为了作好回归的各项准备工作,九届全国人大常委会第二次会议于1998年4月29日审议通过了包括60名澳门居民在内的澳门特别行政区筹备委员会(以下简称“筹委会”)组成人员名单。筹委会于当年5月5日在北京人民大会堂正式成立。筹委会是全国人大下设的专门机构,其主要职责是负责筹备成立澳门特别行政区的有关事宜,并根据 In order to make all preparations for return, the second meeting of the Ninth NPC Standing Committee examined and approved the Preparatory Committee of the Macao Special Administrative Region including 60 Macao residents (hereinafter referred to as “Preparatory Committee” Will ") a list of members. On May 5 of that year, the Preparatory Committee was officially established at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Preparatory Committee is a specialized agency set up by the NPC and its main responsibility is to prepare for the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the relevant issues and based on