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Leung Chun-ying, former convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, is officially declared the winner of the election of the fourth-term Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, in Hong Kong, south China, March 25, 2012. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Leung Chun-ying, former convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, has won the election of the fourth-term Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday, according to vote counting by local media.
According to local TV channel i-Cable, Leung won 679 out of 1,044 total votes. Henry Tang, former chief secretary of the city government, won 285 votes. Albert Ho, a lawmaker, who is also head of a local political party, took 80 votes.
According to the city's Electoral Affairs Commission, a candidate who obtains more than 600 valid votes will win the election.
The official voting result is expected to be verified and declared by Returning Officer Justice Poon Shiu-chor soon. |
