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BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday signed a State Council decree on the appointment of Ho Iat Seng as the fifth-term chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).

The decision was made according to related regulations of the Basic Law of Macao SAR. Ho's tenure will start from Dec. 20, 2019.