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The voter turnout at the 2000 Legislative Council elections as at 9.30 am is:
Geographical Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Hong Kong Island 17,313 2.76%
Kowloon West 13,128 3.08%
Kowloon East 18,909 3.65%
New Territories West 23,757 3.00%
New Territories East 19,498 2.82%
Total 92,605 3.03%
Functional Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Transport 7 4.61%
Education 2,735 3.84%
Legal 139 3.35%
Accountancy 268 2.10%
Medical 415 5.39%
Health Services 867 2.74%
Engineering 201 3.35%
Architectural, Surveying 108 2.83%
and Planning
Labour 76 18.23%
Social Welfare 292 3.72%
Real Estate and 30 4.64%
Construction
Tourism 33 4.09%
Industrial (First) 26 3.50%
Finance 11 7.69%
Financial Services 26 5.78%
Wholesale and Retail 192 5.81%
Information Technology 126 3.29%
Catering 152 2.18%
District Council 103 27.25%
Total 5,807 3.56%
Election Voter Rate
Committee Turnout %
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Election Committee 64 8.17%
End/Sunday, September 10, 2000
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