Leung Chun-ying, former convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Albert Ho, a lawmaker who is also head of a local political party, and Henry Tang, former chief secretary of the city government has been selected as the fourth-term Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. That’s according to the latest announcement by the head of the city’s electoral commission. Members of the 12 hundred-strong Election Committee started voting on Sunday morning, with each member entitled to cast a single vote by secret ballot. The main polling station and the central counting station are both located at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. A candidate must obtain more than 600 valid votes to win.The other two contenders for the city’s top post include Leung Chun-ying, former convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Albert Ho, a lawmaker who is also head of a local political party, and Henry Tang, former chief secretary of the city government. Incumbent Chief Executive Donald Tsang, whose term ends on June 30 this year, is barred from seeking a third term. The result of the first-round voting is expected to be unveiled at around 1 p.m. Should there be a need for more than one round of voting, the second and third round of voting will be scheduled from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. respectively on Sunday, according to the Commission. The chief executive heads the government and makes policy, signs budgets and appoints, removes and disciplines all officials, including the Executive Council, which the chief executive consults on policy and bills.The elected chief executive will then be appointed by the central government.
香港特別行政區第四任行政長官選舉結果25日揭曉。現年57歲的梁振英獲得689張有效票，當選為香港特區第四任行政長官人選。選舉投票于當日上午9時至11時舉行。主投票站及中央點票站設于香港會展中心。行政長官選舉委員會近1200位委員以無記名方式，就梁振英、何俊仁和唐英年三名合資格候選人進行投票。據香港特區選舉管理委員會不久前公布，候選人取得超過600張有效票即勝出。香港特區選舉管理委員會計票后宣布，梁振英獲得689票，唐英年獲得285票，何俊仁獲得76票，梁振英當選香港特區第四任行政長官人選。根據《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法》的規定，香港特區行政長官在當地通過選舉或協商產生，由中央人民政府任命。香港特區第四任行政長官的任期自2012年7月1日至2017年6月30日。