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 U.S. and Hong Kong (Key Government Documents)
Hong Kong Country Commercial Guide Including Macau FY 2005 (Report Date: 8/1/2004)
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 Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People' s Republic of China
Article 136 The Macao Special Administrative Region may, on its own, using the name "Macao, China", maintain and develop relations and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions and relevant international organizations in the appropriate fields, including the economic, trade, financial and monetary, shipping, communications, tourism, cultural, science and technology, and sports fields.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China shall establish an office in Macao to deal with foreign affairs.
Article 8 The laws, decrees, administrative regulations and other normative acts previously in force in Macao shall be maintained, except for any that contravenes this Law, or subject to any amendment by the legislature or other relevant organs of the Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with legal procedures.
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 Macau (10/05)
Macau's foreign relations and defense are the responsibility of China.
Macau has ten higher education institutions, including the University of Macau; 85.5% of the University of Macau’s 4,708 students are local and 14.5% from overseas.
The city of Macau and the islands of Taipa and Coloane each had a municipal council until January 1, 2002, when the Civic and Municipal Bureau was formally established to replace the two municipal councils.
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 History of Macau
China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau, and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.
Macau enjoyed a brief period of economic prosperity during World War II as the only neutral port in South China, after the Japanese occupied Guangzhou (Canton) and Hong Kong.
Chinese records of Macau date back to the establishment in 1152 of Xiangshan County under which Macau was administered, though it remained unpopulated through most of the next century.
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 Macau - Economic analysis of government's policies, investment climate and political risk.
Although Macau is a part of China, it may maintain and develop relations and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions and relevant international organizations in the economic, trade, financial and monetary and shipping fields, by using the name "Macao, China".
Macau residents have freedom of speech, of the press and of publication; freedom of association, of assembly, of procession and of demonstration.
Macau consists of two islands and the Macau peninsula, which is connected with China mainland at the north.
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 The EU's relations with Macao SAR - Overview
Macao enjoys a high degree of autonomy with executive, legislative and judiciary powers, as well as responsibility over all areas except defence and foreign affairs, which are handled by the Central People’s Government.
On 15 March 2001 the Council of the European Union adopted a new visa regulation and the EU granted visa-free access to Macao SAR passport-holders as from 10 April 2001.
Following the handover Macao SAR institutions have gone through a process of consolidation and the first legislative elections were held in September 2001 with a degree of participation of 52 %.
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 Macau - Economic analysis of government's policies, investment climate and political risk.
Although Macau is a part of China, it may maintain and develop relations and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions and relevant international organizations in the economic, trade, financial and monetary and shipping fields, by using the name "Macao, China".
Macau residents have freedom of speech, of the press and of publication; freedom of association, of assembly, of procession and of demonstration.
Macau consists of two islands and the Macau peninsula, which is connected with China mainland at the north.
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 Chinese Sovereignty Yields Two Territories, Two Paths (washingtonpost.com)
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Macau's colonial masters never produced a strong middle class with European ideas and an aspiration to European-accented democracy, noted Liu Bolong, chairman of Macau University's social sciences department.
Beijing's increasingly explicit signals that 2007 is too early for direct elections have included attempts by officials to impugn the patriotism of prominent reform advocates, suggesting they have stepped out of bounds by pressing their case in Hong Kong or abroad and that their loyalties do not lie with China.
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 Macao: Human rights challenges for transition
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Once diplomatic relations were re-established between Portugal and the PRC in 1979, a process of discussions on Macau's return to the PRC was initiated.
In a March 1972 communication to the Special Committee overseeing the implementation of that Declaration, the Chinese Government stated that Macau was a part of Chinese territory occupied by the Portugese authorities and that the settlement of the question was entirely within China's sovereign right.
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He also referred to the fact that this year marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Seoul and Beijing, which he said would act as a catalyst for the development of co-operative ties with Macau.
While in the South Korean capital, Edmund Ho also had formal talks with the minister for Industry and Energy, Shin Kook Hwan, and the head of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Choi Sung Hong, the Chief Executive& host.
Edmund Ho took the opportunity to stress that it was the policy of the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region to help establish the territory as a springboard for businesses wishing to enter the Guangdong market.
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 Press Release -- Mainland Affairs Council -- July 12, 1999
n a recent interview with a foreign radio station, President Lee Teng-hui stated that relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait should be characterized as a "special state-to-state relationship." This declaration will provide an important basis for the normalization of cross-strait relations in the next century.
Based on the foundation and the channels already established, and through constructive dialogue, institutionalized consultations, and orderly exchanges, we are willing to develop a framework for a peaceful, stable and long-term relationship that will enable both sides of the Strait and the region to benefit on reciprocal terms.
Subsequently, in a show of goodwill, we have adopted a series of policy adjustments, including terminating the Period of National Mobilization for Suppression of the Communist Rebellion, promoting consultations, expanding exchanges, and formulating the Statute Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area.
www.fas.org /news/taiwan/1999/0712.htm   (1525 words)

  
 Examining 'greater China' free trade area
For Taiwan, joining a free trade zone together with China, Hong Kong and Macau would be beneficial, for it would promote the development of economic relations and trade, and would also help Taiwan establish closer political and economic ties with other economies in the Asian region.
ong Yongtu, the PRC's chief trade negotiator and vice minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation, recently stated that Beijing is closely studying the Hong Kong government's proposal for a free trade zone, and will consider entering a three-party free trade zone with Hong Kong and Macau.
In Asia, the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), made up primarily of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is scheduled to be established in 2003.
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It also has very good relations with China, due to Macau, a meeting-point of both nations, and century-old diplomatic ties with Morocco.
Portugal developed an increasingly service-based economy and it was one of the eleven founding countries of the Euro in 1999, with very restrictive criteria, and began circulating the new currency on January 1, 2002 along with twelve other EU members.
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 Beijing Receptive to Direct Flights Between Mainland and Taiwan
In normal times, travelers from Taiwan to the mainland have to fly to Hong Kong or Macau and then change to a foreign airline for the final leg of the trip.
Huang Wei-fang, the vice chair of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, told VOA that the Taiwanese side was eager to proceed with the talks.
In 1993, he held a face-to-face meeting in Singapore with Wang Daohan, a mainland counterpart, to discuss relations between the two sides.
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 First Page of Macau News
Gen. Vieira made the remark in his opening speech of a seminar on economic integration in southern China, held by the Macau Monetary and Foreign Exchange Authority on 22 September.
Gen. Vieira also pointed out that Asia was now "regaining important positions in the system of international economic relations and China’s integration into this speedy development process presents a new kind of challenge with repercussions throughout all developed societies".
"The winds of change are creating a new world," Gen. Vieira said, "At this unique cultural crossroads, Macau is an exceptional place of observing change in today’s world." Gen. Vieira said, adding that Macau "also functions as an operating base for companies that know how to take up the challenges facing us all".
www.wtc-macau.com /news/n9/n9-5page.htm   (446 words)

  
 MapZones.com : Portugal Government
Foreign Relations: Historically aloof from European affairs except for 1386 Treaty of Windsor with Britain.
According to agreement between Lisbon and People's Republic of China, Macau to become part of the PRC in 1999, but to retain its free market economic system.
Most notably: a founding member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949, joined the United Nations (UN) in 1955, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1960, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1961, Council of Europe in 1976, European Community (EC) in 1986, and Western European Union (WEU) in 1988.
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