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[Global Times Comprehensive Report] This year marks the 25th anniversary of Macau's return to China. The election for the new Macau Chief Executive will be held in October. The current Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced on August 21 that he would not run for re-election.

According to the Macau Daily News, the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Ho Iat Seng, issued a statement on the 21st that he would not participate in the election of the sixth Chief Executive. The statement reads that he and the fifth Macao SAR government uphold the concept of "cooperation and progress, reform and innovation", plan to promote the diversified development of Macao, strive to build a new pattern of development in Macao, and reshape Macao's new competitive advantages. "I have deep feelings for Macao and have done my best for the development of Macao. However, because my health has not yet fully recovered, for the long-term development of Macao, I have decided not to participate in the election of the sixth Chief Executive from the overall perspective." The statement also stated that he will fully support the sixth Chief Executive and the SAR government in governing according to law and continue to contribute to the cause of "one country, two systems" and the development of Macao.

On the 21st, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council published a commentary stating that over the past 25 years, under the strong leadership of the central government and the strong leadership of successive chief executives and SAR governments, all sectors of Macao society have worked together to lay a solid foundation for better development. "We believe that the new chief executive and the new SAR government will continue to work hard and continue to write a brilliant chapter of the successful practice of 'one country, two systems' with Macao characteristics, and make greater contributions to the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!"

Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily reported on the 22nd that Ho Iat Seng was born into an industrial family in Macau. His father Ho Tin was known as "Macau's No. 1 Industrialist" and "Macau's Ho Ying-Tong". Ho Iat Seng took over the family business after completing his studies and entered politics after Macau's return. Since 2001, Ho Iat Seng has been a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for five consecutive terms, and was first appointed as a member of the Executive Council after Ho Hau Wah was re-elected as Chief Executive in 2004. In 2009, he entered the Legislative Council, was elected Chairman of the Legislative Council in 2013, resigned in July 2019, and then ran for Chief Executive and was elected with a high vote.

According to reports, Ho Iat Seng suddenly announced a vacation from June 21 this year and repeatedly extended his vacation. After returning to work, he attended various official events. The Macau government said that Ho Iat Seng took advantage of his vacation to undergo routine physical examinations and received necessary medical treatment and was in good health. Ho Iat Seng is the third chief executive of Macau since its return to China and the first chief executive of Macau who did not seek re-election. The previous two chief executives, Edmund Ho Hau Wah and Chui Sai On, were both successfully re-elected.

The election of the Macau Election Committee was successfully held on August 11, and 400 members will be responsible for electing the Chief Executive. The Macau Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Election Committee issued a notice on August 16, confirming that the candidate nomination period is from August 29 to September 12. October 13 is the Macau Chief Executive Election Day. According to the Chief Executive Election Law, the nomination of any candidate must be made by no less than 66 members of the Chief Executive Election Committee in the form of a joint signature of the nomination form. (Yang Weimin)