the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing.s ahead of vote, we have live pictures ahead of that vote, the 1200 seat selection committee looks like they are getting ready to go in and take part in that vote. not sure entirely how long the process will last, but of course we will bring you the result as soon as we get it. we're expecting that in around four hours. these are live pictures from hong kong. you can see the sign for the chief executive election, that is before the 1200 seat election committee, mostly pro— beijing, will pick their candidate. there are three candidates to take over from the outgoing leader, his name is cy leung. his deputy, carrie lam, is beijing's choice for the top job and according to opinion polls, her main rival, the former finance chief, john sang, is the public favourite. the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing. they are meeting and greeting at the moment and our correspondentjuliana liu is in hong kong and she is watching the developments. bring us up to date. good morning, lebo. a fe

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the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing.ana liu is at the count in hong kong. the voting is happening in the building just behind me. the general public do not have a say in stead of the voters are a group of less than 1200 people largely loyal to the chinese government. the result is expected around noon local time. 600 votes are needed to wind and the clear front runner is carrie lam, widely perceived as the preferred candidate of ageing and there is still a series of direct and indirect statements to local media in support of her by pro— beijing media. barring any last—minute surprise or scandal she is expected to be named hong kong's next chief executive. the pentagon has acknowledged that american—led coalition fighter jets struck a location in the iraqi city of mosul where many civilians were killed. us central command says iraqi military requested the attack against islamic state militants. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, is near the front line. he sent this report. thousands of people have arrived, have walked

the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing.liana liu is at the count in hong kong. the successful candidate needs just over 600 votes to win and the clear frontrunner is carrie lam, hong kong's former top civil servant. she is widely perceived to be hong kong... beijing's preferred candidate and that's indicated in a series of direct or indirect interviews the local press, as well as indications in pro—beijing media. so barring any very last—minute scandal or very unexpected upset, she is expected to be announced hong kong's next chief executive in about two hours. just tell us what public opinion is like when it comes to this election, because there is a pro—democracy push there, isn't there? there is a pro—democracy movement. this is the first election since the protests of 2014. i'm not sure if you can make it up behind me but there are pro—democracy protests with their yellow umbrella is and yellow signs. they are protesting against this process, as well as mrs lam. she is perceived to be beijing's preferred candidate but s

the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing.juliana liu joins us now from hong kong. bring us up to date. good morning. i am just outside the building where the balloting is taking place. it is taking place in the convention centre to my right. the polls opened about one hour ago. they are set to close in about one hour. a reminder that the general public do not have a say. they are not the ones voting. instead it's a committee ofjust 1200 people who will be casting their ballots to choose the next leader. the successful candidate needs just over 600 votes to win and the clear frontrunner is carrie lam, hong kong's former top civil servant. she is widely perceived to be hong kong... beijing's preferred candidate and that's indicated in a series of direct or indirect interviews the local press, as well as indications in pro—beijing media. so barring any very last—minute scandal are very unexpected upset, she is expected to be announced hong kong's next chief executive in about two hours. just tell us what public opinion is like w