Mr Chui Sai On was elected Third-term Chief Executive after getting 282 votes today, or 94 per cent of the votes from the 300-member Election Committee. The Third-term Chief Executive Election was held at the Macao East Asian Games Dome at 10 am and lasted two hours. A total of 297 members of the Election Committee attended with 296 members casting their votes. There were 14 blank votes. After the general counting of votes by the General Counting Committee, the Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Committee for the Election of the Chief Executive (EACCE), Mr Chu Kin, announced that Mr Chui Sai On had won more than 50 per cent of the votes of the total number of members of Election Committee, and accordingly announced that Mr Chui had been elected as the Third-term Chief Executive. The election result will be gazetted after confirmation by the Court of Final Appeal. At a press conference after the election, Mr Chui extended his gratitude to all members of the Election Committee for their support and encouragement, and to all the citizens for the care and concern extended to him. “I promise again that I shall unswervingly execute the principle of ‘Macao people governing Macao’ with ‘a high degree of autonomy’ under ‘One country two systems’, comprehensively implement the Basic Law of Macao and do my best to put my political platform into practice,” Mr Chui said. “I shall draw on the suggestions from various sectors of the community and the citizens on my political platform during the election campaign, continue to consult extensively the views of the general public and stay closely connected with the life of the people. “Together with my fellow citizens, we shall enhance the quality of life for the people and make Macao a great place to live and work,” he said. Mr Chui will assume office on 20 December following appointment by the Central Government.
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