The
Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the
People's Republic of China is the constitution of Macau
, replacing
the Estatuto Orgânico de
Macau, which was effective since 1976, on 20 December, 1999.
In
accordance with Article 31 of the Constitution of
the People's Republic of China, 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
Beijing, which controls the
foreign affairs and
defense of Macau but otherwise grants the
region "a high degree of
autonomy." The
Basic Law took force on
20 December,
1999, and is to remain in effect for 50
years.
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