Sino–Portuguese Joint Declaration signedMar 26, 1987Labels: Sino Portuguese, Portugal, People's RepublicUN TreatiesBritannica
Joint Declaration enters into forceDec 15, 1987Labels: Joint Declaration, ratification, PRCUN Treaties
Chief Executive Selection Committee establishedMay 1, 1999Labels: Chief Executive, Macao SAR, electoral bodyEdmund HoHandover Macau
Edmund Ho chosen as first Chief ExecutiveMay 15, 1999Labels: Edmund Ho, Chief Executive, Macao SAREdmund HoOur China Story
Macau transferred to PRC; MSAR establishedDec 20, 1999Labels: Macao SAR, handover ceremony, PortugalMSAR LawWTO Press
PLA begins defense duties in MacauDec 20, 1999Labels: People s, Macao Garrison, PLA deploymentPeople cnTheoryChina
First post-handover legislative elections heldSep 23, 2001Labels: Legislative Assembly, Macao legislature, votingElection 2001Taipei Times
Gaming legal framework enactedOct 1, 2001Labels: Law No, gaming framework, Macao SARDICJ HistorySEC 20 F
Casino-gaming monopoly ends; new concessions grantedJan 1, 2002Labels: Gaming concessions, STDM, Macao governmentMacao ImageDICJ History
Mainland–Macau CEPA signedOct 18, 2003Labels: CEPA, Macao Mainland, Central GovernmentCEPA MacauMSAR Portal
Hengqin Island cooperation framework announcedAug 14, 2009Labels: Hengqin development, Zhuhai, GuangdongXinhua planState Council
Chui Sai On takes office as Chief ExecutiveDec 20, 2009Labels: Chui Sai, Chief Executive, Macao SARCE MacauChui Sai On
Framework Agreement on Guangdong–Macau Cooperation signedMar 1, 2010Labels: Guangdong Macau, Guangdong Province, Macao SARGovHK PRDState Council