HONG KONG: The results of the 2021 Hong King Election Committee’s (HKEC) subsector ordinary elections in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) were unveiled on Monday morning; 364 of 412 candidates were elected as members in 13 subsectors of the committee.
The Election Committee is endowed with important functions under the SAR’s improved electoral system, including nominating candidates for the chief executive election, electing the chief executive designate, nominating candidates for the Legislative Council (LegCo) election, and electing 40 LegCo members.
After the voting ended at 6 p.m. on Sunday, HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the elections, the first after improvements to HKSAR’s electoral system, are particularly meaningful.
The elections show that the HKSAR implements the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong,” safeguards national sovereignty, security and development interests, and ensures the successful implementation of “One Country, Two Systems,” she said.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN News exchange item
