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As at 4.30pm today (June 26), 1 647 of the 10 846 registered electors of the Yuen Long District Council Shap Pat Heung North Constituency had cast their ballots in the by-election in their constituency, representing a turnout of 15.19%. (The voter turnout figures are only for temporary reference.)
The polling stations at the Buddhist Wing Yan School, Yuen Long Government Primary School and Chung Sing School are open for electors from 7.30am to 10.30pm.
A dedicated polling station is set up at the Yuen Long Police Station for electors in the Shap Pat Heung North Constituency who are remanded or detained by law enforcement agencies other than the Correctional Services Department (CSD) to cast their votes. It opens from 7.30am to 10.30pm.
Eight dedicated polling stations are also set up in penal institutions for electors in the constituency who are imprisoned or remanded in the CSD's custody to cast their votes in their respective penal institutions. For security reasons, the polling hours are from 9am to 4pm.
Ends/Sunday, June 26, 2011
Issued at HKT 17:12
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