Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng bade farewell to lawmakers on Friday following his resignation from the Legislative Assembly (AL), saying that as he has decided to run for Macau’s top post, he chose to quit the legislature instead of merely suspending his seat.
After Ho read a statement on his resignation at the start of a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle on Friday afternoon, his resignation from the legislature took immediate effect. He then bade farewell to his fellow legislators in the hemicycle and left the AL building. Afterwards, the plenary session was presided over by Legislative Assembly Vice President Chui Sai Cheong, who is widely expected to become Ho’s successor at the helm of the legislature.
Ho, 62, convened a press conference on Friday morning to brief the media about his work and career in the legislature during the past 10 years. In the press conference which took place in a meeting room of the building, Ho said that he would announce his resignation during the plenary session in the afternoon. Ho noted that lawmakers are not barred by law from running for chief executive, while their seats are merely suspended after having officially been accepted as a chief executive candidate.
Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng waves farewell to media workers outside the Legislative Building (AL) building on Friday. Photo: Maria Cheang Ut Meng
Ho Iat Seng bows to lawmakers in the legislature’s hemicycle after reading his resignation statement on Friday. Photo: MPDG
Ho Iat Seng shakes hands with lawmaker-cum-unionist José Maria Pereira Coutinho in the hemicycle. Photo: Maria Cheang Ut Meng
