Laws of the People's Republic of China

    1. The First Government, the First Legislative Council and the
First Judiciary shall be formed in accordance with the principles
of state sovereignty and  smooth transition.

    2. The National People's Congress shall establish  a
Preparatory Committee for the Macao Special Administrative Region,
which shall be responsible for preparing the establishment of the
Region and shall prescribe the specific method for forming the
First Government, the First Legislative Council and the First
Judiciary in accordance with this Decision. The Preparatory
Committee shall be composed of mainland members and of Macao
members who shall constitute not less than 50 percent of its
membership. Its Chairman and members shall be appointed by the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

    3. The Preparatory Committee for the Macao Special
Administrative Region shall be responsible for preparing the
establishment of the Selection Committee for the First Government
of the Macao Special Administrative Region ("the Selection
Committee").

    The Selection Committee shall be composed entirely of permanent residents of Macao and must be broadly representative. It
shall include Macao deputies to the National People's Congress,
representatives of Macao members of the National Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, persons with
practical experience who have served in Macao's executive,
legislative and advisory organs prior to the establishment of the
Macao Special Administrative Region, and persons representative of various strata and sectors of society.

    The Selection Committee shall be composed of 200 members,
among whom:

        Industrial, commercial and financial sectors:      60

        Cultural and educational sectors and other

        professions:                                       50

        Labor, social services, religious and

        other sectors:                                     50

        Former political figures, Macao deputies

        to the National People's Congress, and

        representatives of the Macao members of the

        National Committee of the Chinese People's

        Political Consultative Conference:                 40

    4. The Selection Committee shall recommend the candidate for
the first Chief Executive through local consultations or through
nomination and election after consultation, and report the
recommended candidate to the Central People's Government for
appointment. The term of office of the first Chief Executive shall
be the same as the regular term.

    5. The Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative
Region shall be responsible for preparing the formation of the
first Government of the Region in accordance with this Law.

    6. The first Legislative Council of the Macao Special
Administrative Region shall be composed of 23 members, with 8
members returned through direct elections, 8 members returned
through indirect elections, and 7 members appointed by the Chief
Executive. If the composition of the last Macao Legislative Council
before the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region
is in conformity with the relevant provisions of this Decision and
the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region, those of the elected members who uphold the Basic Law of the Macao Special
Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and pledge
allegiance to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the
People's Republic of China, and who meet the requirements set forth
in the Basic Law of the Region may, upon confirmation by the
Preparatory Committee, become members of the First Legislative
Council of the Region. Any vacancy in the first Legislative Council
of the Region shall be filled by a decision of the Preparatory
Committee.

     The term of office of members of the first Legislative Council
of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall last until 15
October 2001.

    7. The Preparatory Committee of the Macao Special
Administrative Region shall be responsible for organizing the Court
of the Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with the
Basic Law of the Region.