Macao Residents Encouraged to Join Selection Committee ����Macao residents are encouraged to apply for membership in a selection committee which will vote for the first chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). ����Applications can be made from January 26 to February 14, Tina Ting Yee Ho, deputy secretary-general of the Preparatory Committee for the Macao SAR, said at a press conference in Macao on January 21 . ����Tina Ting Yee Ho showed reporters five application sheets with different colors, which indicate the different social sectors the applicants belong to. ����The announcement was made in accordance with the procedure for forming the selection committee. The procedure was passed at the fourth plenary session of the Preparatory Committee last November. ����The selection committee will comprise 200 permanent residents of Macao. The Preparatory Committee for the Macao SAR takes charge of checking the qualifications of applicants. ���� HomeNews 1999-01-22 Page4 Full Story in Chinese