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Election Committee votes in Sam Hou Fai as Macau’s new Chief Executive

Pierce Chan by Pierce Chan
Sun 13 Oct 2024 at 16:21
Court of Final Appeal President Sam Hou Fai resigns from post ahead of expected Macau Chief Executive run
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Macau’s sole candidate, Sam Hou Fai, has been elected as the SAR’s next Chief Executive after earning a record 394 votes from the Election Committee. He will officially take office on 20 December, replacing current Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng who is stepping aside for health reasons.

A total of 398 Election Committee members voted in Sunday’s election. After around an hour-and-a-half of voting and counting, there were 394 valid votes and four blank votes, with the 62-year-old receiving all valid votes to serve Macau’s sixth Chief Executive term since handover. His 98.99% of the vote was the highest such percentage ever recorded.

“I would like to thank all sectors of the community for their recognition so that I can continue to serve Macau, the country and the general public in a higher, more comprehensive and broader scope,” Sam said afterwards.

During his election campaign, Sam said he hoped to build Macau into a “lawful Macau”, a “vibrant Macau”, a “cultural Macau” and a “happy Macau”, and repeatedly emphasized the need for the SAR to integrate into the overall direction of the country’s development.

However, he seldom mentioned Macau’s dominant gaming industry. At a press conference in August, he stated, “Macau’s gaming industry had once expanded in an uncontrolled and barbaric manner, which was detrimental to the development of society.”

At a question and answer session on 28 September, he emphasized that he does not intend to “shrink or stop the gaming industry, but to develop it in a healthy and orderly manner, and to develop the tourism and gaming industry in accordance with the law.”

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With more than five years’ experience working as a journalist in Macau, Pierce is an experienced media operator with strong skills in news writing and editing. He previously worked with Exmoo, first as a reporter covering government, gaming and tourism-related stories, then as a Deputy Assignment Editor helping set the agenda of the day. Pierce is a graduate of the University of Macau.

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