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The Macao Special Administrative Region shall draw up on its own its budget and taxation policy. The Macao Special Administrative Region shall report its budgets and final ac- counts to the Central People's Government for the record. The Macao Special Administrative Region shall use its finan- cial revenues exclusively for its own purposes and they shall not be handed over to the Central People's Government. The Central People's Government shall not levy taxes on the Macao Special Administrative Region.
XIII
The Central People's Government shall be responsible for the defence of the Macao Special Administrative Region.
The maintenance of public order in the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be the responsibility of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.
XIV
Legal leases of land granted or decided upon before the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region and extending beyond 19 December 1999, and all rights in relation to such leases shall be recognised and protected ac- cording to law by the Macao Special Administrative Region. Land leases approved or renewed after the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region shall be dealt with in accordance with the relevant land laws and policies of the Macao Special Administrative Region.
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