Macao's predetermined election reverberates across casinos and Hong Kong

Sam Hou-fai set to be first chief executive born outside former Portuguese colony

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Sam Hou-fai, Macao's former top judge, is set to become the chief executive of the world's leading casino hub. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Ken Kobayashi)

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

MACAO -- The world's casino capital is set to choose its next top leader, yet there is little buzz about the imminent election for Macao's highest office. After all, there is only one candidate on the ballot, and the system allows just a handful of people to participate in the process.

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