Chen Guoji: The Legislative Council election was held smoothly. Looking forward to working sincerely with legislators to promote reform.

The Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, posted on social media today, expressing his heartfelt congratulations to all the successfully elected members of the 8th Legislative Council and thanking the 161 candidates from various sectors for their hard work. Cheung Kin-chung stated that he wants to thank all sectors of society for their active participation, allowing us to smoothly elect a new Legislative Council during this sad and difficult time, bringing important support to the good governance of the Hong Kong SAR. Cheung Kin-chung pointed out that this election took place at a time when Hong Kong is facing severe challenges, demonstrating the Lion Rock Spirit of all citizens coming together to face adversity and create the future. He wants to thank every enthusiastic voter for their participation, as your enthusiasm is a huge force that drives post-disaster work and reform and development. He also wants to thank the civil servants who faithfully fulfilled their duties on election day, as your active involvement and dedication ensured that the entire election was successfully completed in an open, fair, honest, and orderly manner. Cheung Kin-chung stated that the SAR government looks forward to close cooperation with the new Legislative Council members, on one hand to investigate, assist, and reconstruct after the fire incident, deeply investigate the causes and plug loopholes, and prevent the tragedy from happening again through systematic reform; on the other hand, we must continue to innovate and promote economic development, improve people's livelihoods, enhance social governance, and better integrate into and serve the overall development of the country. He looks forward to sincere cooperation with the new Legislative Council, working together to listen to the voices of the people, study the deep-seated problems facing Hong Kong, find good ways to deepen reform and development, and solidly promote good governance, working together to build a better Hong Kong.