Alexis Tam | Cultural fund member not sacked over law breach

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, has said that the former Cultural Industries Fund member Chao Son U was not sacked for breaching the law, Radio Macau reported.
Mr Tam told reporters that after launching an enquiry into a case involving Mr Chao, his cabinet found that he had not committed any illegal actions. However, the secretary acknowledged that he had lost confidence in the former member of the Cultural Industries Fund, as suspicions were raised that Mr Chao may have been involved in a subsidy-granting process that in turn involved a company owned by his family members.
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) also launched a probe to investigate whether Mr Chao had committed any crime after a subsidy was granted to a company owned by his direct relatives. CCAC later shelved the case, announcing that it had found no evidence to prove that Mr Chao had engaged in any illegal practices relating to that subsidy-granting process.
Former Macau Grand Prix official Davina Chu will be replacing Mr Chao on the Cultural Industries Fund administrative committee. The Secretary said that she has extensive experience in  public administration.