Fernando Chui Sai On

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Fernando Chui Sai On

Fernando Chui Sai On ( Chinese  崔世安 , Pinyin Cuī Shì'ān , Jyutping Ceoi 1 Sai 3 On 1 ; born January 13, 1957 in Macau ) was the second chief administrator of Macau from 2009 to 2019. From 1999 to 2009 he was Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs in Macau.

Life

Chui was born in 1957 to wealthy parents who had made their fortunes in real estate businesses. His brother Chui Sai Cheong , born in 1954, also sits on the Macau Legislative Assembly . In Macau Chui visited the Lingnan High School and finished high school at the Hawaiian Mission Academy in Honolulu before continuing his post-secondary education. Chui received his university education in the United States , where he received a bachelor's degree in urban hygiene from California State University in Sacramento and a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in Public Health.

From 1992 to 1996, Chui served on the Macau Legislative Assembly. From 1999 he served as Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs for 10 years. In June 2009, Chui declared himself the only candidate for election as Macau's chief administrator. He was nominated by 286 members of the 300-member election committee. On election day, July 26, 282 committee members voted for Chui (with 14 blank ballots and 4 abstentions). In December 2009, he took over his new position as Macau's chief administrator.

He is married to a niece of Hong Kong real estate tycoon Henry Fok .

Controversy

Chui had been linked to several scandals during his tenure as Minister in the government of Edmund Ho . Especially the East Asian Games in 2005 , which Chui helped plan and brought him into connection with the Ao Man Long scandal. The budget of the games was exceeded by 70%. The businessman Ao Man Long allegedly received bribes amounting to 50 million Macanese Pataca (6.2 million US dollars ) in connection with the construction contract for the centerpiece of the games, the Macau Dome Indoor Arena . In total, this project cost 640 million Macau patacas, 285 million over budget. As a result, he was extremely unpopular in the pro-democracy camp even before he was elected chief administrator.

In 2016, Chui was accused of moving Macau's foreign exchange reserves to mainland China. He was accused of favoritism after the Macau Foundation (a quasi-official foundation he chairs and his brother chairs the board of directors) gave 100 million renminbi yuan ($ 15.4 million) of public money to Jinan University in Guangzhou , of which he is vice-chairman. The Macau government said the donation was in return for China's longstanding support for Macau.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ China Vitae: Biography of Chui Sai On (Fernando Chui). Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Jonathan Cheng: Macau Picks Chief in Time of Transition . In: The Wall Street Journal , July 27, 2009. 
  3. ↑ James Pomfret: FACTBOX - Five facts about Macau and new leader Fernando Chui , Reuters. July 26, 2009. 
  4. ↑ Macau's sole leadership candidate denies link to land deal . Google. July 11, 2009.
  5. ^ Macao kicks off third-term chief executive election . July 26, 2009.
  6. ^ Muhammad Cohen: Macau's election a sure bet . In: Asia Times . June 25, 2009.
  7. ^ Jornal Tribuna de Macau . Jtm.com.mo. January 29, 2012. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1942540/macau-leader-accused-favouritism-after-100m-yuan-university-donation
personal data
SURNAME Chui, Fernando Sai On
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sino-Macau chief administrator of Macau
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Macau