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Chief Executive Election. Continuous update︱1,139 people have voted in the first half hour and the turnout rate is close to 80%

2022-05-08T02:49:02.949Z


[Chief Executive Election 2022] The "one-person model" chief executive election will be held this morning (8th), and the voting time will be from 9:00 to 11:30 in the morning. There is no suspense that the only candidate, Li Jiachao, will be elected. The outside world is concerned about the overall voting under the new election system.


[Chief Executive Election 2022] The "one-person model" chief executive election will be held this morning (8th), and the voting time will be from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. There is no suspense that the only candidate, Li Jiachao, will be elected. How high are the votes.

1,461 electoral committees cast "support" or "no support" votes in secret, and candidates who obtain 751 valid "support" votes are elected.


In addition to the main polling station of the convention and exhibition, a special polling station has been set up at the Penny's Bay isolation facility for the election committees who are under quarantine. Fung Hua, chairman of the EAC, said that 6 electoral committees have made an appointment to vote at Penny's Bay. All the ballot boxes will be counted manually at the exhibition. Feng Hua expects to complete the counting within 1 hour.


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[10:40] As of 10:30 in the morning, 1,139 electors had voted, with a turnout rate of 77.96%.

[10:40] Li Huiqiong, chairman of the DAB, expressed confidence that Li Jiachao will be successfully elected with a large number of votes. He hoped that the new government will put forward more specific policy measures within a short period of time after taking office, and establish a new executive-legislative relationship with the Legislative Council. The parliament will also Actively put forward opinions and make joint efforts to solve deep-seated conflicts in society.

When asked whether the DAB will export talents for the new government team, Li Huiqiong said it was too early to say.

[10:30] After voting, DAB Legislative Council member Ho Chun-yin said that the voting process was smooth and the instructions were clear. Therefore, the election committee "speaked very well, and there was no confusion before, and the arrangement was very good."

He also pointed out that Li Jiachao is the only candidate for election. He believes that he has a high vote rate and will be elected. He hopes that he can implement constitutional responsibilities such as Article 23 of the Basic Law.

He also believes that due to the epidemic prevention relationship, Li Jiachao has not had much contact with the election committee. "It is enough for the election work, but it is necessary to listen to the opinions of the district." insufficient.

Tong Jiahua, a member of the Executive Council, said that Hong Kong people expect to elect a chief executive who "did his homework" and hope that the new government will re-examine the areas where the political system can be improved, and solve the problems of living environment, youth and economic recovery.

He believes that repairing the tear in society is the collective will of the whole society. After Hong Kong experienced the anti-amendment incident and the epidemic in 2019, the public will show a positive attitude towards repairing the tear and find common ground.

[10:10] As of 10:00 a.m., the voter turnout rate of the 871 election committees was 59.62%.

[10:09] Li Jiachao took the elevator from the third floor of the exhibition to the voting center on the first floor. When asked about his opinion on the voting rate, he only responded to the reporter "Happy Mother's Day".

[09:52] As of 9:30 a.m., a total of 503 people voted in the first half hour, with a turnout rate of 34.43%.

Voting begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 11:30 a.m.

Exhibition ticket station site.

(Photo by Li Zetong)

Di Zhiyuan: Support Li Jiachao to show kindness

[09:50] Tang Jiahua, an electoral committee member of the legal profession and a member of the Executive Council, said that under the "one-person model", Li Jiachao is expected to be elected with a high number of votes, but he hopes that he will not underestimate the difficulty of governance in the next five years. , hand over homework and practice the four major directions of the political platform, among which for the general public, housing, youth, economic recovery and other livelihoods are very important.

He also mentioned that after improving the national security mechanism, it is also necessary to check whether there is any room for improvement in the political system. He believes that 5 years is very long, and the economy has more or less recovered enough. In the future, political reform needs to be considered. For example, 2026 In 4 years, it is still too late to talk about political reform.

[09:42] Secretary of Security Deng Bingqiang, accompanied by about ten police officers, arrived at the exhibition.

[09:40] Di Zhiyuan, a member of the Social Welfare Legislative Council, said that New Thinking held a meeting yesterday and decided to support Li Jiachao. Although Li Jiachao’s political platform and expectations are considered to be different, he hopes to show goodwill and let the new government understand that different opinions still remain. It can promote cooperation and communication, and at the same time encourage the new government to communicate and plan more with people with different opinions to seek common ground and consensus.

He said that the decision this time has undergone in-depth discussions within the party and has not received any pressure from Beijing, local or other groups, emphasizing that completion is an independent thought within the party.

Deng Bingqiang arrived at the exhibition.

(Photo by Wu Jinghua)

Tan Huizhu: Hong Kong has discussions but does not resolve issues

[09:36] Tan Huizhu, Election Committee of the Legal Sector and Deputy Director of the Basic Law Committee, believes that candidate Li Jiachao has served the public for many years, and the public has a deep understanding of him. He also pointed out that there are many issues in Hong Kong that have not been resolved for more than 20 years, and there are many good suggestions. , which has not been implemented so far. She said that Li Jiachao has leadership skills and believes that he can solve deep-seated problems and lead Hong Kong to start anew.

Huang Yuanshan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Election Committee, believes that Li Jiachao attaches great importance to education and hopes that the new government can strengthen teacher training, enhance students' national awareness, and learn more about the country.

He believes that Li Jiachao will be elected with a high vote, and believes that this proves that Hong Kong is working together. He hoped that all sectors of society will focus on how to build Hong Kong under this consensus.

New Chief Executive Wang Mingquan orders Hong Kong to clear customs as soon as possible

[09:29] Wang Mingquan, an electoral committee member for sports, performing arts, culture and publishing, said that at present, he most hoped that the new chief executive could make Hong Kong clear customs as soon as possible to suppress the epidemic.



Another member of the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing sectors, and chairman of the Football Association, Pei Junqi, said before he entered the convention and exhibition voting that he would vote in favor of the sports sector, and he hoped that the new chief executive would unite Hong Kong people, " Let the society return to normal, and Hong Kong will return to its former glory.”

Tan Yaozong calls on the election committee to support the capable and responsible Li Jiachao

[09:18] Chairman of the Li Jiachao Campaign Office Tan Yaozong said that the team will make final appeals at two locations during the voting period, calling on the election committee to support the capable and responsible Li Jiachao to become the new Chief Executive, emphasizing that "more votes" The better to support Mr. Li Jiachao."

As for whether he is worried that some sectors will get relatively low votes, Tam Yiu-chung pointed out that he believes that the Election Committee is actively participating in the voting, and the team has not yet evaluated the votes obtained.

Tan Yaozong expressed his welcome to Di Zhiyuan, chairman of New Thinking, that he would vote for Li Jiachao. He believes that each election committee has its own thinking process when considering voting. The team sincerely thanks the election committee for supporting Li Jiachao.

[09:00] Voting time begins.

Li Jiachao's team greeted the election committee and waved hello outside the polling station. Some election committee members took the initiative to express their support to him.

Feng Hua: 6 election committees registered to vote at Penny's Bay

[08:30] Feng Hua, chairman of the EAC, said that everything is ready, and reminded the election committee to pay attention to the busy traffic this morning. Whether you are driving by yourself or taking public transportation, you must reserve time and you must arrive before 11:30. Only the polling station on the first floor of the exhibition can catch up to vote.

In addition, Feng Hua pointed out that as of 7:30 this morning, a total of 6 election committees had registered to vote at the Penny's Bay polling station.

The polling hours at Penny's Bay polling station are shorter, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

Ballots will be locked after being put into the ballot box. After being sterilized by a large-scale ultraviolet sterilizer, they will be transported to the exhibition and counted together.

He reiterated that the election will be conducted in an anonymous manner, and the Election Committee cannot exchange information or use electronic equipment after entering the venue, and calls on the Election Committee to turn off the mobile phone before entering the venue.

Voting is about to start, and Feng Hua called on the election committee to come to vote as soon as possible, and expects to have the result one to one and a half hours after the poll closes.

[08:00] As of nearly 8:00 in the morning, some media representatives were still unable to enter the venue.

The main entrance of the exhibition and the public entrance are guarded by a large number of police forces.

"One Man's Choice" "Vote of Confidence" by more than 1,400 electors

There is only one candidate for the chief executive election, and a vote of confidence is still required by law.

Election committees must bring their Hong Kong permanent identity cards and Election Committee name badges with their name, photo and exclusive QR code when entering the venue.

In order to reduce the flow of people at the polling station, the voting time was extended to two and a half hours, and the five sectors were divided into five voting periods in turn.

There are no less than 70 ticket counters and about 100 polling booths at the polling station.

If the election committee has a fever, they will be arranged to vote in a special polling booth. When voting, they must stamp the ballot paper with a "tick" stamp and choose "support" or "no support".

It is understood that the police deployed 7,000 police officers to be closely guarded.

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