There are certain reasons why the China government has set the date of Macao's return to the motherland as199965438+February 20th.
As we all know, the date of China Government's resumption of Hong Kong is 65438+1 July 19971. The determination of the date of Hong Kong's return is mainly based on the fact that Britain has leased Hong Kong's "New Territories" for 99 years according to the unequal treaties, and the lease period will expire on June 30, 1997.
However, the Macao issue is different from the Hong Kong issue. In the past 400 years, Portugal has gradually occupied Macao through various illegal means, and China and Portugal have never leased it in history.
Therefore, the recovery of Macao is a long-standing strong desire of the people of China, and the people of China and the government of China have the right to resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao at any time and in any way.
1979, People's Republic of China (PRC) and Portugal formally established diplomatic relations, and Portugal has declared that Macao belongs to China territory and China has sovereignty over Macao.
Therefore, the Chinese and Portuguese governments have actually reached an understanding on the Macao issue, and both sides have agreed to solve the Macao issue through peaceful means.
As for the date of Macao's return, China made it clear that it should be set before this century. After repeated negotiations and consultations, the two sides finally decided to set the date of Macao's return to China as199965438+February 20th.
Hong Kong is a British colony, and the date of its return to the motherland is set at 1 July 19971.