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At the close of poll at 10.30pm today (June 26), 2 823 of the 10 846 registered electors of the Shap Pat Heung North Constituency had cast their ballots in the Yuen Long District Council by-election, representing a turnout of 26.03%. (The voter turnout figures are only for temporary reference.)
The polling stations at the Buddhist Wing Yan School, the Yuen Long Government Primary School and the Chung Sing School opened from 7.30am to 10.30pm.
The dedicated polling station at the Yuen Long Police Station also opened from 7.30am to 10.30pm. It was set up 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 ballots.
Eight dedicated polling stations were also set up in penal institutions for electors in the constituency imprisoned or remanded in the CSD's custody to cast their votes in their respective penal institutions. For security reasons, the polling hours were from 9am to 4pm.
Ends/Sunday, June 26, 2011
Issued at HKT 23:45
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