The election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was held on May 8, with John Lee declared the winner of the election.

The 64-year-old former chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government won 1,416 votes from the Election Committee members in the first chief executive election since the electoral system improvements of 2021.

"I will faithfully and resolutely undertake this historic mission and shoulder the great responsibility to unite and lead the 7.4 million Hong Kong residents to open a new chapter for Hong Kong," Lee said when meeting the press after the election.

He still awaits the appointment by the Central People's Government before being sworn in as the HKSAR chief executive on July 1, also the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

Lee said his administration would work on three goals: first, to address different issues with a result-oriented approach; second, to enhance Hong Kong's overall competitiveness; and third, to lay a solid foundation for Hong Kong's development.

The governing team of the new term of the HKSAR government shoulders responsibilities for ensuring the implementation of "one country, two systems" without being bent or distorted.

Lee said the next five years would be a crucial period for Hong Kong in which the city will transform from order to prosperity amid opportunities and challenges.

The new HKSAR government will act to win confidence with actions, narrow differences with results, build mutual trust with achievements, and work together to create a more livable, open, and harmonious Hong Kong full of hope, opportunities, and vitality, said Lee.