Lawyer and lawmaker, Vong Hin Fai, will run for president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), having submitted his candidacy for the upcoming elections in December.
Incumbent Jorge Neto Valente has announced he will not be running for a new term after leading the association for 23 years – from 1996 to 1999, and from 2002 to today.
Vong’s candidacy includes Oriana Pun as secretary general and Alvaro Rodrigues – who is the only one currently part of AAM’s executive arm, as cited in a report issued by TDM.
Vong is a senior partner, lawyer and private notary at Vong Hin Fai Lawyers & Private Notary and is an indirectly elected lawmaker in the Legislative Assembly.
In the 2020 election, Neto Valente’s candidacy garnered 254 votes, while 18 votes were declared null and void. He was the only candidate that ran in the election. The 2018 election saw the most participation ever seen in the AAM election. He ran unopposed as the potential challenger Sérgio de Almeida Correia’s candidacy was not formalized prior to the candidacy submission deadline.
Currently, there are 442 lawyers registered with the association. LV
