Fernando Chui

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chui.

Fernando Chui Sai On 崔世安
2nd Chief Executive of Macau
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 December 2009
Preceded by	Edmund Ho
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture
In office 20 December 1999 – 20 December 2009
Preceded by	Dr. Antonio Salavessa da Costa as Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture; Alarcão Troni as Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget
Succeeded by	Cheong U
Personal details
Born	13 January 1957 (1957-01-13) (age 54) Macau, Portugal
Nationality	Chinese (Macau)
Spouse(s)	Winnie Fok
Residence	Macau
Alma mater	California State University, University of Oklahoma
Occupation	Civil servant

Fernando Chui
Chinese	崔世安
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Cuī Shì'ān - Tongyong Pinyin Cueī Shìh'ān - Wade–Giles Tsui Shih'an - IPA [tsʰwéɪ ʂɨ̂ˈán] - Yale Romanization Tsweī Shr̀'ān Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Ceoi1 Sai3 On1 - IPA [tsʰɵȳ sɐīˈɔ́ːn] - Yale Romanization Chéui Sái Ōn

Fernando Chui Sai On Chinese: 崔世安; pinyin: Cuī Shì'ān (born 13 January 1957) is the current Chief Executive of Macau, he was the Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs from 1999 to 2009.

Chui was born in 1957 to local construction tycoon Chui Tak Seng and Chan Keng Fan, the second son after Chui Sai Cheong. Through his marriage he is related to the late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying Tung, uncle to his wife Winnie Fok Wai Fun.

Education

In Macau Chui attended Lingnan High School and then spent his late year of high school at Hawaiian Mission Academy in Honolulu before pursuing his post-secondary education. Chui has become involved in the public health in the Macau Special Administrative Region, Chui obtained his training in the United States and has 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 of the Huanan Teachers Training University.

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
• As he went to study in USA when he was very young, therefore he had not get the opportunity to study Mandarin. He speaks very poor Mandarin, this can be seen when he made his acceptance vow for the Chief Executive of Macao in front of President Hu Jintao.

Chief Executive of Macau

In June 2009 he declared himself the sole candidate for Macau's chief executive election. He was nominated by 286 members of the 300-member election committee, most with direct ties to Beijing. On "election" day, July 26, 282 committee members voted for Chui (14 blank, 4 abstention) and assumed his new role as Chief executive of Macau in December 2009.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Charities

• Executive manager and director of Medical and Health Department of the Tung Sin Tong Charitable Institution
• President of Macau Jaycee
• Executive Director of Macau Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association
• board member of the Macau Eye-Bank Foundation

He has also been involved in other boards in Macau:

• Vice President of the Association of the Management Professionals
• Honorary President of the Association of Nursing Staff of Macau

Prior to his current position, Chui served as member of the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the Macau Government.

Scandals

Chui has been linked to several scandals during his time as a minister of Edmund Ho's administration.^[7] 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 fort 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.^[8][9]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124858195396381583.html
2. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE56P07Q20090726
3. ^ http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30467&Itemid=28
4. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jof72hG-k1-NQBPcrwPMoubnRI2A
5. ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/26/content_11773618.htm
6. ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a_FqQ103U.JQ
7. ^ http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KF25Ad02.html
8. ^ http://www.hojemacau.com/news.phtml?today=25-05-2009&type=politics
9. ^ http://www.jtm.com.mo/view.asp?dT=323603002

• Information on the major officials and the Procurator-General of the MSAR

Preceded by Edmund Ho	Chief Executive of Macau 2009 -	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget Alarcão Troni and Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture Dr. Antonio Salavessa da Costa	Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (Macau) Dec 20, 1999 - May 12, 2009	Succeeded by Cheong U

Persondata
Name	Chui, Fernando
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Date of birth	13 January 1957
Place of birth	Macau, Portugal
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