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The Inspectorate of Macao Judiciary Police was established following the enactment of the Decree-Law No. 43125 on 19th August 1960 by the then Macao Government, with the view to consolidate the overseas (meaning the overseas territories of the former Portuguese Empire, including Macao) investigative procedures and the handling of preliminary hearings. This was carried out to boost the protection of the society against criminal activities, in light of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic and the Portuguese Code of Criminal Procedures.
Such an Inspectorate was led by a Assistant Coordinator of Criminal Investigation, whose office includes additional tasks equivalent to the ones performed by deputy directors and coordinators of the Portuguese Judiciary Police. Holders of degrees of Bachelor of Law, with track record, or magistrates of the Public Prosecution were the ones eligible to take up the position of head of the Inspectorate, and the appointment was on the basis of renewable fixed-term mandate.
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Under the provisions of the Decree-Law No. 430/71, the Inspectorate was upgraded to Sub-directorate on 12th October 1971. The position of assistant coordinator was then abolished and replaced by the post of deputy director, and one vacancy for coordinator of criminal investigation was added on to the career structure of the Sub-directorate. Magistrates of the Public Prosecution, under renewable fixed-term mandates, held the position of deputy-director. |
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On 19th December 1975, the Sub-directorate of Macao Judiciary Police was upgraded to Directorate, under the provisions of Decree-law No. 705/75. It was subordinated to the Macao Governor, but the authority to oversee the execution of criminal proceedings rested with the Portuguese Attorney General.
In order to outline the functioning of the Directorate of Macao Judiciary Police, the Legislative Assembly of Macao enacted the Law No. 19/79/M of 4th of August, i.e. the Organic Law of the Judiciary Police. Such a law provided that the Directorate of Macao Judiciary Police was a law enforcement agency that enjoyed the prerogatives of crime prevention and investigation, and tasked to render assistance to judicial authorities. It was hierarchically organised in rank and orders, subordinated to the Governor, and performed under the guidance of the Public Prosecution on areas related to criminal investigation. Nonetheless, the Directorate had the authority to file investigative proceedings if charges had not been pressed.
An additional act, the Decree-Law No. 34/86/M, enacted in 1986, laid down the prerequisites for taking up the position of Director and Deputy Director. The Director had to be a judge or a magistrate of the Public Prosecution. Judges of Courts or Magistrates of the Public Prosecution, Senior Coordinators of Criminal Investigation from the Judiciary Police and holders of degrees of Bachelor of Law, with at least 5 years working experience in the legal field, were eligible to be appointed as Deputy Directors by the Macao Governor. |
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Following the reversion of Macao's sovereignty to the Motherland on 20th December 1999, the Judiciary Police became directly accountable to the Secretary for Security, but the supervisory role of the Public Prosecution over criminal investigation and enquiries remained unchanged, and so did the requirements for taking up the positions of Director and Deputy Director. |
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In pace with the adjustment of Macao's gaming policy and the implementation of the "Hong Kong and Macao Individual Visit Scheme for Mainland Residents" over the past few years, Macao's entire economy has been booming continuously. In line with the need of social development, the SAR government enacted and published Law no.5/2006 and Administrative Regulation no. 9/2006 in the year 2006, to reiterate the norm of the Judiciary Police (PJ) for the exclusive jurisdiction in the investigation of money laundering crimes, IT crimes and terrorism crimes, along with amendments to its organization structure. |
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Since 2006, after the enactment of Administrative Regulation no. 9/2006 for the norm of PJ organization and function, the social economy and the modernization of technology in the MSAR has maintained a rapid development. However, this has also inevitably brought about rising figures in certain crimes, especially crimes committed by using modi operandi of new science and technology. Likewise, an outstanding increase has also been recorded for organized crimes.
In order to cope with the shift of modi operandi, the PJ has implemented a series of adjustments, through Adminstrative Regulation no. 20/2010, regarding its Organizational Law, so as to effectively perform the duties vested by law.
The amended Regulation mainly includes: the hierarchical elevation of the Intelligence Division to the Intelligence and Support Department; the establishment of 3 divisions under the Forensic Science Department; and individualization of the work of IT crime investigation which originally belonged to the responsibility of the Economic Crimes Division into that of the newly established I.T. Crimes Division. The above adjustments aim to enhance the capability to fight against crime, in response to the demand of the society and the general public. |
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24-hour Hotline |
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Headquarters - Case Reporting & Emergency Operation Centre |
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2855 7777 |
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Cotai Sub-bureau Case Reporting & Emergency Operation Centre |
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8800 3222 |
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Gaming-related and Economic Crimes Investigation Department |
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2833 0099 or 8800 1100 |
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Crime Prevention Team for Residential Buildings |
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6299 0880 or 6299 0881 |
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Reception and Complaints Centre |
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8800 1999 |
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(voicemail available after office hours) |
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Police-Community Relations Research Group |
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8800 1111 |
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(voicemail available after office hours) |
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