HKSAR CE Carrie Lam casts her vote at polling station

<p>Legislative Council (LegCo) election polls opened at 8:30 am. local time on Sunday in China&#39;s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in the first election since the improvement to its electoral system.</p><p>Chief Executive Carrie Lam casted her ballot at a polling station at 9 am. She called on the public to fulfill their civic responsibilities and vote actively for Hong Kong&#39;s long-term peace and stability.</p><p>The chief executive said she has set a target for the election to be as efficient as possible while being &quot;fair, open and honest.&quot;</p><p>Lam said she and her colleagues will cooperate fully with the newly elected LegCo members and listen to their views to better reflect public opinions in administration and create a better future for Hong Kong.</p><p>As of 11:30 a.m., the turnout rate for the geographical constituencies was at 9.35 percent, with 418,061 voters having cast their ballots. The rate for the Election Committee constituency was 58.01 percent.</p><p>Polls opened at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday and will close at 10:30 p.m. There are more than 600 polling stations across Hong Kong for about 4.5 million registered electors to cast their votes.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>