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The voter turnout at the 2000 Legislative Council Elections as at 6.30 pm is:
Geographical Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Hong Kong Island 183,277 29.22%
Kowloon West 126,577 29.69%
Kowloon East 160,361 30.95%
New Territories West 227,639 28.75%
New Territories East 200,745 29.00%
Total 898,599 29.41%
Functional Voter Rate
Constituency Turnout %
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Transport 117 76.97%
Education 28,791 40.39%
Legal 1,739 41.88%
Accountancy 4,317 33.85%
Medical 3,103 40.29%
Health Services 9,722 30.73%
Engineering 2,692 44.85%
Architectural, Surveying 1,595 41.85%
and Planning
Labour 325 77.94%
Social Welfare 3,261 41.50%
Real Estate and 361 55.88%
Construction
Tourism 452 56.08%
Industrial (First) 380 51.21%
Finance 104 72.73%
Financial Services 244 54.22%
Wholesale and Retail 1,489 45.09%
Information Technology 1,727 45.13%
Catering 1,717 24.66%
District Council 304 80.42%
Total 62,440 38.30%
Election Voter Rate
Committee Turnout %
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Election Committee 641 81.86%
End/Sunday, September 10, 2000
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