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After the handover of Macau to China, the Macau Special Administrative Region, the Legislative Assembly and the Judiciary were all put into practice accordingly under the regulation of the Basic Law. The introduction of the Individual Visit Scheme policy made it easier for Chinese mainland residents to travel back and forth. In 2005 alone ...
Macau independence (Chinese: 澳門獨立; Portuguese: Independência de Macau) is a stance advocating for Macau's independence from the People's Republic of China.In 2016, the topic of Macau independence was brought up due to the controversy over the revision of Legislative Assembly of Macau election law, which is indirectly influenced by the Hong Kong Legislative Council oath-taking controversy.
The Handover Gifts Museum of Macao (Chinese: 澳門回歸賀禮陳列館; Portuguese: Museu das Ofertas sobre a Transferência de Soberania de Macau) is a museum commemorating the Handover of Macau in Sé, Macau, China. It is located on the same site of the temporary pavilion for the handover ceremony which was later demolished, both were ...
While China had guaranteed that Hong Kong's economic and political systems would not be changed for 50 years following the British handover, the Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China has cited 218 cases between 1997 and 2007 that they claim to be breaches of the Hong Kong peoples' rights to self-rule or freedom of speech, as well as ...
History Today (Apr 1951) 1#4 pp 42–49 online. Gunn, Geoffrey C. Encountering Macau, A Portuguese City-State on the Periphery of China, 1557–1999 (Boulder: Westview Press, 1996) ISBN 0-8133-8970-4 In Portuguese (1998) Ao Encontro de Macau: Uma cidade-estado portuguesa a periferia da China, 1557–1999 (Macau: Fundação Macau].
Hundreds of thousands of visitors have flocked to the Chinese-controlled regions of Macau and Hong Kong since Sept. 29, data shows as China wraps up its Golden Week holiday, although the figures ...
Macau was a Portuguese colony from the establishment of the first official Portuguese settlement of Macau in 1557 to its handover to China in 1999. It comprised the Municipality of Macau and the Municipality of Ilhas. Macau was both the first and last European holding in China. [6]
The Time Capsule for the transfer of sovereignty over Macau. Time Capsule (Portuguese: Cápsula do Tempo, Chinese: 時間囊) is a time capsule that symbolizes the Portuguese government's witnessing and acknowledgement of China's promise to maintain Macau's level of autonomy for fifty years after the transfer of sovereignty.