Anyone who meets criteria and has a will of running for the post of the chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government can pick up nomination forms at the Election Coordination Center on Tuesday.

Election of Macao's next chief executive is set for August 29.

Under Macao's Chief Executive Election Law, which was passed by the Macao Legislative Council in April, the election of the chief executive must be held at least 60 days before the office holder's term expires. The incumbent Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah's five-year term expires on Dec. 19 this year.

According to the related clauses of the law, chief executive runners should secure nomination by at least 50 members with the 300-member Chief Executive Election Committee to qualify the candidature for the running. Each committee member only has one vote for the nomination.

The lobbying activities for the nomination with the committee will end on July 29. While, the chief executive campaigning period is set for August 14 to 27.

The local media on Tuesday reported that Edmund Ho Hau Wah enjoys a popular support for a re-election. In his five-year administration as the first chief executive elected by Macao people, Macao witnessed a smooth political transition and a prominent economic recovery. The economy has sustained a growth for four years in a row and achieved the fastest growth in history at 15.6 percent last year.

Source: Xinhua