China News Service, Hong Kong, September 20 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) The general election results of the 2021 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Election Commission (EC) subsector were announced on the 20th. According to the results announced by the Registration and Electoral Office at 8:30 on the same day, 412 All 364 election committees out of the 13 sub-sectors contested by the candidates were successfully formed.

The picture shows Hong Kong voters entering the venue to vote.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua

　　The voting for this election began at 9 am on the 19th. There are 5 general polling stations and 1 dedicated polling station in Hong Kong, which are open to registered voters in competing subsectors to vote.

For the first time at a polling station to use the electronic voter register system to issue ballots, the voter or the authorized representative of the group voter must present a Hong Kong ID card and follow the instructions of the staff.

　　According to the arrangement of the new election system, among the 1,500 seats of the Election Committee, 325 persons were ruled to be validly registered as ex officio members of the Election Committee before voting on the 19th, and 156 were ruled to be validly nominated as members of the Election Committee.

In addition, 603 candidates were automatically elected (because the Legislative Council members have not yet held general elections and some ex officio members have overlapped status and other reasons, there are less than 1,500 people).

　　After the voting began, reporters from China News Service saw voters queuing to vote at the polling stations of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center and Kowloon Park Stadium in Tsim Sha Tsui. The polling stations set up special teams for senior citizens aged 70 or above, pregnant women, and other reasons. People who are physically unable to stand for a long time vote.

All polling stations have corresponding anti-epidemic measures.

On September 19, the general election of the subsector of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Election Committee was officially held.

A total of 412 candidates competed for 364 seats in 13 subsectors.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, many voters went to the polling station of the Election Committee in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to line up to vote.

The picture shows Hong Kong voters entering the venue to vote.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua

　　Mr. Shen, an elector from the social welfare sector, came to the polling station of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in a wheelchair to vote. He said that the voting arrangements for this election were well done, which made him feel convenient.

Mr. Wan, a voter in the field of architecture, surveying, urban planning and gardens, said that the voting was very active. He waited more than 20 minutes to enter the venue, but the overall order was in order.

In addition, many voters said during interviews that they have great expectations for the new election committee, hoping to elect Hong Kong governors who love the country, love Hong Kong, and have the ability to govern.

　　On the afternoon of the 19th, the Secretary for Constitution and Affairs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Zeng Guowei, met with the media after inspecting polling stations and said that the new election committee is responsible for nominating candidates for the election of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, electing the candidates for the Chief Executive, and nominating the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The important function of the Legislative Council election of candidates and 40 members of the Legislative Council.

The SAR government calls on voters to vote enthusiastically, fulfilling their civic responsibilities on the one hand, and laying a solid foundation for the next two elections on the other.

　　The voting ended at 6 pm on the 19th, and the ballot boxes of general polling stations and dedicated polling stations were successively transported to the central counting station of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to count the votes.

Candidates, election agents and counting agents can enter the central counting station to monitor the counting process in designated areas.

The public can also watch it in the public area of ​​the press center.

At about 9 p.m., Feng Hua, chairman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Electoral Management Commission, and others poured out the ballots, and then the staff sorted and counted them.

　　While waiting for the counting of votes, the candidates and agents of the Election Committee received their seats one after another, and many people exchanged ideas and encouraged each other.

In an interview with reporters, Tan Yaozong, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, said that many of the people participating in the election of the Election Committee are representatives of organizations and have a strong sense of responsibility. These people come from all walks of life in Hong Kong society and are widely representative. I hope they can perform their duties and select talents to govern Hong Kong.

　　As of 8 am on the 20th, the results of the 13 subsector elections have been announced one after another.

Ye Changchun, a member of the representative sub-subsector successfully elected to the New Territories Area Committee, the District Fight Crime Committee, and the District Fire Protection Committee, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency on the 20th that as a newly elected member of the Election Committee, he will not only do a good job For the monitoring of the next two important elections, we will also focus on Hong Kong’s livelihood issues, hoping to do practical things for Hong Kong.

　　The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam said in a statement that this election is the first election after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's electoral system has been improved.

　　It is reported that the term of the new election committee starts on October 22, 2021 and ends on October 21, 2026, with a term of five years.

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