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Basic Law (10) Annex

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Annex I

Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region

1. The Chief Executive shall be elected by a broadly representative Election Committee in accordance with this Law and appointed by the Central People's Government.

2. The Election Committee shall be composed of 300 members from the following sectors:

Industrial, commercial and financial sectors: 100

Cultural and educational sectors and other professions: 80

Labour, social services, religious and other sectors: 80

Representatives of members of the Legislative Council, representatives of members of the municipal organs, Macao deputies to the National People's Congress, and representatives of Macao members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference:40

The term of office of the Election Committee shall be five years.

3. The delimitation of the various sectors, the organizations in each sector eligible to return Election Committee members and the number of such members returned by each of these organizations shall be prescribed by an electoral law enacted by the Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with the principles of democracy and openness. Corporate bodies in various sectors shall, on their own, elect members to the Election Committee, in accordance with the number of seats allocated and the election methods as prescribed by the electoral law. Members of the Election Committee shall vote in their individual capacities.

4. Candidates for the office of Chief Executive may be nominated jointly by not less than 50 members of the Election Committee. Each member may nominate only one candidate.

5. The Election Committee shall, on the basis of the list of the nominees, elect the Chief Executive designate by secret ballot on a one-person-one-vote basis. The specific election method shall be prescribed by the electoral law.

6. The first Chief Executive shall be selected in accordance with the "Decision of the National People's Congress on the Method for the Formation of the First Government, the First Legislative Council and the First Judiciary of the Macao Special Administrative Region".

7. If there is a need to amend the method for selecting the Chief Executive for the terms subsequent to the year 2009, such amendments must be made with the endorsement of a two-thirds majority of all the members of the Legislative Council and the consent of the Chief Executive, and they shall be reported to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for approval.

Annex II

Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region

1. In the first term, the Legislative Council shall be formed in accordance with the " Decision of the National People's Congress on the Method for the Formation of the First Government, the First Legislative Council and the First Judiciary of the Macao Special Administrative Region".

The Legislative Council in the second term shall be composed of 27:

Members directly returned: 10

Members indirectly returned: 10

Appointed members: 7

The Legislative Council in the third and subsequent terms shall be composed of 29:

Members directly returned: 12

Members indirectly returned: 10

Appointed members: 7

2. The method for electing members of the Legislative Council shall be specified by an electoral law introduced by the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region and passed by the Legislative Council.

3. If there is a need to change the method for forming the Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region in and after 2009, such amendments must be made with the endorsement of a two-thirds majority of all the members of the Council and the consent of the Chief Executive, and they shall be reported to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for the record.

Annex III

National Laws to Be Applied in the Macao Special Administrative Region

The following national laws shall be applied locally with effect from 20 December 1999 by way of promulgation or legislation by the Macao Special Administrative Region:

1.Resolution on the Capital, Calendar, National Anthem and National Flag of the People's Republic of China

2. Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China

3. Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China

4. Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities

5. Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning Consular Privileges and Immunities

6. Law on the National Flag of the People's Republic of China

7. Law on the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China

8. Law of the People's Republic of China on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone