Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr John Lee, at a media session after casting his votes for the 2021 Legislative Council General Election at Yaumati Kaifong Association School this morning (December 19):
 
Reporter: Mr Lee, what would you say to voters who may not want to come out to vote today and to encourage them to come out?
 
Chief Secretary for Administration: Well, I would tell them to come out without any doubt because you can see that under the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong", those who are excluded are those who act against Hong Kong's interests; are those traitors who will not be acting for the overall good of Hong Kong. As you can see previously, we had legislators who sabotaged the Legislative Council sessions, delayed the processes of scrutinising legislation or funding applications. So these people who have been excluded under the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" will be trying their best to make today's election not a success. We have to ensure that they will not succeed so we will make the election a success. That's why we need to come out to vote.
 
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
 

Ends/Sunday, December 19, 2021
Issued at HKT 11:45

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