Preparations in place for HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election

HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Saturday inspected the final stage of preparatory work of the main polling station and central counting station for the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election to be held on Sunday.

At the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Lam said the election is the third major election under the improved HKSAR electoral system, and it is vital that all electoral staff are well versed in their duties and procedures to ensure the smooth conduct of this election.

The improvement to the HKSAR's electoral system has provided a robust safeguard for fully implementing the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong," she noted.

She said the HKSAR government will, as in the past, spare no effort to ensure the chief executive election will be conducted in a fair, open and honest manner efficiently and orderly. She also appealed to members of the Election Committee to cast their votes in the election.

Chairman of the HKSAR Electoral Affairs Commission Barnabas Fung, who accompanied Lam on Saturday's inspection, said a suggested time slot will be assigned to the Election Committee members, according to the five sectors to which they belong, to vote at the main polling station.

He called on the Election Committee members to arrive at the main polling station to vote according to the suggested time slots.