Chief executive hopeful John Lee Ka-chiu on Wednesday morning arrived at the election office at Edinburgh Place in Central to hand in his formal application to stand for the city’s chief executive. Lee said he has secured 786 nominations - nearly half of the 1,463-member Election Committee and 200 more than what his campaign office was pursuing. The nominations he secured are also more than the needed 188 - with at least 15 from each Election Committee sector - to run for the top job. Approximately 1,500 people, mostly Beijing loyalists, will vote on May 8 to select incumbent Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s successor. Lee will need the endorsement of more than half of the members to become Chief Executive.

Source: The Standard April 13, 2022 08:43 UTC