UM holds academic seminar on ‘one country, two systems’ policy

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR, an academic seminar was held at the University of Macau (UM) to discuss the experience and prospects of the successful implementation of the ‘one country, two systems’ policy. The seminar was jointly organised by the Centre for Constitutional Law and Basic Law Studies of the Faculty of Law (FLL) of UM, the Center for Hong Kong and Macao Studies of Peking University, the Center for Constitution Administrative Law Studies of Peking University, the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Law Institute of the Renmin University of China, the Institute of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Development Studies of Sun Yat-sen University, the Center for Basic Laws of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions of Shenzhen University, and the Legal Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government. More than 50 legal scholars and experts attended the seminar.

Representing the Secretary for Administration and Justice of the Macao SAR Government, Leong Weng In, director of the Legal Affairs Bureau, said that since Macao’s return to the motherland, the Macao SAR has adhered to the constitutional order established by the Constitution and the Basic Law, promoted legal reforms, and improved the legal system to provide legal support for Macao’s various developments. Mok Kai Meng, vice rector of UM, highlighted that with the leadership and support of the central government and the collective efforts of the Macao SAR Government and its citizens, Macao has experienced rapid economic growth, along with improved livelihoods, social harmony and stability, and a sound legal system, which demonstrates the successful implementation of the ‘one country, two systems’ policy. The seminar featured one keynote speech and three panel discussions, and concluded with summary remarks by Jiang Chaoyang, director of UM’s Centre for Constitutional Law and Basic Law Studies.