New Macau representatives elected in Guangdong’s CPPCC

Fong Chi Keong

Several cities in the Guangdong province recently elected their new members for the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), according to reports by mainland media. The cities Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Jiangmen all saw a change in their Macau members.

According to a document issued last month by the Central Government’s Committee of CPPCC, Macau lawmaker and SJM Director Angela Leong no longer serves as a member in the latest iteration of the Zhuhai CPPCC standing committee, as reported last week by MDT. Besides Leong, previous Zhuhai CPPCC member Melinda Chan is also no longer serving the committee.

Only one Macau member who served in the last Zhuhai CPPCC will retain their position: Sou Chong Heng, a member of Macau’s Chief Executive Election Committee.

Melinda Chan

Six Macau residents are serving the Zhuhai CPPCC for the first time, including the president of the Associação dos Conterrâneos de Chu Hoi, surnamed Chan. Two of the six new members were born after 1980.

Lawmaker Fong Chi Keong also lost his position in Guangzhou’s CPPCC Standing Committee, according to the list of names available on the committee’s website. Of the Macau residents serving on the Guangzhou committee, only two members are newcomers, with the remaining eight having served in the last committee.

However, the number of representatives from Macau in Guangzhou’s CPPCC has decreased to 10 from last year’s 20.

In Jiangmen, 10 Macau residents were nominated as members of the city’s CPPCC. 

Macau lawmaker Zheng Anting was nominated as a new member of Jiangmen’s CPPCC, while lawmaker Mak Sui Kun continues to serve the committee. Finally, lawmaker Ma Chi Seng has been elected as a member of Foshan’s CPPCC Standing Committee.