Representatives of the Macau Power of Gaming Association yesterday submitted about 400 registered voters’ signatures endorsing the group’s candidacy in the upcoming direct legislative election to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL).
The association says that it represents gaming industry employees.
The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 12.
The officially required maximum is 500 signatures of registered voters while the minimum number is 300. Each registered voter can only endorse one group.
Speaking to reporters at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo, Stephen Lau Ka Weng, the association’s chairman, said that his group will focus on issues such as the upcoming bidding session for the granting of new gaming concession, casino workers’ welfare benefits, and young local people’s job prospects.
Lau said that his candidacy list would comprise casino workers from different gaming operators.
The group did not run in the Legislative Assembly direct election four years ago when 25 candidacy lists vied for the 14 seats at stake.
Macau Power of Gaming Association Chairman Stephen Lau Ka Weng speaks to reporters outside the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo yesterday. Courtesy: TDM
