The 5 members of the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election took their oaths of office during a ceremony conducted by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On at Government Headquarters yesterday.
Song Man Lei, a judge of the three-member Court of Final Appeal (TUI), was sworn in as the commission’s president. Song is Macau’s highest-ranking female judge. The Court of Final Appeal is the highest court of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).
Assistant Prosecutor-General of the Public Prosecution Office (MP) Chan Tsz King, Court of Second Instance (TSI) Judge Tong Hio Fong, Public Administration and Civil Service (SAFP) Director Kou Peng Kuan, and Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) Victor Chan Chi Ping were sworn in as members of the commission.
After the ceremony, Song told reporters that the commission will strictly follow the Macau Basic Law and the Chief Executive Election Law and carry out its tasks in a “fair, open and loyal” way, based on the principles of impartiality and transparency.
Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei (centre) speaks to reporters on the sideline of yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony of the commission at Government Headquarters yesterday, flanked by the other four members of the commission – Government Information Bureau (GCS) Director Victor Chan Chi Ping (right), Assistant Prosecutor-General Chan Tsz King (second from left), Court of Second Instance (TSI) Judge Tong Hio Fong (second from right) and Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFT) Director Kou Peng Kuan. Photo: Edwin Yang
