Chief Executive of Macau
Consular missions in Macau Macau–China relations The chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區行政長官; Portuguese: Chefe do Executivo da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau) is the head of government of Macau, a special administrative region of China.Under the Basic Law of Macau, the chief executive's role is to: ...be the head of the Macau Special Administrative Region and shall represent the Region.The Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region shall be accountable to the Central People's Government and the Macau Special Administrative Region in accordance with the provisions of this Law.The current chief executive is Sam Hou Fai.The chief executive is selected by election or through consultations held locally and must be appointed by the Central People's Government (State Council) headed by the Premier before taking office.Any candidate running for Chief Executive are required to satisfy the following requirements: The powers of the chief executive are outlined in the region's Basic Law: Under Section 54 of the Basic Law, the chief executive can resign if: Section 55 covers the temporary assignment of the role of the CE proceeding resignation.