Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor wins election of Hong Kong's fifth-term chief executive: official results
                 Source: Xinhua | 2017-03-26 14:22:33 | Editor: huaxia

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor waves to people after winning the election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China, March 26, 2017. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

HONG KONG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Sunday won the election of the fifth-term chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).

The Electoral Affairs Commission of the Hong Kong SAR declared that Lam garnered 777 of 1,163 valid votes, followed by Tsang Chun-wah with 365 and Woo Kwok-hing with 21.

A candidate wins the election when he or she obtains more than 600 valid votes in any round of voting and will be appointed by the central government, according to Hong Kong's Basic Law and the Chief Executive Election Ordinance.

After the appointment, the winner will take oath of office on July 1 and become the fifth-term chief executive.

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Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor wins election of Hong Kong's fifth-term chief executive: official results

Source: Xinhua 2017-03-26 14:22:33

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor waves to people after winning the election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, south China, March 26, 2017. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

HONG KONG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Sunday won the election of the fifth-term chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).

The Electoral Affairs Commission of the Hong Kong SAR declared that Lam garnered 777 of 1,163 valid votes, followed by Tsang Chun-wah with 365 and Woo Kwok-hing with 21.

A candidate wins the election when he or she obtains more than 600 valid votes in any round of voting and will be appointed by the central government, according to Hong Kong's Basic Law and the Chief Executive Election Ordinance.

After the appointment, the winner will take oath of office on July 1 and become the fifth-term chief executive.

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