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 | |
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| 6th Legislative Assembly | |
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| History | |
| Founded | |
| 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 | |
| Seats | 33 |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 14 September 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Macau Legislative Assembly Building, 1 Praça da Assembleia Legislativa, Sé, Macau Special Administrative Region | |
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| Constitution | |
| Basic Law of Macau and the Constitution of the People's Republic of China | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 立法會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 立法会 | ||||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Assembleia Legislativa | ||||||||||||
| Politics and government of Macau |
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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 Sé.
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.