The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing functional constituencies and 7 members appointed by the chief executive. It is located at Sé.

The assembly has the following charter:

1. To enact, amend, suspend or repeal laws
2. To examine and approve budgets; and examine the report on audit
3. To decide on taxation and approve debts to be undertaken by the government
4. To debate the policy addresses by the Chief Executive
5. To debate any issue concerning public interests
6. To receive and handle complaints from Macau residents

Politics and government of Macau

Laws Basic Law National security law One country, two systems Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration Capital punishment in Macau Law enforcement in Macau Human rights LGBT rights in Macau

Executive Chief Executive: Sam Hou Fai Executive Council Secretariats Administration and Justice Economy and Finance Security Social Affairs and Culture Transport and Public Works Principal offices Commission Against Corruption Commission of Audit Procurator General Commissioner General of the Police Services Director General of the Customs Government Laboratory Health Bureau Post and Telecommunications

Legislature Legislative Assembly President: Kou Hoi In Members Directly elected members Indirectly elected members Appointed members Political camps: Pro-Beijing camp Pro-democracy camp

Judiciary Court of Final Appeal President: Song Man Lei Tribunal de Segunda Instância Tribunal Judicial de Base Tribunal Administrativo

Districts Parishes Nossa Senhora de Fátima Santo António São Lázaro São Lourenço Sé Nossa Senhora do Carmo São Francisco Xavier Areas Zona do Aterro de Cotai Ilha de Montanha (Hengqin) Novos Aterros Urbanos de Macau Zone A Zona de Administração de Macau na Ilha Fronteiriça Artificial da Ponte Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau

Elections Political parties Legislative elections 2021

Foreign relations Documents Macau Resident Identity Card Macau SAR Passport Portuguese Passport Consular missions in Macau Hong Kong–Macau relations Macau–United States relations Macau–Peru relations Macau–China relations Macau Liaison Office Macau Office in Beijing Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

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

From 1784 to 1999, the Assembly met at the Leal Senado Building.

According to Annex II of the Basic Law of Macau, 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.

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

Composition of the Legislative Council (2013-)

	Number of Members	Returned by	Voting Method	Number of Voters (2021)
Direct Suffrage	14	Popular Vote	Proportional representation (highest averages method: D'Hondt method)	305,615
Indirect Suffrage	12	Electors nominated by legal persons of specified sectors		6,275
Nominated Members	7	Nominated by the Chief Executive	—

Term (Election)		Diagram	Composition (at commencement)	Speaker	Pro-Beijing	Pro-democracy	Centrist
1st (1999)			1:22	Susana Chou	22	1	–
2nd (2001)			2:25	Susana Chou	25	2	–
3rd (2005)			3:26	Susana Chou	26	3	–
4th (2009)			4:25	Lau Cheok-vá	25	4	–
5th (2013)			4:29	Ho Iat-seng	29	4	–
6th (2017)			4:1:28	Ho Iat-seng (2017–19) Chui Sai-cheong (2019) Kou Hoi-in (2019–)	28	4	1
7th (2021)			2:1:30	Kou Hoi-in	30	2	1

• Chief Executive of Macau
• Executive Council of Macau
• Municipal Council of Macau
• List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau
• Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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

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