The Chairman of the Election Commission, Song Minli, stated that the election work for the sixth Chief Executive will be carried out in an orderly manner in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the Macao Basic Law and the Chief Executive Election Law, based on the principles of fairness, impartiality, and integrity. On the same day, the Macao Special Administrative Region Gazette published instructions from the Chief Executive, He Yicheng, appointing the Chairman and members of the Chief Executive Election Management Committee. The inauguration ceremony was held on the afternoon of the 8th at the headquarters of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, presided over by the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, He Yicheng. Five members of the Election Commission, including Judge Song Minli from the Court of Final Appeal of the Special Administrative Region, Assistant Prosecutor General Mi Wanying of the Special Administrative Region Prosecutor's Office, Chairman of the First Instance Court, Sheng Ruimin, Director of the Administrative Public Service Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Wu Huixian, and Director of the Information Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Lu, were sworn in to He Yicheng at the ceremony. After the inauguration ceremony, Song Minli stated that the Chief Executive Election Law clearly sets out all election schedules and procedural details, giving the Election Commission sufficient time to complete all election work in a step-by-step manner. The Election Commission plans to hold its first meeting this week. She stated that the revised Chief Executive Election Law completed last year aims to further ensure the smooth progress of the overall election process. One important measure is to improve the qualification requirements for nominees in the Chief Executive election and candidates for the election of members of the Chief Executive Election Committee, establish relevant review mechanisms, which is a new task for the Election Commission and an optimization of procedures. The Election Commission will definitely fulfill its relevant responsibilities in accordance with the law. (Lai Xin She)