Allan Zeman, Election Committee member and chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Concepts Holdings, interacts with electoral staff at the main polling station of the chief executive election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Richard Li Tzar-kai, Election Committee member and chairman of Pacific Century Group, arrives at the main polling station of the chief executive election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Maria Tam Wai-chu, Election Committee member and deputy director of Hong Kong's Basic Law Committee, arrives at the main polling station of the chief executive election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Chief executive candidate John Lee Ka-chiu (center left) chats with Election Committee member Maria Tam Wai-chu (center right) at the main polling station of the chief executive election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Hong Kong chief executive candidate John Lee Ka-chiu arrives at the main polling station for the 2022 Chief Executive Election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (CALVIN NG/ CHINA DAILY)

Election Committee members take selfies at the main polling station of the 2022 Chief Executive Election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Election Committee members pose for photos at the main polling station of the 2022 Chief Executive Election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Metal detectors are in place at the entrance to the main polling station of the 2022 Chief Executive Election at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, May 8, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)