The bill aims for more thorough vetting of chief executive candidates on national security grounds, and to criminalise the act of inciting election committee members not to vote.
Chief Executive Election Committee
Veteran directly-elected lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho fails to be elected, but running mate Che Sai Wang succeeds with only 19 votes.
Ho Iat Seng is Chief Executive-designate of Macau — Ho will be sworn into office on December 20.
Macau’s fifth chief executive election results hav already been verified last month.
Ho Iat Seng said that locals have been enjoying much more freedom after Macau’s return to China in 1999.
Government organising big events during peak tourist seasons has put further pressure on the city’s tourism carrying capacity.
Ho Iat Seng’s political platform is to focuses on economy and people’s livelihood.
Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng — if he succeeds in his election bid — will streamline Macau’s public administration system.
