Kammala wannan jumlar: Bayan juyin juya halin Carnation na 1974, Portugal ta ba da izinin Macau a matsayin lardin ketare kuma ta yarda da ita a matsayin "ƙasar Sin a ƙarƙashin mulkin Fotigal". Bayan da China ta fara kulla yarjejeniya kan makomar Hong Kong tare da Burtaniya, ta fara tattaunawa da Portugal kan Macau a shekarar 1986. An kammala su tare da sanya hannu kan Yarjejeniyar hadin gwiwa ta 1987 game da Tambayar Macau, wanda Portugal ta amince da canja wurin mulkin mallaka a 1999 kuma China za ta ba da tabbacin tsarin siyasa da tattalin arzikin Macau na shekaru 50 bayan canja wurin. A cikin shekarun da suka shude na mulkin mallaka, Macau da sauri ya zama birane kuma ya gina manyan ayyukan ababen more rayuwa, gami da Filin jirgin saman Macau da sabon tashar kwantena.
An mayar da Macau zuwa China a ranar 20 ga Disamba, 1999, bayan shekaru 442 na mulkin Fotigal.