（Adopted at the First Session of the Eighth National People's Congress on March 31， 1993）
颁布日期：19930331 　实施日期：19930331 　颁布单位：全国人大

　　1. The First Government， the First Legislative¹ Council and the First Judiciary shall be formed in accordance with the principles of state sovereignty and smooth transition.

　　2. The National People's Congress shall establish a Preparatory Committee for the Macao Special Administrative² Region， which shall be responsible for preparing the establishment of the Region and shall prescribe the specific method for forming the First Government， the First Legislative Council and the First Judiciary in accordance with this Decision. The Preparatory Committee shall be composed of mainland members and of Macao members who shall constitute not less than 50 percent of its membership. Its Chairman and members shall be appointed by the Standing³ Committee of the National People's Congress.

　　3. The Preparatory Committee for the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be responsible for preparing the establishment of the Selection Committee for the First Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region （“the Selection Committee”）。

　　The Selection Committee shall be composed entirely⁴ of permanent residents of Macao and must be broadly representative. It shall include Macao deputies to the National People's Congress， representatives of Macao members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference， persons with practical experience who have served in Macao's executive， legislative and advisory⁵ organs prior to the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region， and persons representative of various strata⁶ and sectors⁷ of society.

　　The Selection Committee shall be composed of 200 members， among whom：

　　Industrial， commercial and financial sectors： 60

　　Cultural and educational sectors and other

　　professions： 50

　　Labor⁸， social services， religious and

　　other sectors： 50

　　Former political figures， Macao deputies

　　to the National People's Congress， and

　　representatives of the Macao members of the

　　National Committee of the Chinese People's

　　Political Consultative Conference： 40

　　4. The Selection Committee shall recommend the candidate for the first Chief Executive through local consultations¹⁰ or through nomination¹¹ and election after consultation⁹， and report the recommended candidate to the Central People's Government for appointment. The term of office of the first Chief Executive shall be the same as the regular term.

　　5. The Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be responsible for preparing the formation of the first Government of the Region in accordance with this Law.

　　6. The first Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be composed of 23 members， with 8 members returned through direct elections， 8 members returned through indirect elections， and 7 members appointed by the Chief Executive. If the composition of the last Macao Legislative Council before the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region is in conformity¹² with the relevant provisions of this Decision and the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region， those of the elected members who uphold the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and pledge allegiance to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China， and who meet the requirements set forth¹³ in the Basic Law of the Region may， upon confirmation¹⁴ by the Preparatory Committee， become members of the First Legislative Council of the Region. Any vacancy¹⁵ in the first Legislative Council of the Region shall be filled by a decision of the Preparatory Committee.

　　The term of office of members of the first Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall last until 15 October 2001.

　　7. The Preparatory Committee of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be responsible for organizing the Court of the Macao Special Administrative Region in accordance with the Basic Law of the Region.