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Polling for the Election Committee subsector by-elections ended at 10.30pm tonight (May 1).

   The final voter turnouts at the by-elections are:

                                  Voter       Rate
Subsector                        Turnout       (%)
---------                       ---------    -------

TEXTILES AND GARMENT                  495     12.72%

ACCOUNTANCY                         2,124     12.14%

ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING              808     15.80%
AND PLANNING

CHINESE MEDICINE                      438     16.48%

ENGINEERING                         1,021     14.08%

HIGHER EDUCATION                      818     14.66%

LEGAL                               1,056     20.83%

AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES             137     84.57%

HONG KONG AND KOWLOON                 197     85.65%
DISTRICT COUNCILS

      Overall turnout               7,094     14.95%


The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.

	  
  

Ends/Sunday, May 1, 2005


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