Legislative Assembly of Macau
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| Legislative Assembly of Macau Assembleia Legislativa de Macau 澳門立法會 |
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| 3rd Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| President of the Legislative Assembly | Susana Chou since 20 December 1999 |
| Structure | |
| Members | 29 |
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| Political groups | NDMA (2) UCAM (2) UD (2) UPP (2) ADM (1) New Hope (1) GUGM (1) CfD (1) Functional constituencies & appointed members MBIU (2) EAJCC (2) MPIU (2) ECSUA (2) CE Appointments (7) |
| Election | |
| Last election | 7 September 2008 |
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| Macau Legislative Assembly Building | |
| Web site | |
| al.gov.mo | |
The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region (Portuguese: Assembleia Legislativa da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau; Traditional Chinese:澳門特別行政區立法會; Simplified Chinese:澳门特别行政区立法会) is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 29-member body comprising 12 directly elected members, 10 indirectly elected members representing functional constituencies and 7 members appointed by the chief executive.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Election results
| Associations | Votes | % | Seats |
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| New Democratic Macau Association (Associação 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; member of OMKC
- Mr. Lau Cheok Va (Vice-President) - member of AAACE
- Celina Silva Dias Azedo
- Mr. Leonel Alberto Alves (1st Secretary) - member of OMCY
- Mr. Kou Hoi In (2nd Secretary) - member of OMKC
- Hoi Sai Iun
- Tong Chi Kin
- Mr. Chui Sai Cheong - member of OMCY
- Mr. Chan Chak Mo - member of Uniao Excelente
- Mr. Victor Cheung Lup Kwan - member of Uniao Excelente
- Mr. João Bosco Cheang Chi Keong - member of OMKC
[edit] Directly Elected Members
- Mr. Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong (ANMD)
- Chan Meng Kam (陳明金) ACUM
- Ms. Kwan Tsui Hang UPD
- Mr. Leong Heng Teng UPP
- Mr. Au Kam San (ANMD)
- Ms. Leong On Kei (AMD)
- Mr. Ung Choi Kun (ACUM)
- Mr. José Pereira Coutinho leader of New Hope (Macau) (NE)
- Fong Chi Keong
- Leong Iok Wa (UPD)
- Mr. David Chow Kam Fai (CODEM)
- Ms. Iong Weng Ian Union for Promoting Progress (UPD)
[edit] Appointments by the CE
- Au Chong Kit aliás Stanley Au
- Mr. Philip Xavier
- Ms. Ho Teng Iat - member of OMKC
- José Manuel de Oliveira Rodrigues
- Cheong Vai Kei
- Vong Hin Fai
- Mr. Tsui Wai Kwan
[edit] Former Officials
- Dr. José Luis de Sales Marques - former President of the Leal Senado
[edit] Legislative Assembly Buildings
The Assembly sits at a special Legislative Assembly building, a modern three storey structure 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.
From 1784 to 1999, the Assembly met at the Leal Senado Building.
[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.
[edit] See also
- Chief Executive of Hong Kong
- Chief Executive of Macau
- Executive Council of Macau
- Municipal Council of Macau
[edit] External links
- Members of the Assembly of Macau (Portuguese)
- Legislative Assembly of Macau
- The Basic Law of Macau: The Legislature (Government website) University of Macau
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Coordinates: 22°11′0″N 113°32′23.66″E / 22.18333°N 113.5399056°E
