covering hong kong leader carrie lam, arriving early to cast her vote. lam telling state media that low voter turnout could be a sign that the government is doing a good job. this is hong kong s first general election since china imposed major voting reforms. new mechanisms to vet candidates, making sure that only so-called patriots, those loyal to beijing, can run. those reforms and a sweeping national security law imposed by beijing, in the wake of 2019 s pro-democracy protest, erasing many of hong kong s freedoms, promised for 50 years under one country, two systems. pro-democracy activists and former hong kong legislator, nathan law, now living in expile in london. he calls this weekend s vote a selection, not an election. it s impossible for us to get into the race. so, i think it s really clear that all of us that this is just not an ordinary or not a free