TNAG-2290-FCO40-3296-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1991 — Page 27

Art.

Draft MBL

Art.

24 (5) 24 (6)

Portuguese

and others who have

24(4)

resided in Macao for 7 years are regarded as permanent residents.

24 (7)

25

18 to be the

upper limit of qualifying age for permanent residents' status in respect of children born in Macao of parents who are permanent residents, other than PRC citizens and Portuguese parents.

Macao residents shall be equal before the law and shall not be subject to any discrimination, on the basis of their nationality, descent, sex, race, language, religion,

political ideological belief, educational level and economic status or social conditions.

or

HKBL

Persons

not

of Chinese nationality who have resided in Hong Kong for 7 years are regarded as permanent residents.

Remarks

Combined effect of MBL24 (5) & (6) is same as HKBL24 (4)

although

24(5)

21 instead.

25

Only provides that HK residents shall be equal before the law. Does

not

have detailed anti-discrimination provision.

the

rights

of

Portuguese

are

highlighted.

The additional

in

MBL

provision

draft

appears to have come from the

Portuguese Constitution. It may also be intended

to

compensate for the absence of

any

article

(like HKBL Art relating to

39)