On April 13, 1987, China and Portugal signed the Joint Statement on the Macao Issue. The Joint Statement on the Macao Issue was officially signed in Beijing on April 13, 1987, the Joint Statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Portuguese Republic on the Macao Issue was officially signed in Beijing. China's Prime Minister Zhao Puroyang and Portugal's Prime Minister Kawaco-Silva signed the Joint Statement on behalf of their respective governments. The Joint Statement announced that the Government of the People's Republic of China will restore its sovereignty over Macao on December 20, 1999. The official signature ceremony was held in the Western Hall of the People's Congress in Beijing. China's Central Advisory Committee Director Deng Xiaoping,