Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen announced Friday that he had secured 641
nominations from members of the Election Committee which will elect
Hong Kong's next leader in March.
Tsang made the announcement when submitting the nominations to
the Electoral Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(HKSAR) government.
Nominations for the election of the third-term HKSAR chief
executive are open from Feb. 14 to March 1. Those who win
nominations from at least 100 Election Committee members are
eligible to stand. The Election Committee has 796 members.
Tsang will become a formal candidate for the CE election after
his nominations are confirmed by the Electoral Office, under
election regulations.
He told reporters after submitting the nominations that he felt
excited about winning such a high number of nominations, which
indicated that his election platform had met approval from the
Election Committee members who regarded him as an ideal candidate
for the chief executive.
He pledged that if he is re-elected, he will do his utmost to
lead Hong Kong to another new high, together with all people in
Hong Kong.
Ballots of the CE election will be cast on March 25, and the
winner will become the third-term HKSAR chief executive after the
appointment by the Central People's Government.
(Xinhua News Agency February 16, 2007)