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The voter turnout at the 2000 Legislative Council elections as at 10.30 am is:
Geographical Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Hong Kong Island 35,374 5.64%
Kowloon West 27,409 6.43%
Kowloon East 37,484 7.24%
New Territories West 48,322 6.10%
New Territories East 40,450 5.84%
Total 189,039 6.19%
Functional Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Transport 15 9.87%
Education 5,802 8.14%
Legal 264 6.36%
Accountancy 663 5.20%
Medical 691 8.97%
Health Services 1,755 5.55%
Engineering 445 7.41%
Architectural, Surveying 219 5.75%
and Planning
Labour 123 29.50%
Social Welfare 612 7.79%
Real Estate and 73 11.30%
Construction
Tourism 74 9.18%
Industrial (First) 64 8.63%
Finance 19 13.29%
Financial Services 49 10.89%
Wholesale and Retail 363 10.99%
Information Technology 295 7.71%
Catering 295 4.24%
District Council 128 33.86%
Total 11,949 7.33%
Election Voter Rate
Committee Turnout %
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Election Committee 119 15.20%
End/Sunday, September 10, 2000
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