Historical events and handover process of Macao's return to China

The historical event in the process of return and handover is a special administrative region of China, which returned to the motherland in the early morning of February 20th, 1999, ending 442 years of Portuguese colonial rule. The following are the important time nodes of historical events and handover process:-1553, the Portuguese established a stronghold in the south of China-1849, and became a Portuguese colony-1974. On April 25th, Portugal carried out the "carnation revolution", with political changes and uncertain future-1974. The Chinese and Portuguese governments started negotiations on this issue in Beijing-on May 1987 and May 1 1, the Chinese and Portuguese governments signed the Sino-Portuguese Joint Statement, and decided to return to the motherland on February 20, 1999 and become a special administrative region of China-/KLOC-. China government decided to exercise jurisdiction in the Special Administrative Region-1999 12.20 In the early morning, China government exercised jurisdiction in the Special Administrative Region. In the process of returning to the motherland, the China government paid attention to protecting the rights and interests of the legal system, religious beliefs, cultural traditions and lifestyle of the Special Administrative Region, and implemented the policy of "one country, two systems" and "Macao people ruling Macao", which ensured the prosperity and stable development of the Special Administrative Region. After the reunification, Hong Kong has become a special administrative region of China, enjoying a high degree of autonomy and maintaining its economic, social and cultural uniqueness.