A couple poses for a photo outside a polling station in Sha Tin during the 2021 Legislative Council Election on Dec 19, 2021. (EDMOND TANG/ CHINA DAILY)

Hong Kong residents flocked to polling stations across the city on Sunday to exercise their right to vote in the 2021 Legislative Council General Election.

The polls are the first LegCo elections under the city's reformed electoral system.   

A man carries a boy as he enters the polling station in Mong Kok during the 2021 Legislative Council General Election on Dec 19, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

Residents walk to a polling station in Tai koo during the 2021 Legislative Council General Election on Dec 19, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY).

Voters leave a polling station in Sha Tin during the 2021 Legislative Council General Election on Dec 19, 2021. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Police ensure security outside a polling station in Mong Kong during the 2021 Legislative Council General Election on Dec 19, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)