Fernando Chui
Fernando Chui Sai On GCM GML (Chinese: 崔世安; Jyutping: Ceoi1 Sai3 On1; born 13 January 1957) is a Macau politician who served as the 2nd Chief Executive of Macau from 2009 to 2019. He served as Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs from 1999 to 2009.
Fernando Chui Sai On | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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崔世安 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chui in 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Chief Executive of Macau | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 December 2009 – 20 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Hu Jintao Xi Jinping | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ho Hau Wah | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ho Iat Seng | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 December 1999 – 20 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Executive | Ho Hau Wah | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Antonio Salavessa da Costa (Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture) Alarcão Troni (Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Cheong U | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1957 Portuguese Macau | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese (Macau) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Winnie Fok Wai-fun | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Macau | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | California State University, Sacramento University of Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Civil servant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 崔世安 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chui was born in 1957 to local construction tycoon Chui Tak Seng and Chan Keng Fan, the second son after Chui Sai Cheong. His wife is a niece of the late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung.
Education
In Macau, Chui attended Lingnan High School and then finished high school at Hawaiian Mission Academy in Honolulu before pursuing his post-secondary education. Chui obtained his university training in the United States where he obtained his various degrees:
- Bachelor's degree in City Hygiene Administration from California State University, Sacramento[1]
- PhD in Public Health at the University of Oklahoma[1]
- Registered member of the American Association of Public Hygiene
- Registered member of the American Association for the Management of Medical Affairs
He was guest professor at the Huanan Teachers Training University.
Due to studying in the United States at a younger age, Chui did not have the opportunity to study Mandarin (Putonghua), and thus does not speak it well. This was evident when he made his oath of acceptance as Chief Executive of Macao in front of Chinese leader Hu Jintao.
Chief Executive of Macau
Prior to becoming Chief Executive, Chui served as a member of the 5th Legislative Assembly of Macau.
In June 2009 Chui was declared to be the sole candidate for the position of Macau's chief executive. He was nominated by 286 members of the 300-member election committee. On election day, 26 July 282 committee members voted for Chui (14 blank, 4 abstention), and was subsequently appointed by Wen Jiabao, Premier of China. He assumed his new role as Chief Executive of Macau in December 2009.[2][3][4][5]
On 31 August 2014, Chui was re-elected as Macau's Chief Executive with 380 votes from the 400-member election committee.[6] Meanwhile, 7,762 Macau residents voted having no confidence in Chui becoming the Chief Executive in an unofficial "referendum".[7]
List of policy addresses
Election results
Charities
- Executive manager and director of Medical and Health Department of the Tung Sin Tong Charitable Institution
- President of Macau Jaycees
- Executive Director of Macau Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association
- board member of the Macau Eye-Bank Foundation
- Vice President of the Association of the Management Professionals
- Honorary President of the Association of Nursing Staff of Macau
Chui is also involved in youth and education causes including:
- tutor in the Chamber of Commerce for International Youth
- member of the Youth Committee of the Macau Government
- headmaster of the Kiang Ping School
- President of the Youth Association of the Kiang Wu Hospital
- member and Standing Committee member of All-China Youth Federation
Scandals
Chui has been linked to several scandals during his time as a minister of Edmund Ho's administration.[8]
Most notably, the East Asian Games in 2005 were run under Chui's portfolio and put him in the midst of the Ao Man Long scandal. The games ran over budget by 70%. Ao allegedly received a MOP50 million (US$6.2 million) bribe in connection with the construction contract for the games' centerpiece, the Macau Dome indoor arena. Overall, that project wound up costing MOP640 million, MOP285 million over budget. As a result, he was extremely unpopular amongst the pro-democracy camp even before he was elected as the chief executive.[9][10] In 2016, Chui was caught up in allegations of transferring Macau's reserves to the mainland. He was accused of favouritism after the Macau Foundation – a quasi-official foundation of which he is chairman and of which his brother heads the supervisory board – donated 100 million yuan ($15.4 million) of public money to Jinan University in Guangzhou, of which he is deputy head of the board. The Macanese government said that the donation was made in return for China's long-standing support to the SAR.[11]
Honours
Grand-Cross of the Order of Merit, Portugal (9 May 2014)[12]- Grand Lotus Medal of Honour, Macau (19 December 2020)[13]
References
- Cheng, Jonathan (27 July 2009). "Macau Picks Chief in Time of Transition". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- Pomfret, James (26 July 2009). Macfie, Nick (ed.). "FACTBOX – Five facts about Macau and new leader Fernando Chui". Reuters. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- Hui, Polly (11 July 2009). "Macau's sole leadership candidate denies link to land deal". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- "Macao kicks off third-term chief executive election". Xinhua News Agency. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- Olczak, Nicholas; Smith, Shelley (26 July 2009). "Incoming Macau Chief Brings Hopes of Casino Recovery (Update1)". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- Stuart Lau (14 August 2014). "Macau's Fernando Chui re-elected chief executive in unopposed poll". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- Jeffie Lam (3 September 2014). "90pc don't trust Macau leader, says 'referendum'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- Cohen, Muhammad (25 June 2009). "Macau's election a sure bet". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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- Neves, Patrícia (8 August 2009). "Associação entregou petição e quer explicações do governo na AL" [Association delivered petition and wants explanations from the government in the legislative assembly]. Jornal Tribuna de Macau (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- Lau, Stuart (8 May 2016). "Macau leader accused of 'favouritism' after 100m yuan university donation". South China Morning Post.
- "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas" [Foreign Citizens Awarded with Portuguese Orders]. Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas [Official webpage of the Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- "Government announces decorations and medals for 2020". Government of Macau. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
