2025 Legislative Council election forums - Hong Kong Island East Constituency
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Gordon Choi · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Nov 16, 2025
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00:00 - 01:14 (Soundbite)(Cantonese) Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, Saying: "Hello, friends from the media. The forum for Hong Kong Island East (Geographical Constituency) just concluded this afternoon. After five days of forums, the forums for the ten (geographical) constituencies have basically been completed. I would like to take this opportunity to briefly summarise the situation for everyone. After these ten forums, we have observed that whether in terms of the arrangements, the candidates' performance, the performance of their campaign teams, or the reaction from the live audience, we feel that the expected results have been achieved. This has also allowed the public to better understand the candidates, thereby enabling them to make a suitable voting choice. As for this afternoon's forum, Candidate No. 5 experienced physical discomfort at one point. Following our professional handling, she has been sent to the hospital for treatment. We are currently understanding her situation and hope she can recover soon and be in good health. Regarding other arrangements, we generally believe the overall arrangements were satisfactory." 01:15 - 01:29 (Soundbite)(Cantonese) Reporters asking: "Hello, Secretary. I'd like to ask, what was the reason for continuing the forum after the candidate fainted? Is there any concern that this is unfair to the candidate who fainted? And were candidates informed in advance about what the arrangement would be if such a situation occurred?" 01:30 - 01:57 (Soundbite)(Cantonese) Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, Saying: "Of course, because the entire forum was already in progress, and other candidates, their cheering teams, and the live audience were also present, we decided to continue the forum under these circumstances. Regarding the candidate's situation, we wish her good health and a speedy recovery. We will discuss with her afterwards and perhaps appropriately add back a suitable amount of time in the 'program rebroadcast' to allow her to present her platform and candidacy." 01:58 - 02:14 (Soundbite)(English) Reporters asking: "Mr Tsang, with today's fainting incident and also the earlier disruption of the debate, do you think that perhaps there needs to be some sort of improvement made to this sort of debates? Going further, will there be any measures considered, and will you perhaps decide for the next election or further elections to just leave the debates back to the independent TV stations or media to do it instead?" 02:15 - 02:27 (Soundbite)(English) Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, Saying: "Of course, we will absorb the experience in doing this forum, and in the future we will do our best to make arrangements so as to make it smooth. Thank you."
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November 15, 2025, Hong Kong (TMHK via Nexpher) - Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs speaking to the press after attending "Patriots Collaborate for Good Governance" election forum for Hong Kong Island East constituency organized by Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of Hong Kong government.
