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Chief Executive John Lee this morning encouraged everyone in Hong Kong to take part in the upcoming Legislative Council General Election.

Ahead of the Executive Council meeting, Mr Lee stressed the importance of the election, explaining that implementation of the Government's policies will mostly have to go through LegCo.

“So, it is important to ensure that we have the most appropriate LegCo members serving the interests of Hong Kong. It affects everybody, and it is a civic responsibility for voters to vote. It is also a civic responsibility for everybody to promote the election so that such a significant event will take its course smoothly and attract the most attention and support from everybody.

“I will be writing to all the civil servants to encourage them to act as an example, to exercise their civic responsibility to vote.

“It is an important election that the whole Government will do our best to promote and I appeal to everybody in society to do the same, to promote it.

“So, it is an important duty for the Government. This is also a matter of great significance for everybody to participate in, to encourage others to take part, so it is a collective effort of Hong Kong.” 

The Chief Executive iterated that the Government's aim is for the election to run smoothly in all aspects.