Chinese President Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of Macau's handover to China by inaugurating Sam Hou-Fai as the city's new leader.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (Dec 20) presided over the inauguration of new Macau leader Sam Hou-fai, capping off a three-day visit as the former Portuguese colony marks 25 years since being returned to China. Sam, who served as president of Macau 's apex court since the 1999 handover, was the sole candidate in October's leadership race and received 99 per cent of votes from a 400-person committee of Beijing loyalists.
The 62-year-old Zhongshan, China native is Macau's first post-handover leader to be born in mainland China and not have a background in business. When Macau reverted to Chinese rule on Dec 20, 1999, Beijing promised that the city's'capitalist system and way of life' would remain unchanged for 50 years. The city is now regarded by China as a shining example of its'One Country, Two Systems' model -- in contrast with neighbouring Hong Kong, which was rocked by sometimes violent pro-democracy protests until a Beijing-imposed national security law in 2020. After the handover, Macau grew into the world's casino capital by gaming revenue and a popular destination for Chinese tourists. Celebrations kicked off Friday morning with a flag-raising ceremony at the city's Lotus Square, with incoming leader Sam, Macau government ministers and some visiting Chinese officials in attendance. Sam replaces Ho Iat-seng, who took office in 2019 and spent much of his tenure managing Macau's response to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. Speaking at a Thursday banquet, Xi acknowledged Ho's efforts and said Macau'gained new achievements in appropriate economic diversification' under his leadership
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