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Ho Iat Seng confirmed as next Macau chief executive

Aug 25, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  


Ho Iat Seng confirmed as next Macau chief executive

Ho Iat Seng (pictured), a businessman and former president of Macau’s Legislative Assembly, became on Sunday the third individual to be selected for the top leadership role in the city since its handover from Portuguese administration in 1999.

He will be the senior local official handling the anticipated retender process for Macau casino gaming rights. The current six licences expire in 2022.

Mr Ho’s endorsement as Macau chief executive-elect came on Sunday via a committee of 400 people, mostly composed of pro-business and pro-Beijing figures. No member of the Chief Executive Election Committee is chosen by direct voting among the adult population.

Mr Ho, who ran uncontested, received 98 percent of the committee’s votes.

He will take office on December 20, when the current Chief Executive, Fernando Chui Sai On, steps down.

Mr Ho will be entitled to serve a five-year term, with the possibility of standing for a single additional five-year stint at the completion of the first term.

The change of chief executive will coincide with the 20th anniversary this year of Macau’s handover to China.

On August 10, Mr Ho had announced – as a candidate for the top job – the outline of his proposed political programme, but declined to comment in detail about the future direction for the city’s gaming industry.

Mr Ho is 62 and was born in Macau. He is no relation of either Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Macau’s first post-handover chief executive, or of Stanley Ho Hung Sun, the former monopolist of Macau casino business.

Mr Ho Iat Seng also has no direct links with the city’s dominant casino industry.


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