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
press secretary announced on twitter that president biden will give a covid speech on tuesday, that will include a stark warning to americans who have not gotten vaccinated. joe johns, cnn, at the white house. voters in hong kong are casting their ballots in the first city-wide election since china imposed a sweeping national security law last year. under the new rules, a committee has to vet all candidates to make sure that only so-called patriots running for office, a move that further tightens china s kbgrasp on hong kong. cnn s will ripley reports. reporter: election day in hong kong. what a difference two years makes. in 2019, voter lines around the block. a landslide victory for pro-democracy parties. in 2021, those parties and most of their candidates, absent. just like many hong kong voters. this crowds at this polling site sunday, mainly media.