33 members of Macao's sixth Legislative Assembly sworn in

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The 33 newly elected and appointed members of the sixth Legislative Assembly of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) were sworn in on Monday, with Ho Iat Seng being reelected by the new members as the Legislative Assembly's new president.

Witnessed by Macao SAR Chief Executive Chui Sai On, the 33 lawmakers took their oaths during an inauguration ceremony held at the SAR government headquarters.

In line with the Basic Law, the new Legislative Assembly is composed of 33 seats, including 14 directly-elected seats, 12 indirectly-elected seats and seven others which are appointed by the SAR chief executive.

The lists of the directly-elected and indirectly-elected members have been announced after the Legislative Assembly election was held on Sept. 17. The appointed members were revealed on Sept. 27.

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