Macau gaming regulator chief Ng Wai Han has been appointed Secretary for Economy and Finance, according to a State Council decision dated June 10th, 2026 and made public by Xinhua News Agency on Monday morning.
The appointment followed a nomination by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai. Ng was sworn in later on Monday at Government Headquarters, in a ceremony presided over by Sam.
The economy and finance portfolio oversees Macau’s gaming industry, including the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, or DICJ, which Ng has led since May 2025. Her one-year term as DICJ director was renewed in May 2026.
Speaking after the oath-taking ceremony, Ng said economic and financial policy decisions are closely tied to Macau’s future development and to residents’ daily lives. She said her team would work under the leadership of the chief executive to implement the government’s policy goals and push forward Macau’s economic diversification plan.
Ng also said she would seek to “enhance Macau’s economic resilience” amid a complex external economic environment. She added that the economic and finance team would align its work with China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and carry out preparations for Macau’s third five-year development plan.
The post had been vacant since mid-April, when Tai Kin Ip resigned for personal reasons. Tai assumed the role in December 2024 after previously serving as director of the Economic Bureau. Following his departure, the chief executive temporarily assumed the position’s responsibilities.
Before leading Macau’s casino regulator, Ng served as director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau. She previously spent more than two decades at the Labor Affairs Bureau and has been in public service since 1999.
