The result of the voting for the Chief Executive Election today (March 26) is as follows:

     Candidate                              Number of valid
                                                 votes obtained
     ---------                                  ---------------
     John Tsang Chun-wah                   365
     Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor          777
     Woo Kwok-hing                              21

     The Returning Officer for the election, Madam Justice Carlye Chu Fun-ling, declared under Section 28 of the Chief Executive Ordinance (Cap 569) that Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was elected as she obtained more than 600 valid votes cast.

     The notice of the election result will be published in the Gazette as soon as possible.

Ends/Sunday, March 26, 2017
Issued at HKT 13:36

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