Sign up
Log in
George
China-HK Election/Result
Hong Kong, China - May 8, 2022 (TVB - No access Chinese mainland/Hong Kong/Taiwan)
1. John Lee at briefing after being elected as chief executive designate in election of sixth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)
2. Returning officer announcing election result, John Lee in front of media, attendees
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Keith Yeung, Returning Officer for election of sixth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (starting with shots 1-2/ending with shots 4-5):
"Now I announce the result for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held on May 8, 2022. The only candidate Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu received 1,416 support votes. And he received eight not-support votes. I hereby declare that the only candidate, Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu, is returned in the above-mentioned election. Congratulations to Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu. The result of the election will be displayed on the notice board placed outside the central counting station and media center."
4. Briefing in progress
5. Various of John Lee bowing, attendees applauding, Lee bowing, waving to attendees, listening to announcement
6. Various of Lee receiving flowers
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) John Lee, sixth-term chief executive-designate, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR):
"Thank you for giving me the opportunity for a short briefing. I sincerely thank all the Election Committee members no matter you voted for me or not. I would like to show my appreciation to you all, because today you are supporting the election of the sixth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. I also want to thank friends who are present today. I would like to thank the Hong Kong residents who are watching this event on TV, I want to say a big thanks for your support and encouragement. Today is very special for me, and today is also the Mother's Day and World Smile Day. Everyone is happy today. Let's embrace the special day. Once again, I want to thank everyone of you who cares about this election. Thank you all the residents. Thank everyone who is present today and show me encouragement. I would like to thank the media for your excellent coverage. Taking this special opportunity, I would like to invite my wife to share this historic moment."
8. Various of Lee embracing wife on stage, saying "Happy Mother's Day" to wife, presenting flowers; receiving flowers, waving to attendees, posing for photos
John Lee was elected the chief executive designate, the returning officer for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced at noon local time on Sunday.
Lee received 1,416 support votes of the Election Committee, according to the returning officer.
At a short briefing following the announcement, Lee thanked the Election Committee members and the Hong Kong residents for their support and encouragement.
This is the first chief executive election since improvement was made to the HKSAR's electoral system.
On Sunday, a main polling station was set up at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center for the Election Committee members to cast their secret ballots on a one-person-one-vote basis. The polling hours were from 09:00 to 11:30 local time on Sunday.
After the polling concluded, the vote counting was conducted manually by the counting staff. The returning officer then announced the election results after the vote count.
The candidate must obtain more than 750 votes to win the election to become the chief executive designate, pending appointment by the Central People's Government before being sworn in as the HKSAR chief executive on July 1.
The term of office of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027.
According to Annex I of the Basic Law of the HKSAR, the region’s chief executive shall be elected in accordance with the Basic Law by an Election Committee which is broadly representative, suited to the actual situation of the HKSAR, and represents the overall interests of society, and shall be appointed by the Central People's Government.
The nomination period for the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election was from April 3 to April 16, 2022.
The returning officer received one nomination form during the nomination period, which was submitted by Lee, former chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government. Lee formally submitted a bid for the election of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive on April 13.
On April 18, the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (CERC) of the HKSAR published a notice in the Gazette to declare the nomination of Lee for the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election as valid after reviewing the candidate's eligibility. According to the notice, Lee won 786 valid nominations from the Election Committee members.
A candidate for the office of chief executive shall be nominated by not less than 188 members of the Election Committee, with not less than 15 members from each of the five sectors.
Lee, 64, served as chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government in June 2021. He tendered his resignation to Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam on April 6, and China's State Council decided to remove Lee from the post of chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government on April 7.
According to the Basic Law of the HKSAR, the chief executive of the HKSAR shall be the head of the HKSAR, represent the HKSAR, and be accountable to the Central People's Government and the HKSAR in accordance with the provisions of this law.
The term of office of the chief executive of the HKSAR shall be five years, and he or she may serve for not more than two consecutive terms, as per the Basic Law.
Carrie Lam is the current chief executive of the HKSAR. Former chief executives of the HKSAR were Tung Chee-hwa, Donald Tsang and Leung Chun-ying.
The election of the sixth-term chief executive of the HKSAR is the third major election since the improvement to the HKSAR's electoral system.
On March 11, 2021, a decision on improving the electoral system of the HKSAR was adopted by an overwhelming majority vote at the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).
On March 30, the amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of the HKSAR were passed unanimously at the closing meeting of the 27th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC, which came into force on March 31.
On May 27, the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021 was approved in its third reading by the Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's HKSAR, marking the smooth completion of the improvement of HKSAR's electoral system.
The Election Committee's subsector ordinary elections and the seventh-term LegCo election in China's HKSAR, the first and second important elections under the new electoral system, were successfully held in September and December 2021, respectively.
According to the new electoral system, the Election Committee, expanded to 1,500 members of five sectors, is responsible for nominating candidates for the chief executive election, electing the chief executive designate, nominating candidates for the LegCo election, and electing part of the LegCo members.
China-HK Election/Result
Dateline : May 8, 2022
Location : China
Duration : 4'13
Hong Kong, China - May 8, 2022 (TVB - No access Chinese mainland/Hong Kong/Taiwan)
1. John Lee at briefing after being elected as chief executive designate in election of sixth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)
2. Returning officer announcing election result, John Lee in front of media, attendees
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Keith Yeung, Returning Officer for election of sixth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (starting with shots 1-2/ending with shots 4-5):
"Now I announce the result for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held on May 8, 2022. The only candidate Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu received 1,416 support votes. And he received eight not-support votes. I hereby declare that the only candidate, Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu, is returned in the above-mentioned election. Congratulations to Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu. The result of the election will be displayed on the notice board placed outside the central counting station and media center."
4. Briefing in progress
5. Various of John Lee bowing, attendees applauding, Lee bowing, waving to attendees, listening to announcement
6. Various of Lee receiving flowers
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) John Lee, sixth-term chief executive-designate, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR):
"Thank you for giving me the opportunity for a short briefing. I sincerely thank all the Election Committee members no matter you voted for me or not. I would like to show my appreciation to you all, because today you are supporting the election of the sixth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. I also want to thank friends who are present today. I would like to thank the Hong Kong residents who are watching this event on TV, I want to say a big thanks for your support and encouragement. Today is very special for me, and today is also the Mother's Day and World Smile Day. Everyone is happy today. Let's embrace the special day. Once again, I want to thank everyone of you who cares about this election. Thank you all the residents. Thank everyone who is present today and show me encouragement. I would like to thank the media for your excellent coverage. Taking this special opportunity, I would like to invite my wife to share this historic moment."
8. Various of Lee embracing wife on stage, saying "Happy Mother's Day" to wife, presenting flowers; receiving flowers, waving to attendees, posing for photos
John Lee was elected the chief executive designate, the returning officer for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced at noon local time on Sunday.
Lee received 1,416 support votes of the Election Committee, according to the returning officer.
At a short briefing following the announcement, Lee thanked the Election Committee members and the Hong Kong residents for their support and encouragement.
This is the first chief executive election since improvement was made to the HKSAR's electoral system.
On Sunday, a main polling station was set up at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center for the Election Committee members to cast their secret ballots on a one-person-one-vote basis. The polling hours were from 09:00 to 11:30 local time on Sunday.
After the polling concluded, the vote counting was conducted manually by the counting staff. The returning officer then announced the election results after the vote count.
The candidate must obtain more than 750 votes to win the election to become the chief executive designate, pending appointment by the Central People's Government before being sworn in as the HKSAR chief executive on July 1.
The term of office of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027.
According to Annex I of the Basic Law of the HKSAR, the region’s chief executive shall be elected in accordance with the Basic Law by an Election Committee which is broadly representative, suited to the actual situation of the HKSAR, and represents the overall interests of society, and shall be appointed by the Central People's Government.
The nomination period for the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election was from April 3 to April 16, 2022.
The returning officer received one nomination form during the nomination period, which was submitted by Lee, former chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government. Lee formally submitted a bid for the election of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive on April 13.
On April 18, the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (CERC) of the HKSAR published a notice in the Gazette to declare the nomination of Lee for the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election as valid after reviewing the candidate's eligibility. According to the notice, Lee won 786 valid nominations from the Election Committee members.
A candidate for the office of chief executive shall be nominated by not less than 188 members of the Election Committee, with not less than 15 members from each of the five sectors.
Lee, 64, served as chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government in June 2021. He tendered his resignation to Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam on April 6, and China's State Council decided to remove Lee from the post of chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government on April 7.
According to the Basic Law of the HKSAR, the chief executive of the HKSAR shall be the head of the HKSAR, represent the HKSAR, and be accountable to the Central People's Government and the HKSAR in accordance with the provisions of this law.
The term of office of the chief executive of the HKSAR shall be five years, and he or she may serve for not more than two consecutive terms, as per the Basic Law.
Carrie Lam is the current chief executive of the HKSAR. Former chief executives of the HKSAR were Tung Chee-hwa, Donald Tsang and Leung Chun-ying.
The election of the sixth-term chief executive of the HKSAR is the third major election since the improvement to the HKSAR's electoral system.
On March 11, 2021, a decision on improving the electoral system of the HKSAR was adopted by an overwhelming majority vote at the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).
On March 30, the amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of the HKSAR were passed unanimously at the closing meeting of the 27th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC, which came into force on March 31.
On May 27, the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021 was approved in its third reading by the Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's HKSAR, marking the smooth completion of the improvement of HKSAR's electoral system.
The Election Committee's subsector ordinary elections and the seventh-term LegCo election in China's HKSAR, the first and second important elections under the new electoral system, were successfully held in September and December 2021, respectively.
According to the new electoral system, the Election Committee, expanded to 1,500 members of five sectors, is responsible for nominating candidates for the chief executive election, electing the chief executive designate, nominating candidates for the LegCo election, and electing part of the LegCo members.
ID : 8272009
Published : 2022-05-08 13:33
Last Modified : 2022-05-08 20:53:41
Source : HKTVB
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland/Hong Kong/Taiwan
More
