Today (18th) the Legislative Council Electoral Committee by-election was held, with 6 candidates competing for 4 seats. Voting began at 9:00 and ended at 11:30. The Secretary of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Mr. Tsang Kwok-wai and the Chairman of the Election Management Committee Mr. Lu Qikang opened the boxes to sell votes. As of 11:00 am, the cumulative number of voters was 1,307 and the turnout rate was 90.70%. The results of the 2021 Legislative Council general election showed that 1,426 electors from the Electoral Committee sector cast their votes, with a turnout rate of 98.48%. by about 7.8%. Huang Jinhui, Chen Yongguang, He Jingkang and Shang Hailong were elected.
Each candidate’s campaign groups flocked to the scene to raise their cards and call the candidate’s bluff, and many advisers also came to canvass for the candidates. Lu Weiguo, an engineering adviser who is also the chairman of the Democratic League, said voting was a “glorious task” and looked forward to the new members “hand in hand” to boost Hong Kong’s economy and improve livelihoods of people. governs Hong Kong” hopes that a better “one country, two systems” will be achieved with the new electoral system. When asked if they would block votes, they did not respond positively.
Election committee member Huang Jiahe who participated in the vote said that most of the candidates this time were related to technology, so they were very energetic. He hoped they would use their strengths to serve Hong Kong. After the meeting, with other members of Congress and the government, we’re really going to do things for the country. Di Zhiyuan, a member of the social welfare sector, said the vote would assess whether the candidate is suitable for parliament and also stressed that he is in the social welfare sector, so he would like to vote for a candidate who cares about the social care He found the voting process very smooth and completed all the programs in 5 minutes.
