After the Handover (1999-2009)>>
- On Dec 20, 1999, Macao returned to China.
- In 2001, the "Casino Gambling Regulations" was approved.
- In 2003, "Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)" was signed.
- In 2004, Edmund Ho Hau Wah was re-elected as the second chief executive.
- In 2009, Chui Sai On won the third chief executive election.
- On Dec 15, 2009, Construction of the HK-Zhuhai-Macao bridge began. |
Before the Handover (1979-1999)>>
- In 1979, China set up diplomatic ties with Portugal.
- In 1984, Deng Xiaoping proposed to settle the Macao issue under the principle of "One Country, Two Systems."
- In 1987, The two sides signed the "Joint Declaration", which pronounced that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao starting from Dec 20, 1999.
- On May 15, 1999, Ho Hau Wah was elected as the first chief executive of the Macao SAR.
- At midnight on Dec 19, 1999, a ceremony was held to mark the return of Macao to the motherland. |
[Livecast]: 2009-12-20 Inauguration of the Third-term Government of the Macao SAR at 9am Beijing Time
