China News Service, Hong Kong, December 20. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, issued a statement on the 19th after the voting for the seventh Legislative Council election ended that night. It can effectively improve the governance efficiency of the SAR and open a new chapter for good governance and good governance.

　　Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that this election is an important election after improving the SAR election system and implementing the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong", and it has far-reaching significance.

In the past period of time, anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong elements used elections to enter the political system of the SAR, causing various chaos in the Legislative Council. Some even attempted to control the leading power of the Legislative Council through elections, thereby seizing the governance of the SAR, posing risks to national security.

It is a natural requirement to clarify that candidates must be patriots in accordance with the law, and it is also the core principle of implementing "one country, two systems."

　　Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that 153 candidates with different backgrounds and different political opinions competed for 90 seats in this election, which shows that the election is broadly representative, politically inclusive, balanced and fair.

For the first time in this election, no seats were automatically elected. The candidates competed on their political platforms, participated in different election forums and campaign activities, and pragmatically sought support from voters.

She expressed appreciation for the efforts made by each candidate during the election campaign.

　　She also pointed out that the election was large in scale and complicated in operation mode, involving three sectors of the Election Committee sector, functional constituency, and geographical constituency. The preparatory work involved a lot of manpower, material resources and resources.

The voting on the 19th was conducted in an open, fair and honest manner, and the overall process was generally smooth; various optimization measures, including the establishment of "care teams" for the elderly, pregnant women and the disabled, a large number of additional invoice counters, and the use of electronic voter registers The system issues ballots, etc., which provide convenience to voters, and the results are satisfactory.

As for the arrangements for registered voters in the Mainland due to the impact of the epidemic to vote at special polling stations at border control points, with the full assistance of relevant Mainland authorities, it was also held smoothly.

　　Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor thanked the more than 1.3 million voters who voted on the 19th, and believed that their vote was not only for electing the legislative council members in their minds, but also for supporting a sound electoral system, reflecting that they have effectively improved the governance effectiveness of the SAR and used them This is the expectation of developing the economy and improving people's livelihood.

The SAR government would like to express its sincere gratitude to many organizations for encouraging their employees to vote or voluntarily assisting the SAR government in publicizing elections.

　　In addition, she also thanked the Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission Feng Hua, members Lu Yixin and Shi Danli, the Registration and Electoral Office and the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of the SAR Government for their detailed planning and adequate preparation for the polling day, as well as the participation of about 40,000 people. The hard work of the SAR government personnel and more than 12,000 other related personnel on duty.

　　Carrie Lam expects to sincerely cooperate with the new Legislative Council to jointly promote Hong Kong's economic development, integrate into the overall development of the country, and strive to improve people's livelihood, build Hong Kong, and contribute to the country.

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