John Lee’s score in Hong Kong chief executive election: 8 among 1,428 voters in powerful committee rejected him and another 4 cast blank ballots
- Sole candidate secures 1,416 votes, or 99.2 per cent of valid votes cast, a record for a chief executive election in Hong Kong
- Lee vows to keep trying to convince anyone who does not support him that he is determined to work hard as leader
Out of 1,428 valid votes cast, Lee secured 1,416, or 99.2 per cent, the highest proportion obtained by anyone standing in a leadership race since Britain handed the city back to Chinese rule in 1997. Thirty-three members did not take part in the voting.
When asked about his thoughts on the committee members who did not back him, Lee thanked them for taking part anyway.
“I thank them for coming here to vote. I think that is important because the chief executive election is [an] important thing. So, their presence here signifies the importance of the election,” he said in English.
Lee said he would try his best to convince those who disagreed with him that he was dedicated to the job of leading the city, whether they be committee members or the public.