipal
administrative parliament and executive committee who produced by
appointment, shall be appointed by the Chief Executive according to the
corresponding number of members.

    4. The laws and system of the original municipal structure of Macao, the
contents of which don't conflict with the Basic Law, may continue to retain
except the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress have another
decision.

    5. The Emblem, Seal and Flag of the original municipal structure of Macao
shall stop using from December 20,1999. If the municipal structure of the
Macao Special Administrative Region have to use Emblem, Seal and Flag, they
shall be decided by Special Administrative Region on its own.

    6. The Chief of Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region
shall be responsible for implement of this Decision.