Macao Basic Law
CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENT OF MACAU
Basic Law of Macau; Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region; Basic Law of Macao; Constitution of Macau; Basic law of Macao; Basic law of Macau; Lei Básica; Macau Basic Law; Lei Básica da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China; Lei Basica da Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau da Republica Popular da China; Lei Básica da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau; Lei Basica da Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau
The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (, ) is the constitutional document of Macau, replacing the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau. It was adopted on 31 March 1993 by China's National People's Congress and promulgated by President Jiang Zemin; it came into effect on 20 December 1999, following the transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China.