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The Indigenous Inhabitant Representative elections (IIR) in the 2003 Village Representative Elections which began at 12 noon today (August 3) ended at 7 pm. A total of 1322 out of the 1892 registered voters had cast their votes, representing a turnout of 69.87 per cent. Turnout rates are set out according to the respective Rural Committees as follows:

Rural Committee (Village)                Turnout rate (%)


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Sha Tau Kok District                             49.04 


(Wu Kau Tang,


Yim Tso Ha and Pok Tau Ha)




Tsuen Wan                                        75.89


(Kwan Mun Hau, Shek Pik San Tsuen,


Tsing Lung Tau)




Shap Pat Heung                                   69.92


(Sham Chung, Shan Pui,


Yeung Uk Tsuen)


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                                   Total:        69.87

End/Sunday, August 3, 2003

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