The Legislative Council Election Committee by-election was held today (18th), with 6 candidates competing for 4 seats. Voting began at 9:00 am and ended at 11:30 am. The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr. Tsang Kwok-wai, and the Chairman of the Election Management Committee, Mr. Lu Qikang, opened boxes to sell votes. As of 11 o’clock, 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 people from the Election Committee voted, with a turnout rate of 98.48%. The number of voters in this by-election was 119 fewer than the previous election, and the turnout rate dropped by about 7.8%. Huang Jinhui, Chen Yongguang, He Jingkang and Shang Hailong were elected.
The election campaigners of each candidate came to the scene to raise cards and shouted the candidate’s bluff, and many councilors also came to the scene to canvass for the candidates. Lu Weiguo, a member of the engineering industry who is also the chairman of the Democratic League, said that voting is a “glorious task”, and he looks forward to the new members “hand in hand” to boost Hong Kong’s economy and improve people’s livelihood. Those who rule Hong Kong” hope that under the new electoral system, a better “one country, two systems” will be realized. Asked if they would tie up votes, they did not respond positively.
The election committee member Huang Jiahe who attended the voting said that most of the candidates this time were related to technology, so they were very energetic. He hoped that they would give full play to their strengths and serve Hong Kong. After the meeting, with other congressmen and the government, we will really do things for the country. Di Zhiyuan, a member of the social welfare sector, said that the vote will consider whether the candidate is suitable for the parliament. He also pointed out that he is in the social welfare sector, so he hopes to vote for a candidate who cares about social welfare. He thinks the voting process is very smooth and completed in 5 minutes all programs.