Carrie Lam: 153 candidates from diverse backgrounds can bring a variety of voices into LegCo

<p>Carrie Lam, chief executive of China&#39;s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said Sunday that the 153 candidates of the Legislative Council&#39;s (LegCo) first election since the improvement to its electoral system are from a wide range of backgrounds, in terms of their ages, professions, fields and political positions.</p><p>“This is consistent with the demand of our electoral system that not all lawmakers share the same values in the same stance,” the chief executive said.</p><p><br/></p>