Olympic fencing champion Vivian Kong beats Ma Yat-chiu 131-23 in tourism constituency

Hong Kong Olympic gold medalist Vivian Kong wins in the tourism functional constituency.

Paris Olympic fencing champion Vivian Kong wins in the tourism functional constituency, outpointing her rival Ma Yat-chiu 131 votes to 23.

She expressed gratitude to the sector's support, and pledged to be a policy advocate and a pillar of society, who will speak on behalf of the people.

Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong secured eight seats in the election, with six from functional constituencies.

Former chairman of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Aaron Bok takes a seat by receiving 3,058 votes.

Outgoing Legco veteran Tommy Cheung, chairman of the Liberal Party, passed the baton to his party colleague Leung Chun to represent the catering industry.

Incumbent Peter Shiu retained his seat for the wholesale and retail sector.

The Liberal Party did not field candidates in the transport constituency, but Nicholas Chan won a seat for the legal sector -- bringing the party's tally of legco seats to four.

For other constituencies -- Henderson Land executive Wong Ho-ming earned a seat for the real estate and construction sector, while the chief executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service Chan Man-yee won in the social welfare constituency.

In total, 12 lawmakers won re-election bid in functional constituencies. They include David Lam for medical, Chan Chun-ying for finance, Robert Lee for financial services, among others.

For the 40-seat election committee constituency, 24 incumbent legislators retained their spots.

The champion of votes goes to Yiu Pak-leung who switched from the tourism sector.

Followed by Chan Hoi-yan who received 1,386 votes.