Ng Wai Han, director of Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), has had her appointment renewed for one year, effective May 7th, 2026, according to an official dispatch issued by the Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance on Wednesday.
The renewal was approved under a dispatch by Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai dated April 29th, 2026, and published in the Macau SAR Gazette.
According to the notice, Ng Wai Han’s commission of service as director of the gaming regulator was renewed based on her ‘civic integrity, experience and professional competence’ to perform the role.
The document was signed by Lo Chi Fai, chief of the Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance, on April 30th, 2026.
Ng Wai Han was first appointed director of the DICJ in May 2025. Prior to leading Macau’s casino regulator, she served as director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau.
Before that, she spent more than two decades working at Macau’s Labour Affairs Bureau.
