frustrations and to unite our society to move forward. >> now, our christie lou stout joins us from another side of hong kong. good to see you, chris still. this is historic because this is the first time that the city will be run by a woman. you have critics that are attacking this elections credibility and legitimacy. what is fueling that frustration? >> reporter: absolutely. the announcement was made at hong kong election headquarters. carrie lamb is the first leader in hong kong. there were a lot of cheers and according to the public opinion polls, she is not the people's choice. she won an election involving 1200 members of an election