(28 Sep 2024)
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Macao – 28 September 2024
1. Sam Hou-fai, sole candidate for Macao’s next leader, walking into press conference
2. Pan of press conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Sam Hou-fai, sole candidate for next leader of Macao:
"Going forward, we have to promote the diversification of the economy, this is a must, and our government has to implement policies of financial support, and lead and promote this."
4. Various of press conference
5. Sam leaving press conference and waving
STORYLINE:
The sole candidate in the election for Macao’s next leader on Saturday pledged to diversify the economy of the Chinese casino city, a goal previously laid out by Beijing.
Sam Hou-fai, the city’s former top judge, said at a news conference that the diversification is a key issue he must address.
"Going forward, we have to promote the diversification of the economy, this is a must," he said.
At a separate event, he told election committee members who will vote on Oct. 13 that the city has learned a lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying most people would agree with the move.
Macao’s tourism and gaming industries suffered a big slump because of virus control measures before China rolled back its “zero-COVID” strategy in late 2022.
Sam, 62, is widely expected to secure the leadership in next month’s vote, during which a 400-member committee — mostly dominated by establishment figures — picks the leader.
Most of the semiautonomous territory’s population of 687,000 does not have a right to vote. He would be the city’s first leader from mainland China.
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