Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee secures enough nominations to run as more political heavyweights pledge support
- Sole hopeful backed by Beiing says he already has 300 nominations from Election Committee members
- Former city leader Leung Chun-ying among heavyweights to visit Lee’s election headquarters, campaign team says
The 64-year-old former policeman revealed he had received about 300 nominations covering all five sectors of the 1,463-strong Election Committee as of Sunday 7pm, surpassing the required threshold of 188 and putting him close to his stated goal of earning 500 before the deadline at the end of the week.
Pro-establishment heavyweights visited Lee’s campaign headquarters in Wan Chai throughout the day, with former leader Leung Chun-ying, veteran banker Margaret Leung Ko May-yee and national political advisory body member Anthony Wu Ting-yuk among them.
“I am pleased that many Election Committee members showed support after listening to my governance principles,” Lee said. “I understand that many of the committee members came to my election campaign office in person to give their nominations for me.”
The former chief secretary thanked Leung and others for their support and noted he met 130 committee members in two online sessions held during the day. The views they expressed would help him to finish drafting an election manifesto soon, he added, without giving an exact date.