More than 1.3 million voters cast their ballots Sunday to pick their representatives in the Legislative Council for the coming four years, equivalent to a turnout rate of 31.9 percent. Vote counting is complete for all 90 seats in the geographical constituencies, as well as the election committee and functional constituencies. RTHK reporter Damon Pang who's been following the announcements at the Central Counting Station at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. He told Ben Tse who the top vote-getter was:

New Territories South East's other winner, Chris Ip, said improving transport links in his constituency will be on his to-do list.

Over in Hong Kong Island West, New People's Party member Judy Chan won a seat after her mentor Regina Ip decided not to seek re-election. Ms Chan was formerly a lawmaker in the Election Committee constituency. She said she hopes voters will trust her as much as they trusted Ip:

The 40 lawmakers-elect from the Election Committee constituency were quickly announced barely half an hour after polls for the 2025 Legislative Council election closed late last night. Many of the winners spoke of the need for the new legislature to get off the ground quickly to hasten relief for victims of the Tai Po fire, and ensure systemic inadequacies that contribute to the spread of the inferno are quickly addressed. Cecil Wong reports:

Election Committee constituency lawmaker-elect Peter Koon said there's a need to find ways to prevent another major fire from occurring, after being asked what he'll focus on in the coming four years:

Legislator-elect Ronick Chan retained his functional constituency seat representing the finance sector with a narrow 42-33 win over Ip Tsz-kin. Chan -- who's been speculated to be among a handful of possible candidates to become Legco president in the coming term -- insisted it was too early to think about this:

Those who came out to vote Sunday cited different reasons for casting their ballots. But one common theme kept coming up -- voters want to pick representatives who could help propel Hong Kong's development. Priscilla Ng has more:

For the first time, over a dozen designated polling stations were set up across the city to cater for specific voters, such as civil servants and ethnic minorities. As Wendy Wong reports, some said these centres were very convenient and called on the government to consider implementing similar arrangements in future.

Former Chief Executive CY Leung said he has high hopes for the new Legislative Council. Speaking after casting his ballot Sunday, he said cooperation between the government and the legislature is needed to tackle complicated issues like the Tai Po fire aftermath:

Allan Zeman, chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, says he believes the new council, consisting of some new and younger members, will inject new energy and vitality into Hong Kong:

Benin's government says its armed forces have foiled a coup attempt aimed at destabilising the state and its institutions. That's after a group of soldiers announced earlier in the day that it had seized power. As Jamie Clarke reports, there's been no official news about the country's president, after gunshots were heard early on Sunday around the presidential residence:

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a number of people were sprayed with what is believed to be pepper spray at London's Heathrow Airport car park. A group of people who knew each other were involved in an argument which escalated and more suspects are being hunted. RTHK's UK correspondent, Peter Anderson told Carol Musgrave about the latest at the scene:

Many young people in the United Kingdom are picking trade schools over universities because they fear they won't be able to get their foot into an AI-infused job market. As Francis Punia reports, it's also one of the ways the younger generation is looking to future-proof themselves:

One week after being hit by deadly floods, Indonesians in the region around Aceh Tamiang are grappling with worsening diseases and a lack of medical care. Workers are struggling to help dozens of residents at the lone hospital in the area. At least 940 people have been killed so far, with an additional 276 people listed as missing. Jamie Clarke has more:

Now to a particular bird with a long and complex history of coexistence with humans. Pigeons, often referred to as "rats with wings", have been the subject of numerous myths and misconception over the years - their cleanliness being one of them. But, in the capital of France, one woman is on a mission to ease one particular plight of the pigeon, as Jamie Clarke reports:

Turkey has unveiled dozens of new finds at a major archaeological site in the southeast of the country. The discovery gives fresh insight into an area where experts believe humanity transitioned from hunter-gatherers to settled societies more than 11,000 years ago. Francis Punia reports:

In football...Crystal Palace have moved into fourth in the English Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Meanwhile, it was more misery for West Ham... who were unable to climb out of the relegation zone after drawing 1-1 with Brighton. Todd Harding has more:

Hong Kong Premier League action over the weekend saw Tai Po battle to a 2-2 draw against North District, in an emotional encounter that saw a minute of silence observed prior to kick-off. Kowloon City, meanwhile, were 2-1 winners over Eastern Sports Club. Our Asia football correspondent, Chris KL Lau, has the details: