Hong Kong, Dec. 7 -- Voting for the election of the eighth-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) kicked off Sunday morning.
Long queues had already formed outside multiple polling stations across Hong Kong before the polls opened at 7:30 a.m. local time. At polling station entrances, staff and volunteers attentively assisted voters with the procedures.
The new term of LegCo will be composed of 90 members, including 40 elected by the Election Committee, 30 elected by functional constituencies, and 20 elected by geographical constituencies through direct elections. A total of 161 candidates are contesting the election, with competition for every seat.
HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee cast...