摘要： 本文描述了质询制度在澳门特别行政区的确立和变迁，重点对1999-2008年9个立法会会期内的质询材料进行了统计分析。文章发现，尽管特区立法会曾采取了减少书面质询、增加口头质询的措施，但却出现了书面质询大幅增加、口头质询并不活跃的状况。作者认为，澳门特区的选举制度及议员所代表的利益对议员的书面质询有较大的影响，口头质询则由于程序设计原因数量有限，为此，政府应对书面质询作出积极回应，立法会可通过定期召开质询会议、建立顺畅的口头质询与辩论的衔接机制等措施完善口头质询制度。

关键词: 质询, 书面质询, 口头质询

Abstract: This paper describes the foundation and development of the institution of question in Macau SAR, and stresses onthe analysis of the questions in 1999-2008．Although the Legislative Assembly had tried to reduce written questions andincrease oral questions, but the paper discovered that the situation is quite contrary to its willing. The paper finds that theelectoral system and the interests represented by the members of the Legislative Assembly were influential in written ques-tions, and the number of oral questions was limited by the device of the institution. The paper suggests that the govern-ment should answer the written questions positively, and the Legislative Assembly can reform the institution of oral ques-tion by regular meetings and smoothly link between oral procedural and debate procedural．

Key words: Question, Written Question, Oral Question