Macau Govt Rejects EU's So-called Report

The government of Macau has expressed strong opposition to and deep regret over a so-called report passed by the European Parliament, Xinhua News Agency reports.

Regarding references to Macau in the European Parliament's so-called new EU-China strategy, the SAR government said that since Macau's return to the motherland over 20 years ago, the principles of "one country, two systems" and "Macau people administering Macau" with a high degree of autonomy have been successfully implemented.

The basic rights of Macau residents, including the right to vote, have been fully guaranteed by the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Macau SAR Basic Law, said the government.

The Macau government noted that the election of the seventh Legislative Assembly has been carried out in an orderly manner and in strict accordance with Macau's Basic Law and Legislative Assembly election law, Xinhua said.

The legislative election of the Macau SAR is completely Macau's internal affairs, which no foreign institution including the European Parliament has the right to interfere in, the government stressed, pledging that it would, just as always, safeguard freedom of the press and the basic rights of Macau residents.