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At the close of polling at 10.30pm today (March 23), 4 059 of the 7 566 registered electors of the South Horizons West Constituency had cast their votes in the Southern District Council by-election, representing a turnout of 53.65 per cent. (The voter turnout figures are only for temporary reference.)
The polling station at South Horizons Neighbourhood Community Centre, 1/F East Commercial Block, South Horizons, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong opened from 7.30am to 10.30pm.
The dedicated polling station at Happy Valley Police Station also opened from 7.30am to 10.30pm. It was set up for electors in the South Horizons West Constituency remanded or detained by law enforcement agencies other than the Correctional Services Department (CSD) to cast their ballots.
Two dedicated polling stations were 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 were from 9am to 4pm.
Ends/Sunday, March 23, 2014
Issued at HKT 23:19
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