Hong Kong prepares for safe, smooth elections

About 4,800 registered voters will receive poll cards and be directed to the five polling stations, in Wan Chai, Kowloon, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan, and Tuen Mun. - China Daily

HONG KONG (China Daily/Asia News Network): Hong Kong authorities have readied facilities, personnel, and security measures for its first major elections under the special administrative region’s revamped electoral system, senior officials said on Tuesday (Sept 14).

John Lee Ka-chiu, chief secretary for administration, inspected the Registration and Electoral Office in Kowloon Bay on Tuesday as the city is poised on Sunday to elect members of the 1,500-strong Election Committee, which picks the city’s leader and nearly half of its lawmakers.