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The voter turnout at the 2000 Legislative Council elections as at 8.30 am is:
Geographical Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Hong Kong Island 5,350 0.85%
Kowloon West 3,824 0.90%
Kowloon East 5,740 1.11%
New Territories West 7,183 0.91%
New Territories East 5,835 0.84%
Total 27,932 0.91%
Functional Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Transport 4 2.63%
Education 755 1.06%
Legal 36 0.87%
Accountancy 62 0.49%
Medical 147 1.91%
Health Services 279 0.88%
Engineering 60 1.00%
Architectural, Surveying 20 0.52%
and Planning
Labour 40 9.59%
Social Welfare 78 0.99%
Real Estate and 10 1.55%
Construction
Tourism 12 1.49%
Industrial (First) 5 0.67%
Finance 4 2.80%
Financial Services 8 1.78%
Wholesale and Retail 56 1.70%
Information Technology 27 0.71%
Catering 45 0.65%
District Council 47 12.43%
Total 1,695 1.04%
Election Voter Rate
Committee Turnout %
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Election Committee 33 4.21%
End/Sunday, September 10, 2000
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