Afterthe handover of the laws in
The extentto which physically disabled persons experience discriminationin employment, education, and provision of state services is notknown fully. Until their complaints are resolved, batteredwomen be provided public housing, but no facilities are reservedexpressly for them. Thejudiciary is independent. The law prohibits such abuses, and the authoritiesgenerally respect these provisions in practice. However, police andcourt statistics do not distinguish between spousal abuse andother assault cases. The reversionto Chinese administration has not, so far, affected press freedom. Government officials claim that the high percentageof imported labor erodes the bargaining power of local residentsto improve working conditions and increase wages.
Prostitution is legal, but procuring is not. The Procurator General is investigatingsee Section 1. c.. Thereis no law specifically addressing sexual harassment, althoughthere is law prohibiting harassment. In the The Basic Law does notprovide for universal suffrage, or for direct election of eitherthe legislature or the Chief Executive. Violence against women is not common. The Government is headed by Chief Executive,chosen by 200member Selection Committee, which was chosen bythe Preparatory Committee 60 Macau and mainland representativesappointed by the NPC.
Noinstances of child labor is very low and has declined radicallysince effective enforcement began in Macau, square mile enclave on the southChina coast, reverted from Portuguese to Chinese administrationon 20, the handover. TheGovernment almost totally subsidizes group homes, rehabilitationcenters, and other charitable institutions serving the disabled. Nine schools have programs for the disabled, providing specialeducation programs for approximately students. The Chief Executive, the President of the Court of Final Appeal nominatethe SAR members.
Human RightsCommittee noted the lack of protective measures for working conditionsand the absence of social security programs for nonresident workersas matters of concern. The need to translate laws and judgments fromPortuguese and severe shortage of local bilingual lawyers ofthe lawyers in private practice, approximately can readand write Chinese and magistrates hamper development of thelegal system. The print media include eight Chineselanguagedailies, two Portugueselanguage dailies, and seven weeklies. There are three television networks. Voters elect only of the legislatorsin direct elections in geographical constituencies.
The SinoPortuguese Joint Declaration 1987 and the BasicLaw the SARs miniconstitution promulgated by Chinas NationalPeoples Congress NPC in 1993 specify that Macau is tocontinue to enjoy substantial autonomy and that its economy andway of life are to remain unchanged for the first years underPRC sovereignty. As Special AdministrativeRegion SAR of the Peoples Republic of China, Macau enjoys ahigh degree of autonomy except in defense and foreign affairs,and its citizens have basic freedoms and enjoy legally protectedrights.
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