DAB's Starry Lee elected as Legco President
The DAB's Starry Lee on Thursday became the Legislative Council's president after she beat the finance sector's Ronick Chan 47 votes to 42. Legco members cast their secret ballots after they asked both candidates questions during a two-hour forum. Lee and Chan were neck and neck as the votes were tallied. Lawmakers clapped when Lee's vote count hit 45 – the threshold needed for victory. One councillor was absent and did not cast a ballot. "Starry Lee received a total of 47 votes. I now announce her as the President of the Legislative Conucil," the Legco Secretariat's Secretary General, Dora Wai, said. Secretariat staff then immediately destroyed the ballots following the announcement.