FINAL CAMPAIGN FOR HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION|香港今日特首選舉 北京欽點林鄭月娥

Hong Kong will choose its next chief executive today. But many residents think today is actually the "selection day" rather than "election" as all the three candidates are pre-approved and China's favorite, Carrie Lam, is almost certain to win. Hundreds took to the streets to protest against Beijing's 'interference' before the election day and voiced their support for John Tsang, a former Financial Secretary, who is leading opinion polls. ==CROWD AT RALLY== Go, John Tsang! ==JOHN TSANG Hong Kong Chief Executive Candidate== The election day is just two days away. And this is an opportunity for us to rebuild trust, to unify our community, and to rekindle hope, especially for the young people. On the eve of the Hong Kong Chief Executive election, popular poll leader and former Financial Secretary John Tsang toured Hong Kong Island on a double-decker bus meeting with supporters. Though the election is decided by 1200 members of an Election Committee instead of Hong Kong's 3.8 million voters, Tsang is still winning plaudits for taking his appeal to the public. ==HONG KONG RESIDENT== I think society has been torn apart. If he can really bring together people of different parties, then society won't be so divided. Beijing's preferred candidate is former Chief Secretary of Administration Carrie Lam. She has campaigned only through radio interviews. Though polls show that less than 30% of voters support Lam, she is widely considered the favorite. ==DAVID ZWEIG Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology== She'll have support among the business community, who may not care that much about democracy, who care more about political stability, who care more about (the) relationship with Beijing. But the vast majority of people, I would say 60% of the people in Hong Kong, actually do care about democracy, and they demonstrated (that) through their voting patterns. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China. Though Beijing has promised a "one country, two systems" formula, Hong Kong voters remain unable to choose their leader. Academics say that this election could deepen political rifts in the territory. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 香港週日即將舉行特首選舉，三位候選人24號作最後衝刺，其中又以民意支持度最高的前財政司司長曾俊華最受矚目，不過這次選舉並非一人一票的普選，只有1200名選委能投票。輿論評估，北京內定人選前政務司長林鄭月娥，當選幾乎已成定局。 ==香港特首候選人 曾俊華== 再過兩天就要選舉 這是個讓我們重建信任 團結社會並重燃希望的機會 尤其對年輕人來說更重要 香港特首選舉前夕，民意支持度最高的前財政司長曾俊華，搭乘雙層巴士宣傳車，在港島巡迴造勢，雖然這次選舉仍舊是小圈子選舉，只有1200位選委有資格投票，380萬選民被排除在外，曾俊華依舊向民眾訴求團結社會，招牌八字鬍的親民形象，得到不少肯定 ==香港民眾 == 我認為社會已被撕裂 如果他能團結不同黨派的人民 社會就不會那麼分裂 至於北京青睞的人選，前政務司長林鄭月娥，則選擇接受電台訪問，並未到基層拉票，選前民調顯示，她的支持度不到三成，但輿論一致看好她會出線 ==香港科技大學教授 崔大偉 == 她有商界的支持 商界也許不那麼在乎民主 他們在乎政治穩定 在乎跟北京的關係 不過大多數民眾 我認為6成的香港民眾 實際上很在意民主 他們在立法會選舉已經展現投票意向 香港回歸20年，北京當局承諾一國兩制，但普選依舊未能實現。學者評估，這次特首選舉結果，恐怕會加深香港的政治裂痕。 記者 曾惠敏報導