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Edmund Ho Hau Wah

Edmund Ho Hau Wah, GCIH (Traditional Chinese: 何厚鏵; pinyin: Hé Hòuhuá; born March 13, 1955) is the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. This page is a candidate to be moved to Wikisource. ... The Chief Executive of Macao is the head of the government of Macao, a special administrative region of the Peoples Republic of China and a former Portuguese overseas province. ... Government of Macau are headed by secretariats or commissioners and report directly to the Chief Executive of Macau. ... The Legislative Assembly of Macao (Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau Assembleia Legislativa)is responsible for: 1. ... Political parties in Macau lists political parties in Macau. ... Macau elects on national level a legislature. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Image File history File links EdmundHo. ... Image File history File links EdmundHo. ... The Order of Infante D. Henrique (Portuguese: Ordem do Infante D. Henrique) is a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes relevant services for Portugal, in the country or in foreign ones, in the expansion of the Portuguese culture, its history and its values. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chief Executive of Macao is the head of the government of Macao, a special administrative region of the Peoples Republic of China and a former Portuguese overseas province. ... Special administrative region may be: Peoples Republic of China Special administrative regions, present-day administrative divisions (as of 2006) set up by the Peoples Republic of China to administer Hong Kong (since 1997) and Macau (since 1999) Republic of China Special administrative regions, also translated as special administrative...

Edmund Ho was made Chief Executive-elect on May 15, 1999 by the Selection Committee for the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR). He was appointed Chief Executive-designate on 20 May of the same year by the Premier of the State Council, Zhu Rongji, and was formally sworn in as Chief Executive at a special ceremony marking the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region on December 20, 1999. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Zhū Róngjī (born October 1, 1928, Simplified Chinese: 朱镕基; Traditional Chinese: 朱鎔基; Wade-Giles: Chu Jung-chi) was the 9th Premier of the Peoples Republic of China State Council (March 1998-March 2003), and was a Standing Committee member of the Politburo of 15th CPC Central Committee (September 1997-November... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ...

Born in Macao in March 1955 and married with a son and daughter, Mr. Ho is the son of the late community leader of Macao and businessman, Mr. Ho Yin (何賢), and Madam Chan Keng (陳瓊). 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education

After completing his primary education, Mr. Ho went to study in Canada in 1969. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from York University in 1978, and qualified as a chartered accountant and certified auditor in 1981. After working for a couple of years in an accounting firm in India, he was transferred to USA in 1982. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... York University, located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Audit can refer to: Telecommunication audit Financial audit Performance audit Completion of a course of study for which no assessment is completed or grade awarded; especially audit is awarded to those who have elected not to receive a letter grade for a course in which letter grades typically awarded. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Career in Business

Mr. Ho returned to Macao and started himself on a business and political career in 1983, dedicating himself to social activities and community services. His business interests ranged from accounting, finance and banking, insurance, public transportation, mass media, technology, land development to public utilities and he assumed various positions as auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick, Executive Director and General Manager of Tai Fung Bank, Chairman of the Macao Urban Transport Company Ltd (Transmac), Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Macao International Airport Company (CAM), Vice-Chairman of the General Assembly of Air Macao Company Ltd., Chairman of the Board of the MASC Ogden Aviation Services, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Teledifusao de Macau S.A. (Macao Television Company), etc. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Mass media is a term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically conceived and designed to reach a very large audience (typically at least as large as the whole population of a nation state). ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. ... KPMG is one of the largest professional services firms in the world. ...

Politics

Mr. Ho's political career began in 1986, when he became a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Two years later, he was elected deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC). He was elected to the Standing Committee of both the eighth and ninth NPC. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议 Pinyin: Zhongguo renmin zhengzhi xieshang huiyi), abbreviated CPPCC, is an advisory body in the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Great Hall of the People, where the NPC convenes The National Peoples Congress (全国人民代表大会 in Pinyin: Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, literally Pan-Nation Congress of the Peoples Representatives), abbreviated PNCOTPR, is the highest...

Mr. Ho joined the local legislature in 1988, and was Vice-President of the Legislative Council of Macao for 11 consecutive years (1988-1999). The Legislative Assembly of Macao (Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau Assembleia Legislativa)is responsible for: 1. ...

Mr. Ho had been involved in the preparatory work for Macao's return to the Motherland ever since the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macao came into effect. He was appointed Vice-President of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1988. The following year, he became Vice-President of the Consultative Committee of the Basic Law of the MSAR. He was appointed Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the MSAR in 1998. Mr. Ho was also Convenor of the Land Fund Investment Commission of the MSAR of the PRC.

Over the years, Mr. Ho had been leader of a number of industrial, financial, educational, charity or sports institutions and associations. He had been Chairman of Macao Association of Banks since its founding in 1985, Vice-President of the Macao Chamber of Commerce, Vice-Chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice-President of the Economic Council of the Macao Government, Vice-Chairman of the Kiang Wu Hospital Board of Charity, Vice-Chairman of the Tung Sin Tong Charitable Institution, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University of Macao, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jinan University, Guangzhou, President of the Executive Committee of the Macao Olympic Committee, and President of the Macao Golf Association.

External link

• Biography from the government website