A total of 12 candidates were elected as deputies of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, on Monday. 选举澳门SAR代表大会的主席团说，其他两名候选人将填补空缺。 澳门特别行政区行政长官、主席团常务主席贺一诚主持选举会议第二次全体会议，选举团486名成员出席。 Yang Zhenwu, secretary-general of the 13th NPC Standing Committee, who attended the meeting, congratulated the elected deputies and hailed the election as an open, fair and just process. He voiced confidence that the newly elected deputies will carry forward the tradition of being patriotic, adhering to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and the Basic Law of the Macao SAR, and fully implementing the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, so维护国家主权、安全和发展利益，有利于澳门长期繁荣稳定。 根据澳门特别行政区第十四届全国人大代表选举办法，选举结果将报请全国人大常委会进行资格审查。
