Macau Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

(official name- Macau

Type-Chinese territory under Portuguese administration

Capital: Lisbon (Portugal)

Political subditisions: municipality of Macau and two islands (Taipa and Coloane)

Legal system: Portuguese civil law system

Branches: 18-member Legislative Assembly, with Governor and 5 appointed, 6 nomi nated, and 6 elected representatives

Government leader: vacant since resignation of former Governor, Rear Adm. Vasco Fernando Lecte da Almeida e COSTA, on 7 January 1986

Suffrage. Portuguese, Chinese, and foreign residents over 18

Elections: conducted every four years

Political parties and leaders: Association to Defend the Interests of Macau; Macau Democratic Center; Group to Study the Development of Macau; Macau Independent Group

Other political or pressure groups wealthy Macanese and Chinese representing local interests, wealthy pro-Communist merchants representing China’s interests; in January 1967 Macau Government acceded to Chinese demands that gave Chinese veto power over administration of the enclave

Member of: Multifiber Agreement

NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.