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.
The appointment followed a nomination by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai and was made under Macau’s Basic Law, according to the release.
The economy and finance portfolio oversees Macau’s gaming industry, including the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), which Ng has led since May 2025. Her one-year term as DICJ director had been renewed in May 2026.
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, having been in public service since 1999.
