Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, December 15, 2001
Many HK Organizations Support Tung's Re-election
Representatives from a great number of Hong Kong societies and organizations Friday went to Tung Chee Hwa's office to present letters or put their signatures to support Tung's re-election for a second term of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, according to a spokesman from Tung Chee Hwa Election Office.
Representatives from a great number of Hong Kong societies and organizations Friday went to Tung Chee Hwa's office to present letters or put their signatures to support Tung's re-election for a second term of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, according to a spokesman from Tung Chee Hwa Election Office.
Tung accepted the supporting letters and took pictures with these representatives, the spokesman said.
The spokesman noted that according to the rules of election ordinance, the names of the societies and organizations were not made public for the time being, but he disclosed that they include organizations from all works of life, such as youth, women, educators, students, workers, businesspeople, financiers, retailers and religious followers.