Ten out of 96 candidates running for direct election have been listed as members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly (LA) of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), according to the latest official sources.
The Public Administration and Civil Services announced early Monday morning that those who have been elected come from six social groups including the Association for New Democratic Macao, the Development Union and the Promoting Union for Progress.
The Association for New Democratic Macao led by Ng Kuok Cheong was elected at the head of the poll, obtaining 16,960 votes.
Ten other candidates standing for indirect election will all become new LA members, on behalf of the walks of employer, employee, professional and welfare, culture, education and sports, including President of the 1st LA Susana Chou.
In accordance with the Basic Law, the 2nd LA shall be composed of 27 seats including ten from direct election, ten from indirect election and seven appointed by the SAR's chief executive.
Sunday's voting and vote-counting work was intense but orderly.
According to statistics, a total of 83,600 people, or nearly one fifth of the SAR's population, joined in direct election, while more than 2,200 Macao residents cast their votes in indirect election.
This was the first LA election since Macao returned to the motherland at the end of 1999.
(People's Daily 09/24/2001)
