Lio Chi Chong, Deputy Director of Macau’s gaming regulator – the Gaming Inspection of Coordination Bureau (DICJ) – is currently serving as Acting Director, Inside Asian Gaming has learned.
This follows the recent promotion of former director Ng Wai Han to Secretary of Economy and Finance.
According to information from the Official Gazette regarding executive orders concerning the DICJ, the signatory is listed as “Acting Director Lio Chi Chong.” The Macao SAR Government portal also displays Lio Chi Chong’s title as Acting Director.
Ng Wai Han was officially appointed as the Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macau SAR on 10 June, with the position of DICJ Director remaining vacant since.
This is not the first time Lio Chi Chong has served as Acting Director of the DICJ, having done so in December 2024 after Ho Hoi Han moved to the post of Director General of Macau Customs.
Lio subsequently served as Acting Director of the DICJ until Ng Wai Han officially took over in May 2025, becoming the bureau’s first female director since its establishment. Although her term was renewed for another year this May, she was promoted to Secretary for Economy and Finance just a month later.
This means the role of DICJ Director has already seen two vacancies since the inauguration of the new term of government in 2024.
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