Legislative Assembly of Macau

Legislative Assembly of Macao
Special Administrative Region

澳門特別行政區立法會
Assembleia Legislativa da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau
6th Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded
  • 1784 (1784) (colonial)
  • 20 December 1999 (1999-12-20) (MSAR)
Leadership
Cheong Weng Chon
since 16 October 2025
First Secretary
Chan Hong
since 30 July 2019
Second Secretary
Ho Ion Sang
since 7 August 2019
Structure
Seats33
Political groups
Pro-Beijing (30)
  •   ACUM (3)
  •   UPD (2)
  •   UGM (2)
  •   UNIPRO (2)
  •   AGMM (2)
  •   Indirectly elected (12)
  •   Appointed (7)
Pro-democracy (3)
  •   NE (3)
Elections
Last election
14 September 2025
Meeting place
Macau Legislative Assembly Building, 1 Praça da Assembleia Legislativa, , Macau Special Administrative Region
Website
al.gov.mo
Constitution
Basic Law of Macau and the Constitution of the People's Republic of China
Legislative Assembly
Traditional Chinese立法會
Simplified Chinese立法会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLìfǎ Huì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLaahpfaat Wúih
Jyutpinglaap6 faat3 wui5
Portuguese name
PortugueseAssembleia Legislativa

The Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It follows China's one country, two systems constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Macau's hybrid representative democracy.

It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing functional constituencies and 7 members appointed by the chief executive. It is located at .

The functions of the Legislative Assembly are to enact, amend or repeal laws; examine and approve budgets, taxation and public expenditure; and raise questions on the work of the government. In addition, the Legislative Assembly has the power to endorse the appointment and removal of the judges of the Macau Court of Final Appeal and the Chief Judge of the High Court, as well as the power to impeach the Chief Executive of Macau.