Macao Special Administrative Region: Annual Report for 2019

Summary:

Report published by the European Commission and the High-Representative for Foreign Policy on 22 July 2020 concerning the latest political and economic developments in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), covering 2019.

Further information:

Since the handover of Macao to the People’s Republic of China in 1999, the European Union (EU) and its Member States have followed political and economic developments in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle.

In 2019, the EU and Macao enjoyed a good level of cooperation. The EU remained Macao's second-largest source of imports after mainland China, accounting for 27.6% of total imports. The report concludes that fundamental freedoms and the rule of law were generally respected to the extent guaranteed in the Basic Law of Macao and in conformity with the 'one country, two systems' principle, although political opposition remained limited and civil society not very vocal. Macao's press freedoms were generally respected, though self-censorship was increasingly practised.

Official

European Commission: Press Release, 22/07/2020: Macao: 2019 Annual report shows the ‘One country, two systems' principle generally respected https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1386

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