Chief Executive
Sam Hou Fai
- As of
- 2026-10
Encyclopedia of Macao Special Administrative Region, China · 9 items
Sam Hou Fai
Cheong Weng Chon
Song Man Lei
Tong Io Cheng
Selected by the Chief Executive Election Committee and appointed by the Central People's Government for a five-year term
Chief Executive
SAR government (Secretariats for Administration and Justice, Economy and Finance, Security, Social Affairs and Culture, Transport and Public Works, and their bureaux)
Exercises legislation, budget approval and oversight; members are returned by direct election, indirect election and appointment
Legislative Assembly
Courts, with the Court of Final Appeal as the highest instance, and the Public Prosecutions Office
Assists the Chief Executive in policy-making and is presided over by the Chief Executive
Executive Council
Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and is never treated as an independent country. Administrative boundaries follow officially published national maps.
Institutional information draws on the Macao SAR Government Portal and the public text of the Basic Law; office holders carry an as-of date. News entries are structured samples.