Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration

E746987

bilateral treaty international agreement joint declaration

The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration is the 1987 treaty between China and Portugal that set the terms for Macau’s 1999 handover and its governance under the “one country, two systems” model.

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Label	Occurrences
Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ joint declaration ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure smooth transfer of administration of Macau ⓘ maintain stability and prosperity of Macau after handover ⓘ
appliesTo	Macau Special Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
basisFor	Macau Basic Law NERFINISHED ⓘ
concerns	transfer of sovereignty over Macau ⓘ
countrySignatory	People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateSigned	1987-04-13 ⓘ
definesStatusDuration	50 years after 1999 ⓘ
effectiveUntil	2049-12-20 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1988-01-15 ⓘ
establishesPrinciple	one country, two systems ⓘ
guarantees	continuation of Macau's way of life ⓘ continuation of existing legal system in Macau ⓘ high degree of autonomy for Macau ⓘ independent judicial power in Macau ⓘ maintenance of Macau's capitalist system ⓘ protection of rights and freedoms in Macau ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
legalStatus	international treaty registered with the United Nations ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Government of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of the Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeSigned	Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalContext	end of Portuguese colonial rule in Asia ⓘ
providesFor	continuation of Portuguese administration until 1999 handover ⓘ establishment of a Sino-Portuguese Joint Liaison Group ⓘ
relatedTo	Sino-British Joint Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ
setsHandoverDate	1999-12-20 ⓘ
shortName	Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ
stipulates	Macau may maintain external economic relations ⓘ Macau may maintain its own customs territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau may maintain its own economic and financial systems ⓘ Macau will become a Special Administrative Region of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau will enjoy executive, legislative and independent judicial power ⓘ
subject	Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ
topic	decolonization of Macau ⓘ
UNRegistration	United Nations Treaty Series NERFINISHED ⓘ

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one country, two systems policy framework → relatedToAgreement → Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration ⓘ