Ao Man Long
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ao.
Ao Man Long (traditional Chinese: 歐文龍; simplified Chinese: 欧文龙; pinyin: Ōu Wénlóng; born December 1956) was the first Secretary for Transport and Public Works of Macau from December 20, 1999 to December 6, 2006.
[edit] Career
Ao was born in Macau in 1956. After his graduation from Yuet Wah College, Macau, he worked for 2 years before beginning his undergraduate studies in National Taiwan University. He earned his Bachelor degree in civil engineering in 1982. Later he went back to Macau and joined the government in 1987. He was appointed as the first Secretary for Transport and Public Works after the handover of Macau in 1999.
[edit] Corruption trial
On December 6, 2006 Ao was arrested for alleged involvement in taking serious bribes and irregular financial activities. According to Article 50 of the Basic Law, Chief Executive Edmund Ho suggested the Central Government to remove Ao from official duties. Ao is the highest level official arrested in the history of Macau.
Given his status of Government Secretary (equivalent to Minister), Ao was tried directly in the Court of Final Appeal of the Macau SAR. His lawyer was initially Mendonça de Freitas, who was replaced by Nuno Simões. The trial concluded on 12 December 2007.
On January 30, 2008 Ao was sentenced to 27 years in prison for passive corruption, money laundering and illicit enrichment. About US$31.13 million of his assets were ordered seized. Ao decided not to appeal. His family members and a number of businessmen involved are being tried separately before the court of first instance.
On March 2008, reports emerged according to which a fresh set of criminal proceedings related to other acts corruption is being investigated by the Macau Commission Against Corruption.
[edit] References
- Information on the major officials and the Procurator-General of the MSAR
- MSAR Commission Against Corruption
| Preceded by Secretary for Transport and Public Works |
Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Macau) 1999-2006 |
Succeeded by Edmund Ho Hau-wah |
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