Unlike the colonial administration in Hong Kong, the government of Macau under the Portuguese recognized academic credentials issued by Taiwanese institutions.
與香港殖民政府不同，澳葡政府承認台灣各大學的學歷，八○年代中期，香港澳門轉移時間抵定，澳門才開始為特區政府「澳人治澳」鋪路。