Then Portuguese President Ramalho Eanes met then Director of the CPC Central Advisory Commission, Deng Xiaoping in Beijing 1985. The two sides reached mutual understanding on the negotiation for the question of Macau.

The Portuguese Prime Minister Cavaco Silva delivers a speech at the signing ceremony of the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration.

The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau was signed in Beijing 1987.

The Sino-Portuguese Joint Liaison Group held 37 plenary meetings during a 12 years transition period, exchanging information and conducting consultations on Macau transition affairs. The Joint Liaison Group shall continue its work until 1 January 2000.

Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio met Chinese President Jiang Zemin during his official visit to China in 1997

Governor of Macau, Gen. Vasco Rocha Vieira and Chief Executive-designate of the Macau Special Administrative Region, Edmund Ho.