The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region (; ) is the organ of the legislative branch of

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 ...

. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing

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and 7 members appointed by the

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. It is located at Sé.

Charter

The assembly has the following charter: # To enact, amend, suspend or repeal laws; # To examine and approve budgets; and examine the report on audit; # To decide on taxation and approve debts to be undertaken by the government # To debate the policy addresses by the Chief Executive; # To debate any issue concerning public interests; # To receive and handle complaints from Macau residents

Election results

Legislative assembly buildings

The assembly sits at a special Legislative Assembly building, a modern three-storey structure located in the

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area. From 1784 to 1999, the Assembly met at the

Leal Senado Building The Leal Senado Building (Portuguese for ''Loyal Senate'') was the seat of Portuguese Macau's government (Legislative Assembly of Macau and Municipal Council of Macau). It is located at one end of the Senado Square in São Lourenço, Macau, ...

Selection methods

According to Annex II of the

Basic Law of Macau 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 first Legislative Assembly following the establishment of the special administrative region would be constituted in accordance with the Decision of the National People's Congress on the Methodology for the Formation of the First Government, the First Legislative Assembly and the Judicial Bodies of the Macau Special Administrative Region – i.e., 23 members: 8 directly elected, 8 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members. The second Legislative Assembly would be composed of 27 members: 10 directly elected, 10 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members.Basic Law, Annex II In accordance with Annex II, the number of directly elected legislators for the third Legislative Assembly increased from 10 to 12 in 2005, bringing the number of legislators to 29. After 2009, the selection of the Chief Executive may be changed by ⅔ endorsement of the Legislative Assembly and approval by the

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Standing Committee. Following 2012 reforms, the Legislative Assembly is now composed of 33 members: 14 directly elected, 12 indirectly elected and 7 appointed members.

Compositions

References

External links

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Members of the Assembly of Macau

The Basic Law of Macau: The Legislature (Government website)
* Regulations of the Legislative Assembly (Approved by Legislative Assembly Resolution No. 1/1999, as amended)
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* Legislative Session of the Legislative Assembly and the Member Statute (Law No. 3/2000, as amended
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* Organic Law of the Legislative Assembly (Law No. 11/2000, as amended)
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* Electoral Law (Law No. 3/2001)
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