Legislative Assembly of Macau
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The Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Traditional Chinese: 澳門特別行政區立法會 [ Cantonese ; Mandarin ] ; Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau [ Portuguese ]) is the organ of the legislative branch of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
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 Macao residents
The Assembly is made up of 29 members (12 from direct elections, 10 from indirect elections, and 7 as nominated by the Chief Executive).
A list of current members of the Assembly:
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[edit] Election results
| Associations | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Macau Association (Associação de Novo Macau Democrático) (民主新澳門) | 23472 | 18.80 | 2 |
| United Citizens Association of Macau (Associação dos Cidadãos Unidos de Macau) (澳門民聯協進會) | 20695 | 16.58 | 2 |
| Union for Development (União para o Desenvolvimento) (同心協進會) | 16588 | 13.29 | 2 |
| Union for Promoting Progress (União Promotora para o Progresso) (群力促進會) | 11985 | 9.60 | 2 |
| Alliance for the Development of Macau (Aliança para Desenvolvimento de Macau) (澳門發展聯盟) | 11642 | 9.33 | 1 |
| New Hope (Nova Esperança) (新希望) | 9973 | 7.99 | 1 |
| General Union for the Good of Macau (União Geral para O Bem-querer de Macau) (愛澳聯盟) | 8517 | 6.82 | 1 |
| Convergence for Development (Convergência para o Desenvolvimento) (繁榮澳門同盟) | 6079 | 4.87 | 1 |
| Association for Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau (Associação Pela Democracia e Bem-estar Social de Macau) (澳門民主民生協進會) | 4356 | 3.49 | 0 |
| New Youth of Macau (Nova Juventude de Macau) (澳門新青年) | 3060 | 2.45 | 0 |
| Association for Helping the Community and Engagement with the People (Associação de Apoio à Comunidade e Proximidade do Povo) (親民愛群協會) | 2941 | 2.36 | 0 |
| Vision Macau (Visão de Macau) (澳門前瞻協進會) | 1973 | 1.58 | 0 |
| Subtotal (turnout 58.4%) | 124,845 | ||
| Functional constituencies and appointed members | |||
| Macau Business Interest Union (澳門僱主利益聯會) for employers | 2 | ||
| Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission (僱員團體聯合) for labour | 2 | ||
| Macau professional Interest Union (澳門專業利益聯會) special interests | 2 | ||
| Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association (優裕文康聯合會) charity, culture, education and sport | 2 | ||
| Members appointed by the Chief Executive | 7 | ||
| Total | 29 | ||
[edit] Indirect Elected Members
- President Susana Chou - Vice-President of Novel Enterprises Ltd. Hong Kong and President of H. Nolasco & Cia., Lda. Macau
- Lau Cheok Va (Vice-President)
- Celina Silva Dias Azedo
- Leonel Alberto Alves (1st Secretary)
- Kou Hoi In (2nd Secretary)
- Hoi Sai Iun
- Tong Chi Kin
- Fong Chi Keong
- Chui Sai Cheong
- Chan Chak Mo
- Cheang Chi Keong
[edit] Directly Elected Members
- Leong Heng Teng
- Kwan Tsui Hang
- Chow Kam Fai David
- Iong Weng Ian
- Ng Kuok Cheong
- Vitor Cheung Lup Kwan
- João Bosco Cheang
- Jorge Manuel Fão
- José Pereira Coutinho
- Leong Iok Wa
- Au Kam San
[edit] Appointments by the CE
- Au Chong Kit aliás Stanley Au
- Philip Xavier
- Ho Teng Iat
- José Manuel de Oliveira Rodrigues
- Cheong Vai Kei
- Vong Hin Fai
- Tsui Wai Kwan
[edit] Legislative Assembly Buildings
The Assembly sits at a special Legislative Assembly building, located in the Nam Van area. The press has reported that the Assembly shall be moving to a new building within the next few years.
[edit] How does it work?
According to the Basic Law of Macau, the number of directly elected legislators has increased from 10 to 12 in 2005, bringing the to 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 National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
To change the method for forming the Legislative Assembly require a ⅔ endorsement of the assembly, agreement by the Chief Executive, and notification to the NPC Standing Committee. Civic organizations in Macau are not well-developed. The ability of Macau residents to change their government is significantly restricted.
Work had been underway to draft national security legislation, as required by Article 23 of the Basic Law of Macau, but Chief Executive Edmund Ho announced that 2004 would not be the proper time for the government to propose Article 23 legislation. Ho indicated that the government would continue drafting the legislation and would conduct public consultations in good time.
