'One Country, Two Systems' wins hearts in Macao

It has been 20 years since Macao returned to the motherland on December 20, 1999, and the "One Country, Two Systems" has been practiced in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for 20 years.

Macao has been strictly abiding by the rule of law and has established a judicial and enforcement framework to safeguard national sovereignty and security, including passing a law safeguarding national security based on the Basic Law of Macao in 2009 and setting up the SAR's Safeguarding National Security Commission in 2018. 

The Constitution and Basic Law of the Macao SAR are the constitutional basis for the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, Wai Kin Lok, a law expert from the University of Macau,  adding that the two are interconnected and consistent with each other and cannot be separated under any circumstance.

Lok explained that Macao has a high degree of autonomy and enjoys executive, legislative and independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication.

The Macao SAR was established in accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of the Constitution, which ensures the legal basis for "two systems."

"The Constitution allows the SAR to have the flexibility to formulate its own economic, social, cultural and political systems. However, these privileges are all in accordance with the Constitution,"

Lok noted, adding that the Basic Law is rooted in the Constitution and the SAR government must abide by the legal basis.

The "One Country, Two Systems" principle allows the Macao SAR to enjoy the benefits of "two systems" with a high degree of autonomy and it also ensures the region has strong backing from the nation.

"Whenever Macao has difficulties, the central government gives us immediate care and support to help us go through the hard times," Chui Sai On, former chief executive of Macao SAR, said. 

Currently, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and other national strategies have provided important opportunities for Macao.  Its economy has witnessed rapid growth, with a GDP of over 54.5

billion U.S. dollars in 2018, nearly eight times higher than in 1999.

 

The "One Country, Two Systems" principle was an idea that first came into existence in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, the then Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping put forward the concept in an effort to realize the peaceful reunification of China.  According to Deng, there is only one China—under this premise the Chinese mainland adheres to the socialist system while Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan may retain their capitalist systems.

One Country, Two Systems wins hearts in Macao

It has been 20 years since Macao returned to the motherland on December 20, 1999, and the One Country, Two Systems has been practiced in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for 20 years. Macao has been strictly abiding by the rule of law and has established a judicial and enforcement framework to safeguard national sovereignty and security, including passing a law safeguarding national security based on the Basic Law of Macao in 2009 and setting up the SARs Safeguarding National Security Commission in 2018. The Constitution and Basic Law of the Macao SAR are the constitutional basis for the One Country, Two Systems policy, Wai Kin Lok, a law expert from the University of Macau, adding that the two are interconnected and consistent with each other and cannot be separated under any circumstance. Lok explained that Macao has a high degree of autonomy and enjoys executive, legislative and independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication. The Macao SAR was established in accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of the Constitution, which ensures the legal basis for two systems. The Constitution allows the SAR to have the flexibility to formulate its own economic, social, cultural and political systems. However, these privileges are all in accordance with the Constitution, Lok noted, adding that the Basic Law is rooted in the Constitution and the SAR government must abide by the legal basis. The One Country, Two Systems principle allows the Macao SAR to enjoy the benefits of two systems with a high degree of autonomy and it also ensures the region has strong backing from the nation. Whenever Macao has difficulties, the central government gives us immediate care and support to help us go through the hard times, Chui Sai On, former chief executive of Macao SAR, said. Currently, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and other national strategies have provided important opportunities for Macao. Its economy has witnessed rapid growth, with a GDP of over 54.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, nearly eight times higher than in 1999. The One Country, Two Systems principle was an idea that first came into existence in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, the then Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping put forward the concept in an effort to realize the peaceful reunification of China. According to Deng, there is only one Chinaunder this premise the Chinese mainland adheres to the socialist system while Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan may retain their capitalist systems.