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| People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison | |
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| 中國人民解放軍駐澳門部隊 Guarnição em Macau do Exército de Libertação do Povo Chinês | |
 Emblem of the People's Liberation Army | |
| Founded | 20 December 1999 |
| Country |  China ∟  Macau |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch |  PLA Ground Force |
| Size | 1,000 |
| Part of | Southern Theater Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Macau |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Major General Xu Liangcai [1] |
| Political commissar | Major General Zhou Wugang [2] |
| Chinese People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國人民解放軍駐澳門部隊 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国人民解放军驻澳门部队 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | China People Liberation Army stationing Àomén Troops | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||
| Portuguese | Guarnição em Macau do Exército de Libertação do Povo Chinês | ||||||||||
The People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison [note 1] is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA),responsible for defense duties in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) since the sovereignty of Macau was transferred to China in 1999.
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- Mission
- 2017 Typhoon Hato
- Organization
- Troops
- Equipment
- Bases
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The PLA stations between 500 and 600 troops in Macau,primarily as a symbolic presence to underscore Chinese sovereignty. The remainder of the 1,200-strong Macau garrison resides just across the Chinese border in Zhuhai.
Although the Macao Basic Law states that the Macau SAR government may "when necessary" ask the central government to allow the garrison to assist in maintaining public order or disaster relief,Chief Executive Edmund Ho has said that,in keeping with the Basic Law the garrison will play no role in internal security. The garrison has maintained a low profile,with soldiers generally wearing civilian clothing when off base and not engaging in business activities.
