Chui Sai Cheong elected as AL vice-president, sees no nepotism

Chui Sai Cheong votes

As the Times revealed last week, indirectly elected lawmaker Chui Sai Cheong was elected as the vice-president of the AL yesterday with 29 out of 33 possible votes.

In an election that resembled that of  AL president, Ho Iat Seng, lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong got two votes again, while the remaining two were blank votes.

After the election, Chui expressed his thoughts, accepting the position and the trust given by his fellow colleagues.

Kou Hoi In, a veteran lawmaker who comes from the business sector, and Chan Hong, a representative of the welfare and education sector, were respectively elected to occupy the position of first and second secretary of the board.

Chui, who is 63 years old and the brother of the Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On, is the general manager of the property and development department of Chui’s family business, Companhia de Investimento Predial Chui’s, Lda.

Among other duties and positions already mentioned, he also presides the Macau Management Association and is a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Chui was also questioned by the media on the sidelines of his inauguration on the possibility of a conflict of interest, given the fact that his brother is the CE and he is the vice-president of the AL. “Macau, is a very small community. So, different people have different positions, or many positions. This is very common, so I don’t think it’s a problem,” he said. RM/JZ