Businessman Chui Sai Cheong – the elder brother of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On – was elected vice-president of the legislature yesterday, while businessman Ho Iat Seng was re-elected president.
Chui Sai Cheong, an auditor by profession, told reporters after he had been elected that he would assist the legislature’s president in carrying out his duties well, apart from helping him monitor the government’s activities.
Ho and Chui Sai Cheong, both indirectly-elected lawmakers, were elected to their positions on the legislature’s executive board in a plenary session yesterday. After the direct and indirect legislative elections took place on September 17, the new four-year term of the Legislative Assembly (AL) started yesterday.
Re-elected Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng speaks to the media in the legislative chamber yesterday. Photo: Tony Wong
Newly-elected Legislative Assembly (AL) Vice President Chui Sai Cheong speaks to reporters in the legislative chamber yesterday. Photo: Tony Wong
Overseen by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On (right), the 33 lawmakers in the new legislative term take their oaths at Government Headquarters yesterday. Photo: GCS
