For the implementation of the policy objectives of the Macao SAR Government to promote the Constitution and Basic Law to Macao residents from different strata of society, the Identification Services Bureau, the Legal Affairs Bureau, the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau cooperated again, together with the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao SAR, to jointly organize a thematic seminar on “Constitution and Basic Law – Nationality Law and Consular Protection and Consular Services” at the Macao Science Center on 19 May 2016. Mr. Chen Xiongfeng, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs and Director of the Centre for Consular Assistance and Protection, was invited to be the keynote speaker, and about 150 Macao civil servants attended the seminar.

In the seminar, the Deputy Director-General, Mr. Chen Xiongfeng, introduced China’s consular protection, including the definition and basic principles of consular protection, the determination of Chinese nationality and the works of consular officers. In addition, Mr. Chen analyzed the situation and features of consular protection, its challenges and countermeasures, and also introduced the consular protection services in Macao.

Ms. Ao Ieong U, Director of the Identification Services Bureau, expressed in her speech that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been making every effort to provide immediate assistance to overseas Macao Residents, safeguard their lives and properties and defend their legitimate rights and interests abroad. Moreover, Ms. Ao Ieong added that she hoped that civil servants of the Macao SAR Government would have better understanding of consular protection and consular service though this seminar.