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Village Representative By-elections were held today (January 8) to fill two Indigenous Inhabitant Representative vacancies in Tung Tau Tsuen, Yuen Long and She Tau, Sai Kung, as well as one Resident Representative vacancy in Shung Ching San Tsuen (I), Yuen Long.
The voter turnout rates for the three Villages are 65.64 per cent, 57.14 per cent and 65.87 per cent respectively. The overall turnout rate is 65.34 per cent.
Election results are as follows:
Rural Committee Candidate No. of votes
-Village No./ Name obtained
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Shap Pat Heung
-Tung Tau Tsuen 1. CHU Chi-kwong 71
2. CHAN Kim-wing 78 (elected)
Sai Kung
-She Tau 1. WONG Dore-ming 15 (elected)
2. WONG Lui-shu 5
Shap Pat Heung
-Shung Ching San Tsuen(I) 1. YIU Chi-kei 239 (elected)
2. WONG Chu-pong 34
Ends/Sunday, January 8, 2006
Issued at HKT 20:39
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