The Government of the
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
Special Administrative Region (;
Portuguese
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** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
: Governo da R.A.E. de Macau; conventional short name Macau Government, 澳門政府, Governo de Macau), are headed by secretariats or commissioners and report directly to the
chief executive
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. The affairs of the government are decided by
secretaries
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, who are appointed by the chief executive and endorsed by the
State Council State Council may refer to:
Government
* State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President
* State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative auth ...
of the Central People's Government in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. As a special administrative region of China, Macau has a high degree of autonomy, in light of the "
One Country, Two Systems" policy. The Macau Government, financially independent from the Central People's Government, oversees the affairs of Macau.
Head of government
The
chief executive
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is responsible for the administration of Macau. The affairs of the government are decided by
secretariats, who are appointed by the chief executive and endorsed by the
State Council State Council may refer to:
Government
* State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President
* State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative auth ...
of the Central People's Government in
Beijing
}
Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. The office of chief executive replaced that of
governor
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after 1999 as head of the government in
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
. The chief executive reports to the State Council.
The current chief executive is
Ho Iat Seng
Ho Iat-seng (; born 12 June 1957) is a Macanese politician serving as the 3rd and current Chief Executive of Macau since December 2019.
Early life
Ho studied at , Macau. In 1992, he studied electronic engineering and economics at Zhejiang Uni ...
and
Hoi Lai Fong is the chief of the Office of the Chief Executive.
Principal officials
The secretaries are similar to the
Hong Kong Government policy bureaux secretaries. However, there are fewer secretaries in Macau, and they are considered part of the civil service instead of officials employed on contracts.
The current (fifth) government was inaugurated in December 2019.
The principal officials of the current government are:
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Secretary for Administration and Justice -
André Cheong Weng Chon
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Secretary for Economy and Finance -
Lei Wai Nong
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Secretary for Security
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The post was created in 1973 and since the Principal Offic ...
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Wong Sio Chak
Wong Sio Chak (; born September 1968) is a Macau politician who is the current Secretary for Security of Macau, fourth most senior government official in Macau.
Early life
Wong was born in Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romani ...
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Commissioner General of the Unitary Police Service -
Leong Man Cheong
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Director General of the Macao Customs -
Vong Man Chong
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Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture -
Ao Ieong U
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Secretary for Transport and Public Works -
Raimundo Arrais do Rosário
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Commissioner Against Corruption -
Chan Tsz King
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*Chan (commune), Cambodia
*Chan Lake, by Chan Lake Territorial Park in Northwest Territories, Canada
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Commissioner of Audit -
Ho Veng On
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Organisation of government
Each secretary leads a number of bureaux ( zh, s=局 or 署; pt, direcções or instituto, ), which carry out decisions and plans made by the secretaries.
Pre-1999 government
The structure of the Portuguese administration in Macau was slightly different from the current:
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Governor of Macau
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as Head of Government
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Secretary for Economic Coordination
The Secretary for Economic Coordination ( pt, Secretariado para a Coordenação Económica) was the bureau secretary and finance minister in Portuguese Macau. The Secretary headed the Secretariat for Economic Coordination, which was responsible for ...
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Secretary for Transport and Public Works
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Secretary for Justice
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Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget
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Secretary for Public Administration, Education and Youth
The Secretary for Public Administration, Education and Youth was a bureau secretary in the Portuguese administration in Macau. The Secretary headed the Secretariat for Public Administration, Education and Youth, which was responsible for the civil ...
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Secretary for Public Security
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Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture The Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture was bureau secretary in the Portuguese administration in Macau. The Secretary was responsible for communications and promoting the colony of Macau. The department's sections were merged into the ...
Localisation of key positions was non-existent prior to the handover, all department heads were
Portuguese
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* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
. Chinese civil service heads did not appear until after the establishment of the special administrative region. Currently, many government officials received education in Mainland China, some of them even grew up in China.
Government Information Bureau
The Government Information Bureau (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區政府新聞局 ; Portuguese: Gabinete de Comunicação Social, GCS), commonly known as Macaogcs is the agency responsible for coordinating and studying the social transmission of government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China The departments that broadcast and provide assistance to the administrative authorities in this field are directly under the jurisdiction of the
chief executive
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.
See also
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Government of China
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Government of the Republic of China
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Government of Hong Kong
References
External links
Macau SAR Government Portal
Political Structure of Macau SAR
- references to former Portuguese secretaries
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