Patriots Governing Hong Kong

Lam got last-minute instructions from Han in Shenzhen

 There's an election tomorrow but us lowly Hong Kong citizens will not be eligible to vote.

Almost 4,900 people will vote for who they want to be in the Election Committee, which will decide who will be the next chief executive as well as future lawmakers in the Legislative Council.

The thought of universal suffrage that was demanded way back in 2014 is far from reality.

Up to 6,000 officers will be deployed tomorrow

Instead the slogan is, "Patriots governing Hong Kong", which means a certain demographic of the city.

In one last meeting in Shenzhen before the election, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met with Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng, who instructed her not to have any trouble during tomorrow's election, the first under the newly revamped electoral system.

But Han need not worry -- Lam had already planned to deploy between 5,000 and 6,000 police officers on the streets to ensure there is law and order in the city tomorrow.

A total of 4,889 voters representing different professions and trades will cast their ballots at five voting stations in Wan Chai, Tsim Sha Tsui, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun between 9am and 6pm.

The rest of us will see what fate lies for Hong Kong, though the outcome will be pretty much expected.

That's elections with Chinese characteristics.