UM, ULisboa jointly hold seminar on 30th anniversary of promulgation of Basic Law

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Basic Law of the Macao SAR, the Faculty of Law (FLL) of the University of Macau (UM), the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (ULisboa), and the Macau Science and Culture Centre in Portugal jointly held a seminar titled ‘30 Years of the Macau SAR Basic Law’ on the day of the 24th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland. During the seminar, Lai Kuan Ju, research assistant professor in FLL, introduced to the attendees the efforts made by the Macao SAR in enhancing the approaches and efficiency of the systematic teaching of the Constitution and the Basic Law over the past decade through the collaboration between the government (Education and Youth Development Bureau), the community (Macao Basic Law Promotion Association), and the university (Centre for Constitutional Law and Basic Law Studies of UM’s FLL). The Portuguese representatives fully recognised the fundamental role played by the Basic Law in safeguarding Macao’s prosperity and stability, as well as the fruitful outcomes made in national education by the Macao SAR. They added that China and Portugal have maintained a relationship characterised by mutual understanding, mutual trust, and mutual benefit, which is a model of win-win cooperation between countries with different social systems.

Lai Kuan Ju

A group photo