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The result of the voting for the Chief Executive Election today (March 25) is as follows:
Candidate Number of valid
votes obtained
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Leung Chun-ying 689
Ho Chun-yan 76
Henry Tang Ying-yen 285
The Returning Officer for the election, Mr Justice Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor, declared under Section 28 of the Chief Executive Ordinance (Cap 569) that Leung Chun-ying was elected as he had obtained more than 600 valid votes cast.
The notice of the election result will be published in the Gazette as soon as possible.
Ends/Sunday, March 25, 2012
Issued at HKT 12:40
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