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The voter turnout at the 2000 Legislative Council elections as at 11.30 am is:
Geographical Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Hong Kong Island 56,535 9.01%
Kowloon West 41,774 9.80%
Kowloon East 57,027 11.01%
New Territories West 74,984 9.47%
New Territories East 63,215 9.13%
Total 293,535 9.61%
Functional Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Transport 31 20.39%
Education 9,007 12.64%
Legal 427 10.28%
Accountancy 1,173 9.20%
Medical 974 12.65%
Health Services 2,806 8.87%
Engineering 775 12.91%
Architectural, Surveying 405 10.63%
and Planning
Labour 164 39.33%
Social Welfare 972 12.37%
Real Estate and 107 16.56%
Construction
Tourism 122 15.14%
Industrial (First) 102 13.75%
Finance 30 20.98%
Financial Services 78 17.33%
Wholesale and Retail 554 16.78%
Information Technology 473 12.36%
Catering 460 6.61%
District Council 156 41.27%
Total 18,816 11.54%
Election Voter Rate
Committee Turnout %
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Election Committee 203 25.93%
End/Sunday, September 10, 2000
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