John Lee To Hold Election Rally On Friday

The sole contender in the upcoming Chief Executive election, John Lee, is to hold an election rally on Friday – two days before the 1,500-strong election committee votes.

Lee told reporters on Monday that while he cares about the number of votes he will get in the upcoming poll, it's more important for him to gain public support for his governance philosophy as well as his manifesto.

The former chief secretary said, if elected, he would set some goals to be met within his first 100 days in office.

But he reiterated that political reform would not be the next administration's top priority.

"It's not a priority issue for the sixth term of the government. We have just been implementing the third election under the improved electoral system, so we should implement it well and then realise the benefits and potentials of the improved system so as to address all the pressing livelihood concerns of the society," Lee said.

The head of his campaign office, Tam Yiu-chung, meanwhile, said only Mr Lee's advisors and members of the Election Committee are invited to the event at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Friday.

He said they will strictly follow all Covid rules, and guests will also be asked to do rapid tests before attending the rally.

He said they cannot invite members of the public to attend as the venue cannot accommodate too many people.

Tam added the theme of the rally is "we and us opening a new chapter for Hong Kong".