Senior officials take oath of allegiance to SAR

A total of 264 senior officials from the public departments and entities took their oaths of office yesterday at the China–Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex. The ceremony, overseen by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai and other top officials, marked the full implementation of recently revised regulations requiring civil servants to uphold the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to the Macao SAR. In his address, Sam said the oath-taking underscored officials’ duty to serve with integrity and strengthen the governance foundation under the ‘One country, two systems’ principle.