Macau CE appoints new Finance Secretary, shakes up leadership

Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui sai-on has appointed Lionel Leong Vai Tac as the territory’s new Secretary for Economy and Finance in a wide ranging reshuffle of top leadership.
Executive Council member Leong replaces Francis Tam Pak Yuen who had held the post, which traditionally oversees gaming policy, since Macau was handed back to China from Portugal in 1999.
Chui, who was recently re-elected for a second term, also replaced four other policy secretaries.
"It's a big change in the leadership of the next government, which is surprising. It shows that Chui wants to change government practices and policies," Eilo Yu Wing-yat, a University of Macau public administration scholar told the South China Morning Post newspaper.
The new team will takeover on Dec. 19th.