Chief Executive-elect John Lee’s campaign manager, Tam Yiu-chung, said on Monday that the high level of support Lee received in the CE poll had been very encouraging even though not all the Election Committee members had voted for him.

Speaking on an RTHK programme, Tam noted there were eight votes against Lee and four invalid ballots among the 1,428 cast in Sunday's election.

“Sometimes it’s very hard to achieve a hundred percent. But among more than 1,400 people, a 99.16 percent support rate is already priceless,” he said.

“After all, among so many people, perhaps an extremely small group of people have their own views and we respect that… For those who did not show support, it will become the motivation for us to do better.”

Tam was also asked about how Lee's low popularity rating while serving as Chief Secretary might affect his governance.

He said it seems people have become more accepting of Lee after he decided to run for Chief Executive, as they look forward to him leading society in its recovery from the Covid pandemic.

Tam said he doesn’t think US sanctions on Lee will have a bearing on his efforts to put together his team.